*1872: T.J. Boyd patented the gear for detaching horses from carriages.
*1939: Langston Hughes founded the New Negro Theater in Los Angeles.
*1975: James B. Parsons became the first Black chief judge of a federal court. (In 1961 he became the first Black district court judge.)
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*1939: Langston Hughes founded the New Negro Theater in Los Angeles.
*1975: James B. Parsons became the first Black chief judge of a federal court. (In 1961 he became the first Black district court judge.)
Copyright 2011 Chicago Defender
