*1912: African National Congress was founded.
*1922: Col. Charles Young, the first African American to achieve rank in the U.S. Army, died.
*1989: The oldest integration lawsuit in the United States -- originally filed in 1952 by the NAACP and John Hall -- was settled.
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*1922: Col. Charles Young, the first African American to achieve rank in the U.S. Army, died.
*1989: The oldest integration lawsuit in the United States -- originally filed in 1952 by the NAACP and John Hall -- was settled.
Copyright 2011 Chicago Defender
