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   8 hours ago · P. B. S. Pinchback. Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (May 10, 1837 – December 21, 1921) was an American publisher, politician, and Union Army officer. Pinchback was the first African American governor of a U.S. state and the second lieutenant governor (after Oscar Dunn ). A Republican, Pinchback served as acting governor of Louisiana for 35 ...

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3. www.unionleader.com › opinion › columnistsGeorge F. Will: Democrats, fear not an open convention

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   8 hours ago · IN 1924, Democrats convened in New York for what became history’s longest presidential nominating convention. With 103 ballots over 16 days, they selected former congressman and ambassador John ...

4. www.hhhistory.com › 2024 › 07Heroes, Heroines, and History: What's in a Nickname? by Cindy ...

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   8 hours ago · Andrew Longino, the governor of Mississippi had invited him, but even though the other hunters in the group had been successful in nabbing a bear, the president had not. Some of Roosevelt's assistants, most notably Holt Collier, a former slave and Confederate cavalryman, cornered and tied a black bear to a willow tree.

5. www.ourmidland.com › news › articleWood pellets boomed in the US South. Climate activists want ...

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   8 hours ago · Dobbins feels her life — and health — were better before 2016, when Drax opened a facility able to compress 450,000 tons of wood chips annually in the majority Black town of Gloster, Mississippi.

6. www.actionnews5.com › 2024/07/26 › lead-judicialLead judicial commissioner says change to Shelby Co. bail ...

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   8 hours ago · MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - “A minimal effect on how bonds are set.” That’s the reaction from the lead judicial commissioner after District Attorney Steve Mulroy and Mayor Lee Harris announced a change to Shelby County’s bail system. DA Mulroy announced last week that judicial commissioners will ...

7. www.wjtv.com › news › politicsWhat’s in a name? GOP vice presidential nominee JD ... - WJTV

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   4 hours ago · COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — When it comes to Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance’s name, it’s complicated. The senator from Ohio introduced himself to the world in 2016 when he published ...

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   Who was the first black governor of a US state?

   • Select from the options above. P B S Pinchback was the first non-white and first person of African American descent to become governor of a US state, serving for 35 days from 9 December 1872, to 13 January 1873. Which state was this?

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   Who was Maryland's first black governor?

   • When Democrat Wes Moore won Maryland’s gubernatorial election on Nov. 8, he made history by becoming the state’s first Black governor. It was an honor he said he’d never imagined. “It’s humbling because I know the history of this state and I understand how completely improbable this journey is,” Moore told theGrio’s April Ryan.

   Only three Black governors have ever been elected in US history - The Hill

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   Who was the first black mayor to run for governor?

   • In both 1982 and 1986, Democrat Tom Bradley, the first Black mayor of Los Angeles, ran for California’s governor’s mansion. In 1995, former U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields was the Democratic nominee in Louisiana. Former Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum (D) ran for governor of Florida in 2018.

   Only three Black governors have ever been elected in US history - The Hill

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   Who were the first black legislators in Mississippi?

   • In 2022, more than fifty African Americans were serving in the Mississippi State Legislature, carrying on the legacy of the first Black men who served there in 1870. Mississippi’s first Black legislators were farmers and lawyers, barbers and blacksmiths, teachers and ministers. Some had always known freedom, while others were born into slavery.

   The First Black Legislators in Mississippi - 2022-07 - MS

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9. theafricanmirror.africa › news › history-maker-saHistory maker: SA appoints first woman as Chief Justice

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   8 hours ago · FROM a rural upbringing to making history as the first woman – first black woman – to be the Chief Justice of South Africa. That is the inspirational story of Mandisa Maya, the Deputy Chief Justice of SA who has been promoted to Chief Justice by Cyril Ramaphosa, the President of South Africa. Ramaphosa announced Maya’s elevation on ...