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This Day in Black History: Oct. 22, 1963

Students boycott Chicago schools.
A Star Performer in the Nation’s Capital

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A Star Performer in the Nation’s Capital - Established in 1870, Dunbar High School was America's first public high school for Black students. Since its inception, the school graduated many well-known figures of the 20th century, including Charles Drew, Robert Weaver and Benjamin O. Davis. Its illustrious faculty included Mary Church Terrell and Carter G. Woodson. (Photo: NDAA Historical Collection/NSS /Landov)
By Britt Middleton
October 22, 2011 / 7:00 AM

Nearly 225,000 students boycotted Chicago, Illinois, schools to protest the injustices of segregation. This day would come to be known as "Freedom Day."

(Photo: Newhouse News Service /Landov)

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