Date in year · 1940 · The 1940s
On April 7, 1940, booker T. Washington becomes the first African American to be depicted on a United States postage stamp. Susan Howatch, Willie John McBride, Tom Jones would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · April 7, 1940
Booker Taliaferro Washington was an American educator, author, and orator. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the primary leader in the African-American community and of the contemporary Black elite.
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1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1940th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 940th year of the 2nd millennium, the 40th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1940s decade.
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American educator, author, orator and adviser
Booker Taliaferro Washington was an American educator, author, and orator. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the primary leader in the African-American community and of the contemporary Black elite.
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