In 1942- 93rd Infantry activated and assigned to combat in the South Pacific; the first African American division formed during World War II
In 1943- The Chicago Sit-In, also known as the Jack Spratt Coffee House Sit-In, occurred on May 15, 1943, in Chicago, Illinois.
To Inspire You
It took a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get to where we are today, but we have just begun. Today we begin in earnest the work of making sure that the world we leave our children is just a little bit better than the one we inhabit today