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In 1900- African-American painter Henry O Tanner was one of the 6,916 American exhibitors at the Paris Exposition, winning a silver medal for his entry
In 1922- Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority founded at Butler University
In 1941- Madame Lillian Evanti founds the National Negro Opera Company
In 1977- Springarn Medal awarded to Alexander P. Haley (author of ROOTS) for his unsurpassed effectiveness in portraying the legendary story of an American of African descent.

By providing students in our Nation with such an education, we help save our children from the clutches of poverty, crime, drugs, and hopelessness, and we help safeguard our Nation's prosperity for generations yet unborn.

Elijah Cummings