Lauretha Vaird Street Renaming

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In 1962- Jamiaca became an independent domininon within the British Commonwealth
In 1965- Voting Rights Act of 1965 enacted to eliminate racial discrimination in voting
In 2022- US Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael Langley was promoted to the rank of general in a ceremony Saturday, becoming the first Black four-star general in the military branch's 246-year history
In 2022- General Michael E. Langley (born 1961/1962) is a United States Marine Corps general who serves as the commander of the United States Africa Command becomes the first African American to be promoted to 4-star General in the Marine Corps history

We should emphasize not Negro History, but the Negro in history. What we need is not a history of selected races or nations, but the history of the world void of national bias, race hate, and religious prejudice.

Carter Woodson