July 13, 1965 – Thurgood Marshall becomes first African American appointed U.S. Solicitor General. July 14, 1955 – George Washington Carver Monument, first national park honoring an African American, is dedicated in Joplin, MO. July 15, 1867 – Maggie Lena Walker, first woman and first African American to become president of a bank. July 16, […]
