Pauli Murray becomes the first African American woman to be ordained as an Episcopal Priest.
After a long and successful career advocating for civil rights, Pauli Murray becomes the first African American woman to be ordained as an Episcopal Priest.
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America’s first drag queen is born enslaved in Hancock
William Dorsey Swann, born enslaved in Hancock, becomes America’s first drag queen, sponsoring “drag balls” in DC. He is arrested in 1896 and serves 10 months in jail.
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