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1890-1940 The railroads are the largest employer of blacks in Utah. | 1890-1940 The railroads are the largest employer of blacks in Utah. | ||
18--: First Black church in Utah | 18--: First Black church in Utah | ||
1890's: Black newspapers published in Utah: ''The Domocratic Headlight, Tri-City Oraacle, Broad Ax and Utah Plain Dealer.''1898: anit-miscegenation law; prohibit issuance of marriage license to mixed-race couples. | 1890's: Black newspapers published in Utah: ''The Domocratic Headlight, Tri-City Oraacle, Broad Ax and Utah Plain Dealer.''1898: anit-miscegenation law; prohibit issuance of marriage license to mixed-race couples. | ||
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1967: Charles James Nabors becomes the first black faculty member at the University of Utah | 1967: Charles James Nabors becomes the first black faculty member at the University of Utah | ||
1968 Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is killed in Memphis, Tennessee | |||
1976 Rev. Robert Harris is elected Utah's first black state legislator | |||
1984 Tyron Medley, Utah's first black judge 3rd Circuit Court appointed by Gov. Scott Matheson | |||
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*[[Indians of Utah|Indians of Utah]] has many links and records for the Indian tribes in Utah. | *[[Indians of Utah|Indians of Utah]] has many links and records for the Indian tribes in Utah. | ||
*[[Utah History|Histories]] many state, county, and city histories have sections devoted to minorities. | *[[Utah History|Histories]] many state, county, and city histories have sections devoted to minorities. | ||
*Papanikolas, Helen Z..''The Peoples of Utah'' | |||
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