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1902: Harlem Renaissance writer Wallace Thurman is born in Salt Lake City and lives in Utah until age 20. his novels: ''The Blacker the Berry, Infants in the Spring, ''and ''The Interne. '' | 1902: Harlem Renaissance writer Wallace Thurman is born in Salt Lake City and lives in Utah until age 20. his novels: ''The Blacker the Berry, Infants in the Spring, ''and ''The Interne. '' | ||
1921: Mignon Richmond is 1st black to graduate from college in Utah.'' | |||
1925: D. H. Oliver becomes Utah's first black attorney.'' | |||
1942: Ralph Price breached the color barrier to become the first twentieth century black to purchase a home and settle in Davis County; Layton with his wife Ruby J. Price | |||
''1945: World War II brings many blacks to Hill Air Force Base in Ogden (Weber county) and Dougway Proving Ground in Tooele County'' | ''1945: World War II brings many blacks to Hill Air Force Base in Ogden (Weber county) and Dougway Proving Ground in Tooele County'' | ||
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Ruby was named Mother of the Year in 1977. | Ruby was named Mother of the Year in 1977. | ||
1963: The Legislature rescinds anti-miscegenation law of 1898 | |||
1964: President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination in voting, education, employment and public facilities. | 1964: President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination in voting, education, employment and public facilities. | ||
1967: Charles James Nabors becomes the first black faculty member at the University of Utah | 1967: Dr. Charles James Nabors becomes the first black faculty member at the University of Utah Medical School | ||
1968 Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is killed in Memphis, Tennessee | 1968 Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is killed in Memphis, Tennessee | ||