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PilotLPTM [1.2K]
3 years ago
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Who was the first african american to be honored on a us postage stamp

History
2 answers:
Sonbull [250]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

Booker T. Washington.

Explanation:

On April 7, 1940, Booker T. Washington became the first African-American to be depicted on a postage stamp. He was born in slavery in 1856. As millions more, he got emancipated after the Civil War. He worked very hard as a miner but he cared much about personal education. He went to Hampton Institute and eventually became a teacher, an educator.

Alex787 [66]3 years ago
4 0

Answer: <em>The first U.S. stamp to honor an African American was the ten-cent Booker T. Washington stamp issued in 1940.</em>

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