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Article: This week in Black history.(Alice Coachman won the high jump competition at the Olympic Summer Games )(James Parsons was the first Black named to a federal District Court in the continental U.S.)(Brief article)
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- August 14, 2006
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August 7, 1948
Alice Coachman won the high jump competition at the Summer Games in London, becoming the first Black woman to win an Olympic Gold medal on this day. Her leap of 5 feet and 6 1/8 inches set a new record, and she also was the only American woman to win a track event at the games. Coca-Cola signed her on after the Olympics, making her the first Black American woman to endorse an international product. Coachman attended Tuskegee Institute briefly, but earned her bachelor's degree from Albany State in Georgia. Prior to her Olympic win, the Albany, GA, native won 25 national championships in track, including a still standing record of 10 consecutive high ...
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