The Center for the Church and the Black Experience celebrates Black History Month 2013

1976 – First African American Secretary of the Army Confirmed

Clifford Leopold Alexander, Jr. (born September 21, 1933) is an American lawyer, businessman and public servant. He was the first African-American Secretary of the Army.

1990 – Nelson Mandela is Released

Nelson Mandela was released from a prison after spending 27 years as a political prisoner of the racist South African government. Mandela would become the country's first black President 4 years later in 1994.

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Throughout the month of February, Garrett-Evangelical's Center for the Church and the Black Experience will be providing Daily Knowledge Nuggets in honor of Black History Month. Content provided by: blackhistorydaily.com, aetnaafricanamericancalendar.com/2013, and theblackmarket.com/February.