A World War I veteran and civil rights activist, Osceola McKaine mounted a historic bid for the Senate as part of a Black-led challenge to the Democratic Party.
Ora Washington won 20 national titles in the all-Black American Tennis Association — while also leading the Philadelphia Tribunes basketball team for 11 seasons.
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