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was an African-American cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, established in 1849. It was one of only two private African-American cemeteries in Philadelphia

signed the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia, but when Philadelphia fell to the British in the Philadelphia campaign, the Continental Congress moved

Washington, D.C. has had a relatively large African American population since the city's foundation. African American residents composed about 30% of the district's

becomes first female secretary of state" (in en). https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/albright-sworn-in-as-secretary-of-state.  "Hillary Clinton

the state was 68.9% White American (65.3% Non-Hispanic White, 3.6% White Hispanic), 21.4% Black or African American, 0.5% American Indian and Alaska Native

htm#Page_63.  "African Americans in the White House Timeline". White House Historical Association. https://www.whitehousehistory.org/african-americans-in-the-white-house-timeline

former slave state, Maryland has had a large African-American population for much of its history; African American populations have increased over time with

 433. ISBN 978-0-684-86854-7.  "March 4: A forgotten huge day in American history". Philadelphia: National Constitution Center. March 4, 2013. https://constitutioncenter

Museum of African American History and Culture building, and renovations of the National Air and Space Museum, National Museum of American History, and the

of the slave population. By the American Civil War's end, about a dozen African Americans in New Jersey were still held in bondage. New Jersey voters eventually

integration of African American Marines proceeded in stages from segregated battalions in 1942, to unified training in 1949, and finally full integration in 1960

for each $1 invested in the NPS, the American public receives $4 in economic value. In 2011, national parks generated $30.1 billion in economic activity and

historic sites, buildings, and monuments. It replaced Philadelphia Naval Asylum in Philadelphia that had served as the first United States Naval Academy

County was the first African American to be elected to the State House since Reconstruction. He continued as the only African American in the state legislature

is the first African American, first Asian American and first female occupant of the office. Harris is the highest ranking female official in United States

073,800. In 2019, the Black and African American population increased to an estimated 3,424,002. The Black or African American population is in a state

law, passed in a referendum and went into effect in 1971. In 1989, Douglas Wilder became the first African American elected as governor in the United States

Morganza, Louisiana.jpg The state population in 1900 was 47% African American: a total of 652,013 citizens. Many in New Orleans were descendants of Creoles

wildfires. In 2008, DLA provided humanitarian supplies in support of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike relief efforts in Texas and along the Gulf Coast. In 2017, DLA

wilderness in the U.S. and among the largest in the Americas. Unique wildlife include the American alligator, American crocodile, American flamingo, Roseate