December 14, 2025 Celebrate Black History Everyday!
| December 14 |
John Mercer Langston was born on this date in 1829. Langston was elected Clerk of Brownhelm Township, OH, in 1855. This election is believed to be the first in which a black person was elected to public office. Langston later became Virginia's first black Congressman. |
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