October 17
Mae Carol Jemison, hall of fame astronaut, physician and the first African American woman in space, was born in Decatur, Alabama, 1956.
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Today in African American History
Mae Carol Jemison, hall of fame astronaut, physician and the first African American woman in space, was born in Decatur, Alabama, 1956.
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ASU Marching Hornets. Photo courtesy Montgomery Advertiser
AAMU quad. Photo courtesy Alabama A&M University
