Subjects – Fauntroy, Walter
Delegate Walter Fauntroy of the District of Columbia
April 19, 1971
On this date, Walter Fauntroy was sworn in as the first African-American to serve as the District of Columbia’s Delegate.
The Congressional Gold Medal for singer Marian Anderson
March 08, 1977
On this date, President Jimmy Carter signed a bill conferring a Congressional Gold Medal upon singer Marian Anderson.