November 3
Carol Moseley Braun Elected to Senate
On November 3, 1992, Carol Moseley Braun of Illinois became the first African American woman elected to the U.S. Senate. She served one term and was known for her successful effort to prevent the Senate from renewing a patent on the Confederate flag insignia.
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Elected to Congress
On November 3, 1944, Adam Clayton Powell Jr. was elected to Congress from Harlem. He served 12 terms and became chairman of the Education and Labor Committee, pushing through landmark legislation on education, minimum wage, and desegregation.
Cori Bush Elected to Congress
On November 3, 2020, Cori Bush was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming the first Black woman to represent Missouri in Congress. She had been a nurse and pastor who rose to prominence during the 2014 Ferguson protests following the killing of Michael Brown.
The Greensboro Massacre
Five anti-Klan demonstrators were killed by Klan members and police in Greensboro, North Carolina.