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Achievement · sport
Bill Russell, first Black NBA head coach

Russell breaks the coaching color line in major American sports.

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Key events

  1. April 18, 1966
    Bill Russell, first Black NBA head coach

    Russell breaks the coaching color line in major American sports.

  2. December 26, 1966
    Kwanzaa is created

    Maulana Karenga establishes a celebration of African American heritage.