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Colin Powell, first Black Secretary of State

Powell becomes the highest-ranking Black official in US history to that point.

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Key events

  1. January 20, 2001
    Colin Powell, first Black Secretary of State

    Powell becomes the highest-ranking Black official in US history to that point.