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Thu, 12.24.1992

The First Black Secretary of Agriculture in America is Appointed

Mike Espy

On this date in 1992, Mike Espy, then a U.S. Congressman from Mississippi, was appointed to serve as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.

The appointment by Bill Clinton made Espy the first Black to hold that position in the American government.

To become an Agricultural & Food Scientist

Reference:

USDA.gov

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