Robert C. Weaver, the first African American to be appointed to a U.S. presidential cabinet, was born in 1907

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On December 29, 1907, Robert C. Weaver was born.

In 1966, Robert C. Weaver became the first secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development making him the first African American to be appointed to a U.S. presidential cabinet.

He died in 1997.

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Sources

Barron, J. (1997, July 19). Robert C. Weaver, 89, First Black Cabinet member, dies. The New York Times. Retrieved December 1, 2022, from https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/19/nyregion/robert-c-weaver-89-first-black-cabinet-member-dies.html

National Archives and Records Administration. (n.d.). Finding place for the negro. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 1, 2022, from https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2005/spring/weaver.html