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Back to EpisodesGrand Rapids Wins the Name Game & Merze Tate's Birth | Feb 6
Episode 1436
Published 2 months ago
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On this day in 1844, the Grand Rapids vs. Kent dispute was settled, officially naming it Grand Rapids. In 1905, Merze Tate was born in Blanchard, Michigan. She became the first African American woman to achieve numerous academic milestones and joined Howard University's History Department.