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North Carolina U.S. Rep Alma Adams: "On this day in 1988, Michael Jordan won the NBA Slam Dunk contest with the dunk that inspired the Air..."

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Alma Adams tweeted the following:

"On this day in 1988, Michael Jordan won the NBA Slam Dunk contest with the dunk that inspired the Air Jordan Jumpman logo. #BlackHistoryMonth #SayBlack
youtube.com/watch?v=mny1kA"
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Here are other recent tweets from Alma Adams:

"In response to his death, 5,000 people marched in Jackson, Mississippi, including Dr. King.
Medgar Evers gave his life for the movement." on Feb. 5
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"Medgar Evers was born in 1925 and served in combat in World War II, participating in D-Day. After he returned from the war, he attended the HBCU that is now @AlcornStateU." on Feb. 5
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"He worked for the @NAACP in Mississippi as their first field secretary in that state, attempting to desegregate the states institutions. His investigations into the lynching of Emmett Till raised his profile and made him the target of multiple attempts on his life." on Feb. 5
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