Citation Hunt

The Wikipedia snippet below is not backed by a reliable source. Can you find one?

Click I got this! to go to Wikipedia and fix the snippet, or Next! to see another one. Good luck!

In page Timeline of African-American history:

"

1940

  • February 12 – In Chambers v. Florida, the U.S. Supreme Court frees three black men who were coerced into confessing to a murder.[citation needed]
  • February 29 – Hattie McDaniel becomes the first African-American to win an Academy Award. She wins Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Mammy in Gone with the Wind.[citation needed]
  • October 25 – Benjamin O. Davis Sr. is promoted to be the first African-American general in the U.S. Army.[citation needed]