While reading Soror Dorothy I. Height's illustrious autobiography, I reveled in reading about another Delta first:
from pg. 252 of Open Wide the Freedom Gates:
"The 1948 convention was slated for St. Louis, Missouri, where I knew that no hotels would accept us because of segregation. Local Delta members had already made a commitment to a church, but learning of my resolve, they agreed to work with me. Our convention theme was "Human Rights from Charter to Practice," and that helped us to persuade Mrs. Eugene Ross McCarthy, a member of the national board of the YWCA to use her influence with city officials. As a result, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority became the first Black group to hold a convention at St. Louis's Kiel Auditorium."
Any typos are mine. 
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