October 13: Garrett Morgan legitimizes his invention of the gas mask, 1914
October 13: Garrett T Morgan legitimizes his invention of the gas mask, 1914
October 13: Garrett T Morgan legitimizes his invention of the gas mask, 1914
October 12: Former New York Knicks Player Charlie Ward Born, 1970
October 11: Malcolm X gave a profound speech at the University of California, Berkeley, highlighting “philosophy of black nationalism.” 1963
October 10: Grammy award winning singer, actress and dancer Mya Marie Harrison was born, 1979
October 9: Death of mathematician Benjamin Banneker (74), in Ellicott’s Mills, Maryland.
October 8: Dr. Wangari Muta Maathai became the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace.”
October 7: Amiri Baraka was born in Newark, New Jersey, 1934
October 6: Activist, Fannie Lou Hamer was born in Montgomery County, Mississippi. Hamer was a civil rights activist who helped African Americans register to vote and co-founded the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party in 1964.
October 5: Yvonne Brathwaite Burke was the first Black Congresswoman from California. Born in Los Angeles, Burke discovered a lot of feats, in 1966, she became the first African American woman elected to the California assembly.
October 4: The Martin L. King, Jr. Federal Building is dedicated in Atlanta, Ga,1988
October 3: Alfred Sharpton Born in Brooklyn, New York, 1954
On October 2, 1937,Johnny L. Cochran, Jr. was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He became the noted controversial lawyer, who defended pro football star and actor, O.J. Simpson,
October 1: Eva Jessye was a pioneer in the world of African American music and is recognized as the first black woman to receive international distinction as a choral director.
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September 29: The civil rights organization, the National Urban League, was founded in New York City, 1901