June 12: Civil Rights worker Medgar Evers was shot to death in his driveway in Jackson, Mississippi, 1963
June 12, 2021
June 12: Civil Rights worker Medgar Evers was shot to death in his driveway in Jackson, Mississippi, 1963
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June 11: The United States Post Office issued the a stamp honoring educator Anna Julia Cooper, 2009
June 11, 2021
June 11: The United States Post Office issued the a stamp honoring educator Anna Julia Cooper, 2009
June 10: U.S. Senate imposed cloture for first time
June 10, 2021
U.S. Senate activated “cloture” for first time on a civil rights benchmark, ending Southern Filibuster by a vote of 71-29. The public accommodation and fair employment sections bill passed and was signed by President Johnson on July
June 10: The Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, leader of the largest Black organization in history, passed away, 1940
June 10, 2021
June 10: The Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, leader of the largest Black organization in history, passed away, 1940
June 9: The first African American Rhodes Scholar, Alain LeRoy Locke, passed away in New York, 1954
June 9, 2021
June 9: The first African American Rhodes Scholar, Alain LeRoy Locke, passed away in New York, 1954
June 8: In an effort to show his fitness for duty Col. Charles Young set out on a 497 mile trip via horseback from Wilberforce, OH to D.C., 1918
June 8, 2021
June 8: In an effort to show his fitness for duty Col. Charles Young set out on a 497 mile trip via horseback from Wilberforce, OH to D.C., 1918
May 30: The Ida B. Wells-Barnett House was listed as a National Historic Landmark, 1974
May 30, 2021
May 30: The Ida B. Wells-Barnett House was listed as a National Historic Landmark, 1974
May 29: Juneteenth, writer Ralph Ellison’s second novel, was published posthumously, 1999
May 29, 2021
May 29: Juneteenth, writer Ralph Ellison’s second novel, was published posthumously, 1999
May 22: Poet, essayist, and novelist Langston Hughes passed away in New York City, 1967
May 22, 2021
May 22: Poet, essayist, and novelist Langston Hughes passed away in New York City, 1967
May 15: Sigma Pi Phi, the first African American Greek-lettered organization, was formed in Philadelphia, PA, 1904
May 15, 2021
May 15: Sigma Pi Phi, the first African American Greek-lettered organization, was formed in Philadelphia, PA, 1904
May 8: Inventor Matthew A. Cherry received a patent for the tricycle, 1888
May 8, 2021
May 8: Inventor Matthew A. Cherry received a patent for the tricycle, 1888
April 30: Robert C. Maynard bought the Oakland Tribune, which made him the first African American to own a major daily metropolitan newspaper, 1983
April 30, 2021
April 30: Robert C. Maynard bought the Oakland Tribune, which made him the first African American to own a major daily metropolitan newspaper, 1983
April 28: Kara Walker was elected into the prestigious American Philosophical Society, 2018
April 28, 2021
April 28: Kara Walker was elected into the prestigious American Philosophical Society, 2018
April 24: Black Panther, political activist, and journalist, Mumia Abu-Jamal, was born in Philadelphia, PA, 1954
April 24, 2021
April 24: Black Panther, political activist, and journalist, Mumia Abu-Jamal, was born in Philadelphia, PA, 1954
April 23: Dear Basketball, an animated short film written and narrated by Kobe Bryant, was released, 2017
April 23, 2021
April 23: Dear Basketball, an animated short film written and narrated by Kobe Bryant, was released, 2017