First African-American journalist in White House Press Corps
In 1944 on this day, Harry S. McAlpin was admitted into a White House press conference, becoming the first African-American to receive White House press credentials. At the time he […]
Birthday of Jazz Composer Eubie Blake
/in Uncategorized /by JoeJames Hubert Blake, or Eubie Blake, was born in 1887 on this day to John Blake and Emily Johnstone, both former slaves. From a young age, he displayed a proclivity […]
First Organized Emigration of Freed Slaves to Africa
/in Uncategorized /by JoeIn 1820 on this day, a ship departed from New York harbor carrying freed slaves to Freetown, Sierra Leone. This trip was largely organized by the American Colonization Society (ACS) […]
Belated Justice for Medgar Evers
/in Uncategorized /by JoeOn this day in 1994 Byron De La Beckwith was convicted of the murder of civil rights activist Medgar Evers over thirty years after death. Evers, born on July 2, […]
Birthday of Rosa Parks
/in Uncategorized /by JoeOn this day in 1913, Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was born. She would become a lightning rod of the Civil Rights movement after December 1st, 1955 when she refused to […]
Ratification of the 15th Amendment
/in Uncategorized /by JoeIn 1870, the Fifteenth Amendment (XV) to the United Constitution was passed, saying that the right to vote would not be restricted on “account of race, color, or previous condition […]
Shuttle Launch for 1st African American to Walk in Space
/in Uncategorized /by JoeThe STS-63 NASA mission, the second of the US/Russian Shuttle-Mir program, was originally set to launch on this date in 1995. At the last minute, the mission was delayed 24 […]
Langston Hughes Birthday | February 1st
/in Uncategorized /by JoeThis day marks the birth of the African American poet, novelist, playwright, short story writer and columnist Langston Hughes who was born in Missouri on February 1, 1902. spent most […]
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