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James Weldon Johnson NAACP

Scholar, Author James Weldon Johnson Was Born On This Day In 1871

By D.L. Chandler

Medgar Evers Dead

Civil Rights Activist Medgar Evers Assassinated 50 Years Ago On This Day

By D.L. Chandler

battle of milliken's bend

Black Soldiers Helped Union Win Milliken’s Bend Battle On This Day In 1863

By D.L. Chandler

betty shabazz birthday

Happy Birthday To The Late Dr. Betty Shabazz!

By D.L. Chandler

William Harvey Carvey

Sgt. William H. Carvey Becomes 1st Black Soldier To Receive Medal Of Honor

By D.L. Chandler

Bill Cosby Emmy Wins

Bill Cosby Becomes 1st Black Emmy Award Winner On This Day In 1966

By D.L. Chandler

Notorious Big Birthday

Christopher ‘Notorious B.I.G.’ Wallace Would Have Been 41 Today

By D.L. Chandler

Toussaint L'Ouverture History

Haitian Revolution Leader Toussaint L’Ouverture Was Born On This Day In 1743

By D.L. Chandler

Sammy Davis Jr. Death

Entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. Died On This Day In 1990

By D.L. Chandler

Henry L. Johnson

Henry L. Johnson Fends Off German Captors During World War I On This Day In 1918

By D.L. Chandler

Robert Smalls Escape

Robert Smalls, Family Escape To Freedom On This Day In 1862

By D.L. Chandler

Williams wells brown

Williams Wells Brown Becomes 1st African-American Published Playwright On This Day In 1858

By D.L. Chandler

Inventor And Engineer Elijah McCoy Born On This Day In 1844

By D.L. Chandler

Eldridge Cleaver Death

Writer, Activist Eldridge Cleaver Died On This Day In 1998

By D.L. Chandler

Rodney King Riots

Rodney King Riots In Los Angeles Began On This Day In 1992

By D.L. Chandler

Nina Simone Death

‘High Priestess Of Soul’ Nina Simone Died On This Day In 2003

By D.L. Chandler

A. Phillip Randolph Birthday

Civil Rights, Labor Activist A. Philip Randolph Was Born On This Day In 1889

By D.L. Chandler

nat king cole attacked on stage

Nat King Cole Assaulted Onstage By White Supremacists In 1956

By D.L. Chandler

paul robeson birthday

Happy Birthday To Actor And Activist Paul Robeson

By D.L. Chandler

mlk assassination

The Assassination Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Occurred On This Day In 1968

By D.L. Chandler

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