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Joe Morgan, a 1990 inductee of the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame, is celebrating his 75th birthday today. He…
Charles Evers took up the mantle left behind the tragic killing of his younger brother Medgar Evers in 1963, carving…
The American Missionary Association was founded on this day in 1846 by a network of 19th Century missionaries with an…
Henry Highland Garnet made history as the first Black minister to address the U.S. House of Representatives in 1865, but…
Graphic designer Georg Olden broke a race barrier in the art world on this day in 1963. The award-winning artist…
The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 was a bold move by President Abraham Lincoln, but not necessarily based in good intentions.…
The Jersey City Riots of 1964 began on this day, lasting for three nights before police quieted the skirmishes. While…
Ira Aldridge was an American-born actor who went on to international fame when he arrived in Europe to further his…
In modern times, despite poor record-keeping and erased histories, it has been revealed that enslaved African-Americans contributed far more than…
In July 1956, Dr. Blanche Sellers Lavizzo made history by becoming the first Black woman pediatrician in the state of…
As a result of the case Furman vs. Georgia, The United States Supreme Court struck down the death penalty on…
In 1907, a wealthy Quaker used a portion of her inheritance to establish a foundation that would serve to improve…
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