People, Locations, Episodes

Today’s Stories

• Wally Amos, Businessman, and Author born.
• Andre Braugher, Actor born.
• David Duke, White Supremacist born.
• Junius Wilson, Deaf Laborer born.
• The Bantu Education Act is enacted
• The Martinican Independent Movement is Formed
• The First African Baptist Church (Richmond, VA), is Formed
• The Perkins Escapee Case, a story
• Rwanda Gains Its Independence From Belgium
• Saint Barthélemy, Swedish Colony is Formed
• Slavery Abolished in Suriname, and the Dutch Antilles
• The Commonwealth Immigration Act is Enacted
• Jean Childs Young, Educator born
• The Columbian Harmony Cemetery Opens
• The Afro Brazilian Community, a story
• Burundi Gains Independence From Belgium
• George L. Brown, Politician born
• TransAfrica is Formed
• Jarome Iginla, Hockey Player born
• Robert Allen Cole Jr., Playwright born
• Carl Lewis, Olympian born
• Erastus Cravath, Abolitionist born
• Andraé Crouch, Gospel Musician born
• Harryette Mullen, Writer born
• Somalia Gains Independence From Britain
• The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is Enacted
• Ben Taylor, Baseball Player born
• Walter F. White, NAACP Leader born
• Black Farmers Stage a Sit-In Protest
• Clark Atlanta University (CAU) is Founded
• Leona P. Thurman, Lawyer born
• Lucile Bluford, Publisher born
• Benjamin O. Davis Sr., Military Officer born
• Willie Dixon, Blues Legend born
• Thomas Dorsey, Gospel Composer born