People, Locations, Episodes

Today’s Stories

• Cecil Price, Police Officer born.
• Jocelyn Anita Barrow, Educator, and Politician born.
• Leon Washington Jr., Newspaper Publisher born
• The California Fugitive Labor Act is Passed
• Enith Brigitha, Olympic Swimmer born
• New York Black Yankees Baseball Team formed
• Baseball’s Black Aces Pitchers is formed.
• Jasper Jeffries, Physicist born
• The Freedomways Journal is Published
• The Kansas City Monarchs Baseball Team is Founded
• The Newark Eagles Baseball Team, a story
• A. Phillip Randolph, Labor Activist born
• The “All Nations” Baseball Team Takes the Field
• Walt Hazzard, Basketball Player, and Coach born
• Walter E. Washington, Politician born
• American Major League Baseball Breaks Its Color Barrier
• Loften Mitchell, Playwright born
• Hilda Simms, Actress, and Media Talent Advocate
• Norma Sklarek, Architect born
• The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) is Formed
• Elizabeth Catlett, Sculptor born
• The Congress Of Racial Equality (C.O.R.E.) is Founded
• Bessie Smith, the “Blues Empress” born
• May Chinn, Physician born
• Harold Washington, Politician born
• John Lloyd, Baseball Player, and Manager born