People, Locations, Episodes

Today’s Stories

• Edward Dwight Jr., Astronaut and Sculptor born
• Queen Amanirenas, Military Leader born.
• John G. Fee Jr., Abolitionist, and Minister born
• Daurene Lewis, Politician, and Teacher born
• American Slavery in California, an article
• The Stono Rebellion Occurs
• Jean Augustine, Administrator born
• The American Civil Rights Act of 1957 is Signed
• Louise Thompson Patterson, Activist, and Professor born
• Laura Spelman Rockefeller, Abolitionist born
• The Naming Of The State of California, a story
• Sonia Sanchez, Poet, and Professor born
• Cracker Barrel Restaurant Publicly Admits to Racism
• Elvin Jones, Jazz Drummer born
• The Chicago Defender Building Becomes a Historic Landmark
• Sarah M. Douglass, Writer, and Teacher born
• Ethiopian Jews, Rich Past, Rich Future
• The Last Sorority in the American South, (University of Alabama) Integrates
• Delilah L. Beasley, Journalist born
• Otis Redding, Soul Singer born
• Marjorie Browne, Mathematician, and Teacher born
• The First Black Man Wins the US Open Tennis Singles Title
• The Association for the Study of African American Life and History is Founded
• The American Senate Asserts Genocide in Sudan