February 16, 1874 – Frederick Douglass elected president of Freedman’s Bank and Trust. February 17, 1902 – Marion Anderson, internationally acclaimed opera star, born. February 18, 1931 – Toni Morrison, winner of 1988 Pulitzer Prize for fiction, born. February 19, 1923 – In Moore vs. Dempsey decision, U.S. Supreme Court guarantees due process of law... [Read More]
