You may also like

Spingarn Medal Awarded: Anthony Overton
Spingarn Medal awarded to Anthony Overton, publisher, insurance executive and cosmetics manufacturer, for his achievements as
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Dec
4
1927
John Hope honored by NAACP
John Hope, now president of Atlanta University, was honored in New York City by the NAACP for his achievements as an educational and civil rights leader.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sponsored by Pride Academy
Jul
3
1936
Matthew Henson
In 1909 Matthew Henson an ex-seamen became the first American to journey to the North Pole and claim it for the United States.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sponsored by Center for Critical Race and Digital Studies
Jan
0
1909
COINTELPRO Memorandum
A memorandum sent to field offices of the FBI set goals for what was termed as a new counterintelligence program against African American Nationalist groups. The objective was to block attempts by targeted groups to coalesce, grow and exist. The agencey believed unity was the first step toward
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Mar
3
1968
Joseph Lawson Howze
Joseph Lawson Howze installed as bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Biloxi, Mississippi.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Jun
6
1977
METCO
METCO (Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity), is Americas longest running voluntary school desegregation
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sponsored by Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association (MBLA)
Dec
13
1960
Col.B.O. Davis Jr.
Col. B.O. Davis Jr. Named commander of Godman Field (Ky.) and became the first Black to head an Army Air Force base in the United States.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Jun
21
1945
James Cameron, Founder Black Holocaust Musem born
James Cameron
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Aug
7
1930
Abolitionist Society Organized
First abolitionist society in United States organized in Philadelphia.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sponsored by Pride Academy
Apr
14
1775
Nomination of Judge John J. Parker
President Hoover nominated Judge John J. Parker of North Carolina for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. The NAACP launched a national campaign against the appointment. Parker was not confirmed by the Senate.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Mar
31
1930
W.E.B. Du Bois died
W.E.B. Du Bois (95), scholar, protest leader and a founder of the NAACP, died in
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Aug
27
1963
James Weldon Johnson was honored by NAACP
James Weldon Johnson was honored for his careers as an executive of the NAACP, a member of the United States Consul, editor, and poet by the NAACP in New York City.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Jun
30
1926
James Weldon Johnson, born
Author, lyricist, poet and educator James Weldon Johnson, also the first Black executive of the NAACP, is born in Jacksonville, Florida.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sponsored by Christo Rey New York High School
Jun
17
1871
Proclamation on Violence
President Grant issued proclamation on violence in Mississippi.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Dec
21
1874
The New York newspaper Amsterdam News is founded.
The New York newspaper Amsterdam News is
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sponsored by NSBE Boston
Dec
4
1909
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce announced that Black and white leaders had agreed on a plan for desegregation of lunchrooms and other facilities. Clifton R. Wharton sworn in as ambassador to Norway.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Mar
2
1961
Summit Meeting of National Negro Leaders called
Summit Meeting of National Negro Leaders called for stepped up campaign against discrimination and desegregation. President Eisenhower was sharply criticized for a speech which, in effect, urged the leaders to be patient in seeking full citizenship rights.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
May
12
1958
A Demonstration Led by NAACP
NAACP led protest demonstrations against the showing of the movie Birth of
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Dec
4
1915
Segregation Movements
Tennessee started modern segregation movement with Jim Crow railroad car and was followed by Florida (1887), Mississippi (1888), Texas (1889), Louisiana (1890), Alabama, Kentucky, Arkansas and Georgia (1891), South Carolina (1898), North Carolina (1899), Virginia (1900), Maryland (1904), Oklahoma
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Dec
24
1881
First fugitive slave law enacted by Congress
In 1793, Congress passed the first Fugitive Slave Law to implement the provisions in the Constitution. It stated that to reclaim an escaped slave a master needed only to go before a magistrate and provide oral or written proof of ownership. The magistrate would then issue an order for the arrest of
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sponsored by Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association (MBLA)
Feb
12
1793
United States population: 5,308,483
United States population: 5,308,483. Black population 1,002,037 (18.9 per cent).
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Jan
30
1800
War of 1812
War of 1812: Although the U.S. Army did not enlist African Americans after the Revolutionary War, the U.S. Navy continued to use African Americans as seamen because of the perennial shortage of white sailors. The African American presence in the navy placed them at the center of the naval incident
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Jun
16
2002
Birthday
Ruth Gaines-Shelton Born April 8, 1872. African- American Playwright born at Glasgow, MO. Best known for prize winning comedy The Church Fight, which was published in Crisis (a publication of NAACP) in May of 1926.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sponsored by New York University
Apr
8
1872
Mississippi Barred Meredith For The Third Time
Mississippi barred Meredith for the third time. Lt. Gov. Paul Johnson and a blockade of state patrolmen turned back Meredith and federal marshals about four hundred yards from the gate of the school.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sep
26
1962
The Brooklyn Excelsiors is the first black baseballteam to tour the United Sta
The Brooklyn Excelsiors is the first black baseball team to tour the United States.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Jan
0
1860
Birth of William Seymour
William Seymour was born in Centerville, Louisiana. He is credited as being the inspirational force behind the birth of Pentecostalism in the United States.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sponsored by Concerned Black Men of Massachusetts
May
2
1870
Pan-African Congress Meeting
Pan-African Congress, organized by W.E.B. Du Bois, met a Grand Hotel, Paris. There were fifty-seven delegates sixteen from the United States and fourteen from Africa form sixteen countries and colonies. Blaise Diagne of Senegal was elected president and Du Bois was named secretary.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sponsored by NSBE Boston
Feb
19
1919
Governor Barnett Found Guilty
Governor Barnett found guilty of civil contempt of the federal court. United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ordered Barnett to purge himself of contempt or face arrest and a fine of $10,000 a day.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sep
28
1962
Forty-third Congress (1873-75) Convened
Forty-third Congress (1873-75) convened with seven Black congressmen: Richard H. Cain, Robert Brown Elliott, Joseph H. Rainey and Alonzo J. Ransier, South Carolina; James T. Rapier, Alabama; Josiah T. Walls, Florida; John R. Lynch, Mississippi.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Dec
1
1873
Spingarn Medal: James Weldon Johnson
Spingarn Medal awarded to James Weldon Johnson, former U.S. consul in Venezuela and Nicaragua and NAACP executive secretary, for his work as an author, diplomat and leader.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sponsored by Diversity In Action
Nov
11
1925
More from Black Then
Georgia Railroad Strike of 1909
Moses Dickson: Founder of the Secret Organization “Knights of Liberty” to Help Fight Slavery
Clarence M. Baker: First Known Black Artist to Find Success in Comic-Book Industry
The Super Fight: “Sugar” Ray Leonard vs. Marvelous Marvin Hagler
Lucy Hicks Anderson: Biologically Male, Lived as a Woman, and Jailed for Defrauding Government
Flash Black Photo: Howard University Queen Contestants - 1947
William Du Bois: The First African-American to earn a Doctorate
Sherman “Jocko” Maxwell: Noted as Being First African-American Sportscaster of Negro Leagues
Former Motown Executive Returns With New Book On The REAL Price Of Fame
Joseph E. Lee: One of the First African Americans to Practice Law in Florida
Sioux City Ghosts: All-Black Fast-Pitch Softball Team Known for Field Pranks
Angela Jackson: Award-Winning Poet, Playwright, Writer
Former Motown Executive's New Book Explains The REAL Price Of Fame
Youthful Scientist's Vision Entails Leading More Women Of Color To STEM Careers
Angelo Herndon: Sentenced To 20 Years On A GA Chain Gang For Organizing A Peaceful Demonstration Of Unemployed Workers In Atlanta
Alessandro de'Medici: First Black Head of State In Modern Western World
Blacks in the Senate: Bruce Blanche
This Renown Poet And Novelist Became The First Black Pulitzer Prize Winner
Harlem Renaissance: The Cultural Explosion and New Era of Black Pride
The Niagara Movement of the 20th Century
Mattel Launches Barbie-Branded Doll, Which Honors Madam C.J. Walker
The Atlanta Compromise Speech
Prestigious Theatre to be Renamed in Honor of the Great James Earl Jones
Ida B. Wells: Journalist and Activist
On Labor Day 2022, NYC's New Jackie Robinson Will Make Its Debut
Army Corps “Six -Triple- Eight” Battalion : First All African American, All Female Unit To Serve Over Seas In World War II
4 Pieces Of Evidence Supporting Belief That Black People Were In The Americas Before Christopher Columbus
Reverend James Page: First Ordained Black Minister in Florida
May 19th, 1925: Malcolm X, an African-American, Muslim, and Human Rights Activist was Born
Black To The Future: Meet The World’s Youngest Microsoft Certified Professional
Andrew Jackson Young: U.S. Ambassador, Politician, Activist, Pastor
Black Concentration Camps: Did The Government Purposefully Create Ghettos To Keep Whites And Blacks Segregated?
The Natural Black Wisdom: Benjamin Banneker
Moss Store Murders: The Tragedy That Inspired Ida B. Well's Anti Lynching Crusade
8 Facts About Cathay Williams, First And Only Female Buffalo Soldier
Broadway's Theatre Renaming Ceremony For James Earl Jones Successfully Debuts
Music as a Profession in the 20th Century: William L. Dawson
The Longest Serving Black Representative during the Post-Slavery Era
"The Syracuse 8": African American Football Players Who Demanded Equality on the Field | Black Then
Abram Grant: Former Slave & 19th Bishop of the A.M.E Church in Florida
The Assassination of Leon Jordan
Eleven Years of Injustice: The Steven Harris Story (Part 1)
Freddie Hubbard: Renowned American Jazz Trumpeter
"Alligator Bait" - Not Just A Racial Slur (video) | Black Then
President Trump’s Spectacular Visit to the African American History Museum
Ophelia Devore: Paved the Way for Other Great African-American Models
Flash Black Photo: Woman - 1900 Paris Exhibition
The Strength of an Enslaved Woman: Sojourner Truth’s Legacy
Exodusters: Black Migration To Kansas To Escape The Racial Oppression In The South
Joseph W. Hatchett: First African American Elected to Highest Court of a State Since Reconstruction

Facts About Women

Barack Obama Facts

Jesse Williams' Speech (BET Awards 2016)