Nowadays, Memorial Day honors veterans of all wars, but its roots are in America’s deadliest conflict, the Civil War. Approximately 620,000 soldiers died, about two-thirds from disease. The work of honoring the dead began right away all over the country, and several American towns claim to be the birthplace of Memorial Day. Researchers have traced the earliest annual … [Read more...] about The Overlooked Black History of Memorial Day
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On Memorial Day, remember our most loyal and ill-treated troops
Hundreds of thousands of African American men enlisted and fought for a nation that saw them as second-class citizens. They deserve our thanks. Hundreds of thousands of African American men enlisted and fought for a nation that saw them as second-class citizens. They deserve our thanks. While serving as a sentry with French forces in the Argonne Forest in 1918, a black … [Read more...] about On Memorial Day, remember our most loyal and ill-treated troops
This Week In Black History – May 25, 2023
May 25, 1926 – Jazz trumpeter Miles Davis born. May 26, 1961 – Marvin Cook named ambassador to Niger Republic; first black envoy to an African nation named by Kennedy Administration. May 27, 1919 – Madame C.J. Walker, cosmetics manufacturer and first black female millionaire, died. May 28, 1948 – National Party wins whites-only election in South Africa and begins to … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History – May 25, 2023
This Week In Black History – May 18, 2023
May 18, 1896 – In Plessy vs. Ferguson, Supreme Court upholds the doctrine of “separate but equal” education and public accommodations. May 19, 1925 – Malcolm X born Malcolm Little in Omaha, NE. May 20, 1961 – U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy dispatches U.S. Marshals to Montgomery, AL, to restore order in the “Freedom Rider” disturbance. May 21, 1833 – African … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History – May 18, 2023
This Week In Black History – May 11, 2023
May 11, 1895 – Composer William Grant Still, the first African American to conduct a major American symphony orchestra, born. May 12, 1820 – The New York African Free School population reaches 500. May 13, 1872 – Matilda Arabella Evans, first African American woman to practice medicine in South Carolina, born. May 14, 1888 – Slavery abolished in Brazil. May 15, … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History – May 11, 2023
This Week In Black History
May 4, 1961 – “Freedom Riders” begin protesting segregation of interstate bus travel in the South. May 5, 1988 – Eugene Marino, of Atlanta, GA becomes first African American installed as a Roman Catholic archbishop in the U.S. May 6, 1991 – The Smithsonian Institution approves the creation of the National African American Museum. May 7, 1878 – Joseph R. Winters patents … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History
This Week In Black History
April 27, 1968 – Vincent Porter becomes first African American certified in plastic surgery. April 28, 1839 – Cinque leads mutiny off the coast of Long Island, NY. April 29, 1899 – Duke Ellington, jazz musician and composer, born. April 30 1952 – Dr. Louis T. Wright honored by American Cancer Society for his contributions to cancer research. May 1, 1867 – First … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History
This Week In Black History
April 20, 1894 – Dr. Lloyd A. Hall, pioneering food chemist, born. April 21, 1966 – Pvt. Milton L. Olive, III, awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for valor in Vietnam. April 22, 1922 – Jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus born. April 23, 1895 – Clatonia Joaquin Dorticus patents photographic print wash. April 24, 1944 – United Negro College Fund was … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History
This Week In Black History
April 13, 1950 – Historian Carter G. Woodson, author of The Miseducation of the Negro, died. April 14, 1775 – First abolitionist society in U.S. is founded in Philadelphia. April 15, 1964 – Sidney Poitier becomes first black to win Academy Award for Best Actor for Lilies of the Field. April 16, 1862 – Slavery abolished in the District of Columbia. April 17, 1983 … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History
This Week In Black History
April 6, 1909 – Matthew A. Henson reaches the North Pole, 45 minutes before Commandeer Peary. April 7, 1885 – Granville T. Woods patents apparatus for transmission of messages by electricity. April 8, 1974 – Atlanta Braves slugger Hank Aaron hits 715 home run, surpassing Babe Ruth as the game’s all-time home-run leader. April 9, 1898 – Paul Robeson, actor, singer, … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History