December 29, 1924 – Author, sportswriter A.S. “Doc” Young born.
December 30, 1842 – Congressman Josiah Walls born.
December 31, 1930 – Odetta, blues and folk singer, born.
January 1, 1863 – President Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation.
January 2, 1965 – Martin Luther King, Jr., calls for nonviolent protests if Alabama blacks are not allowed to register and vote.
January 3, 1624 – William Tucker first African American child born in America.
January 4, 1971 – Congressional Black Caucus formed.
