June 2, 1971 – Samuel L. Gravely, Jr., becomes first African American admiral in U.S. Navy.
June 3, 1890 – L.H. Jones patents corn harvester.
June 4, 1972 – Angela Davis acquitted of all murder and conspiracy charges.
June 5, 1987 – Dr. Mae C. Jemison becomes first Black woman astronaut.
June 6, 1831 – First annual “People of Color” convention held in Philadelphia.
June 7, 1917 – Poetess Gwendolyn Brooks, first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize (Poetry 1950), born.
June 8, 1953 – Supreme Court ruling bans discrimination in Washington, DC restaurants.
