July 21, 1896 – Mary Church Terrell elected first president of the National Association of Colored Women.
July 22, 1939 – Jane M. Bolin of New York City, appointed first African American female judge.
July 23, 1778 – More than 700 Blacks participate in Battle of Monmouth (NJ).
July 24, 1807 – Shakespearean actor Ira Aldridge, born in New York City.
July 25, 1916 – Garrett Morgan, inventor of the gas mask, rescues six people from gasfilled tunnel in Cleveland, Ohio.
July 26, 1948 – President Harry S. Truman issues Executive Order 9981, ending segregation in the U.S. armed forces.
July 27, 1880 – Alexander P. Ashbourne patents process for refining coconut oil.
