January 5, 1943 – George Washington Carver, agricultural scientist, died.
January 6, 1831 – The World Anti-Slavery Convention opens in London.
January 7, 1890 – William B. Purvis patents fountain pen.
January 8, 1811 – Charles Deslandes leads slave revolt in Louisiana.
January 9, 1866 – Fisk University is founded in Nashville.
January 10, 1864 – George Washington Carver, agricultural scientist, born.
January 11, 1985 – Reuben V. Anderson, first African American to be appointed to the Mississippi State Supreme Court.
