December 19, 1875 – Educator Carter G. Woodson, “father of black history”, was born.
December 20, 1860 – South Carolina seceded from the Union.
December 21, 1911 – Baseball legend Josh Gibson was born.
December 22, 1943 – W.E.B. DuBois became the first African American elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters.
December 23, 1869 – Madam C.J. Walker, African American businesswoman and first female self-made millionaire, was born.
December 24, 1832 – Charter granted to the Georgia Infirmary, the first black hospital.
December 25, 1760 – Jupiter Hammon becomes first published black poet with his poem, “An Evening Thought”.
