February 5, 1934 – Major league home run champion Hank Aaron was born.
February 6, 1867 – Robert Tanner Jackson became the first African American to earn a degree in dentistry.
February 7, 1883 – Ragtime pianist and composer Hubie Blake was born.
February 8, 1968 – Three South Carolina State University students were killed during segregation protest in Orangeburg, SC.
February 9, 1964 – Arthur Ashe, Jr., became first African American on the U.S. Davis Cup tennis team.
February 10, 1989 – Ronald H. Brown was elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
February 11, 1990 – Nelson Mandela was released from a South African prison, after 27 years.
February 12, 1909 – National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded in New York City.
