May 1, 1867 – The first four students entered Howard University.
May 2, 1920 – Indianapolis ABCs defeated Chicago Giants in first Negro National League Game.
May 3, 1964 – Frederick O’Neal became the first black president of the Actor’s Equity Association.
May 4, 1961 – “Freedom Riders” began protesting segregation of interstate bus travel in the South.
May 5, 1988 – Eugene Marino, SSJ became the first African American installed as a Roman Catholic archbishop in the U.S., serving the Atlanta archdiosies
May 6, 1991 – The Smithsonian Institution approved the creation of the National African American Museum.
May 7, 1878 – Joseph R. Winters patented the first fire escape ladder.
