What happened on this day. These are the June 29 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1947 — President Truman addresses the NAACP at the Lincoln Memorial On June 29, 1947, President Harry S. Truman became the first sitting American president to address the NAACP. Speaking at the Lincoln Memorial, he […]
What happened on this day. These are the June 28 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1962 — An Atlanta hotel refuses a room to Dr. Ralph Bunche On June 28, 1962, an Atlanta hotel denied a room to Dr. Ralph Bunche because he was Black. Bunche was a Nobel Peace […]
What happened on this day. These are the June 27 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1911 — Tom Allen and Joe Watts are lynched in Georgia On June 27, 1911, Tom Allen and Joe Watts were lynched by a white mob in Walton County, Georgia. The mob acted after a […]
What happened on this day. These are the June 26 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1844 — Oregon Country passes a Black exclusion law On June 26, 1844, the legislative committee of Oregon Country passed one of the first Black exclusion laws in the region. The law barred free Black […]
What happened on this day. These are the June 25 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1941 — Executive Order 8802 bans discrimination in defense industries On June 25, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802, banning racial and ethnic discrimination in defense industry jobs. The order came after […]
What happened on this day. These are the June 24 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1896 — Booker T. Washington receives an honorary degree from Harvard On June 24, 1896, Booker T. Washington received an honorary Master of Arts degree from Harvard University. It was a major symbolic moment in […]
What happened on this day. These are the June 23 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1903 — George White is lynched in Wilmington, Delaware On June 23, 1903, a white mob in Wilmington, Delaware, burned George White to death before he could stand trial. This belongs in the Knowledge track […]
What happened on this day. These are the June 22 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1908 — Nine Black men are lynched in Sabine County, Texas On June 22, 1908, a white mob lynched nine Black men in Sabine County, Texas, within a 24-hour period. The mob violence also included […]
What happened on this day. These are the June 21 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1964 — Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner are murdered in Mississippi On June 21, 1964, civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner disappeared near Philadelphia, Mississippi, while working with the Freedom Summer voting […]
What happened on this day. These are the June 20 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1940 — NAACP leader Elbert Williams is abducted in Tennessee On June 20, 1940, Elbert Williams, a leader in the Brownsville, Tennessee, NAACP, was abducted by white officials and later found dead in the Hatchie […]