What happened on this day. These are the July 2 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1917 — East St. Louis massacre enters its deadliest phase On July 2, 1917, white mobs in East St. Louis attacked Black workers and Black neighborhoods. The violence included shootings, beatings, arson, and mass displacement, […]
What happened on this day. These are the July 1 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1898 — Buffalo Soldiers fight at San Juan and Kettle Hills On July 1, 1898, Black soldiers from the 9th and 10th Cavalry played a major role in the assault on San Juan and Kettle […]
What happened on this day. These are the June 30 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1829 — Cincinnati officials force Black residents to leave On June 30, 1829, Cincinnati officials issued a notice enforcing Ohio’s Black laws, which required Black residents to prove they could legally remain in the state. […]
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 […]