What happened on this day. These are the July 13 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1863 — New York City Draft Riots begin On July 13, 1863, the New York City Draft Riots began. What started as anger over Civil War draft laws quickly became an anti-Black massacre, as white […]
What happened on this day. These are the July 12 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1949 — Frederick McKinley Jones receives mobile refrigeration patents On July 12, 1949, Frederick McKinley Jones received important patents connected to mobile refrigeration. His inventions helped make refrigerated trucking possible, changing food transportation, medicine delivery, […]
What happened on this day. These are the July 11 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1905 — Niagara Movement begins first major meeting On July 11, 1905, Black activists led by W. E. B. Du Bois and William Monroe Trotter began gathering near Niagara Falls for the first major meeting […]
What happened on this day. These are the July 10 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1893 — Dr. Daniel Hale Williams performs landmark heart surgery In July 1893, Dr. Daniel Hale Williams performed a landmark operation at Provident Hospital in Chicago after James Cornish arrived with a serious stab wound […]
What happened on this day. These are the July 9 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1868 — Fourteenth Amendment ratified On July 9, 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment was ratified. The amendment granted citizenship to people born or naturalized in the United States, including formerly enslaved people, and promised equal protection […]
What happened on this day. These are the July 8 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1777 — Vermont adopts a constitution that limits slavery On July 8, 1777, Vermont formally adopted its constitution. The document included language that limited slavery and stood as one of the earliest legal challenges to […]
What happened on this day. These are the July 7 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1834 — New York anti-abolitionist riots begin On July 7, 1834, anti-abolitionist riots began in New York City and lasted nearly a week. White mobs attacked abolitionists, Black neighborhoods, churches, homes, and businesses, showing how […]
What happened on this day. These are the July 6 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1853 — Clotel becomes a milestone in Black literature On July 6, 1853, William Wells Brown published Clotel; or, The President’s Daughter, widely recognized as the first novel published by an African American. Brown used […]
What happened on this day. These are the July 5 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1827 — Black New Yorkers hold Fifth of July freedom celebrations On July 5, 1827, Black New Yorkers held public emancipation celebrations after slavery legally ended in the state. Choosing July 5 allowed Black communities […]
What happened on this day. These are the July 4 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1827 — Slavery legally ends in New York State On July 4, 1827, slavery legally ended in New York State after a long gradual emancipation process. Black New Yorkers marked freedom through church services, prayer, […]