What happened on this day. These are the September 30 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1919 — The Elaine massacre begins in Arkansas On September 30, 1919, white attacks on Black sharecroppers organizing for fair cotton payment began at Hoop Spur near Elaine, Arkansas, and over the following days mobs […]
What happened on this day. These are the September 29 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1864 — Black troops storm New Market Heights On September 29, 1864, regiments of the United States Colored Troops stormed the Confederate works at New Market Heights outside Richmond, carrying the position at terrible cost. […]
What happened on this day. These are the September 28 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1868 — The Opelousas massacre devastates Black Louisiana On September 28, 1868, white vigilantes in Opelousas, Louisiana, began weeks of killing that took the lives of as many as two hundred or more Black residents, […]
What happened on this day. These are the September 27 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1862 — The First Louisiana Native Guards enter Union service On September 27, 1862, the First Louisiana Native Guards were mustered into the Union Army in New Orleans, the first Black regiment officially received into […]
What happened on this day. These are the September 26 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1918 — Black soldiers fight in the Meuse-Argonne offensive On September 26, 1918, the American Meuse-Argonne offensive began in France, with Black troops of the 92nd Division in the line and the regiments of the […]
What happened on this day. These are the September 25 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1861 — The Union Navy opens enlistment to Black sailors On September 25, 1861, Navy Secretary Gideon Welles authorized the enlistment of formerly enslaved men, making the Navy the first branch to officially accept Black […]
What happened on this day. These are the September 24 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1957 — Eisenhower sends the 101st Airborne to Little Rock On September 24, 1957, President Dwight Eisenhower federalized the Arkansas National Guard and ordered soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division into Little Rock to enforce […]
What happened on this day. These are the September 23 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1884 — Judy W. Reed becomes one of the first Black women to receive a patent On September 23, 1884, Judy W. Reed of Washington, D.C., received a patent for an improved dough kneader and […]
What happened on this day. These are the September 22 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1862 — Lincoln issues the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation On September 22, 1862, five days after Antietam, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that enslaved people in states still in rebellion on January […]
What happened on this day. These are the September 21 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1832 — Maria W. Stewart becomes the first American woman to lecture publicly on politics On September 21, 1832, Maria W. Stewart addressed a mixed audience of men and women at Boston’s Franklin Hall, asking […]