What happened on this day. These are the September 10 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1962 — The Supreme Court orders Ole Miss to admit James Meredith On September 10, 1962, Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black ruled that the University of Mississippi must admit Air Force veteran James Meredith. The […]
What happened on this day. These are the September 9 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1739 — The Stono Rebellion rises in South Carolina On September 9, 1739, enslaved people led by a man named Jemmy rose up near the Stono River in South Carolina, seizing weapons and marching toward […]
What happened on this day. These are the September 8 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1957 — Althea Gibson wins the U.S. National Championship On September 8, 1957, Althea Gibson defeated Louise Brough at Forest Hills to become the first Black player to win the U.S. National tennis championship. Fresh […]
What happened on this day. These are the September 7 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1968 — The first Miss Black America pageant is held On September 7, 1968, the first Miss Black America pageant crowned Saundra Williams in Atlantic City, staged the same night as the Miss America pageant […]
What happened on this day. These are the September 6 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1848 — Frederick Douglass leads the National Negro Convention in Cleveland On September 6, 1848, Black leaders from across the free states convened the National Negro Convention in Cleveland with Frederick Douglass presiding. The gathering […]
What happened on this day. These are the September 5 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1859 — Harriet Wilson publishes Our Nig, the first novel by a Black American woman On September 5, 1859, Harriet E. Wilson’s Our Nig was published in Boston, making her the first African American to […]
What happened on this day. These are the September 4 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1781 — Los Angeles is founded by settlers of African descent On September 4, 1781, forty-four pobladores founded El Pueblo de Los Ángeles under the Spanish flag. More than half of the founding settlers were […]
What happened on this day. These are the September 3 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1838 — Frederick Douglass escapes from slavery On September 3, 1838, twenty-year-old Frederick Douglass boarded a northbound train in Baltimore disguised as a free Black sailor and carrying borrowed seaman’s papers. Within twenty-four hours he […]
What happened on this day. These are the September 2 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1957 — Governor Faubus surrounds Central High with the National Guard On September 2, 1957, Arkansas governor Orval Faubus ordered the National Guard to surround Little Rock Central High School to block nine Black students […]
What happened on this day. These are the September 1 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1773 — Phillis Wheatley publishes the first book of poetry by a Black American On September 1, 1773, Phillis Wheatley’s Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral was published in London. Kidnapped from West Africa […]