What happened on this day. These are the August 1 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1834 — Slavery Abolition Act takes effect across much of the British Empire On August 1, 1834, Britain’s Slavery Abolition Act took effect, legally emancipating hundreds of thousands of enslaved people across much of the […]
What happened on this day. These are the July 31 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1874 — Patrick Francis Healy is made full president of Georgetown On July 31, 1874, the acting portion of Patrick Francis Healy’s title was removed, making him full president of Georgetown University. Healy, born to […]
What happened on this day. These are the July 30 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1866 — New Orleans Massacre attacks Black voting rights On July 30, 1866, white mobs and police attacked Black marchers and Republican convention supporters outside the Mechanics Institute in New Orleans. The massacre targeted Reconstruction-era […]
What happened on this day. These are the July 29 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1895 — First National Conference of Colored Women opens in Boston On July 29, 1895, the First National Conference of Colored Women opened in Boston, Massachusetts. Organized through the work of Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin […]
What happened on this day. These are the July 28 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1868 — Fourteenth Amendment is officially adopted On July 28, 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment was officially certified as part of the U.S. Constitution. Its promises of birthright citizenship, due process, and equal protection became central […]
What happened on this day. These are the July 27 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1919 — Chicago Race Riot begins during Red Summer On July 27, 1919, Black teenager Eugene Williams was killed after drifting across an unofficial racial line at a Chicago beach. Police refusal to arrest the […]
What happened on this day. These are the July 26 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1948 — Executive Order 9980 attacks discrimination in federal employment On July 26, 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed Executive Order 9980, calling for fair employment practices in the federal government without discrimination based on […]
What happened on this day. These are the July 25 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1946 — Moore’s Ford lynching shocks the nation On July 25, 1946, a white mob lynched George W. Dorsey, Mae Murray Dorsey, Roger Malcolm, and Dorothy Malcolm near Moore’s Ford Bridge in Georgia. The attack, […]
What happened on this day. These are the July 24 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1916 — Cleveland tunnel disaster begins; Garrett Morgan joins the rescue overnight On the night of July 24, 1916, an explosion in a Cleveland waterworks tunnel filled the underground space with deadly gas. In the […]
What happened on this day. These are the July 23 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1900 — First Pan-African Conference opens in London On July 23, 1900, the First Pan-African Conference opened in London, bringing together people of African descent from the United States, the Caribbean, Africa, and Europe. W. […]