Honoring those we lost on August 10 — remembered for what they gave, and for what they left behind. Thomas Elkins Born c. 1818 — died Aug 10, 1900 Dentist, physician, pharmacist, abolitionist, Underground Railroad worker, and inventor. Elkins practiced medicine and dentistry in Albany while aiding freedom seekers through the Underground Railroad and serving […]
What happened on this day. These are the August 10 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1821 — Missouri enters the Union as a slave state On August 10, 1821, Missouri was admitted to the United States as a slave state under the Missouri Compromise. Its admission preserved a political balance […]
Born on this day. These are the birthdays we celebrate on August 10 — the people whose lives added to the story of Black history. Anna Julia Cooper Full name: Anna Julia Haywood Cooper Born August 10, 1858 — died February 27, 1964 Educator, author, scholar, activist, and foundational Black feminist thinker. Born into slavery, […]
Jesse Owens “The struggle itself is enough to fill a man’s heart.” — Jesse Owens Owens overcame racism and adversity to triumph on the world stage. His words remind us that purpose is found in perseverance.
Honoring those we lost on August 9 — remembered for what they gave, and for what they left behind. Ruby Hurley Birth name: Ruby Ruffin Born Nov 7, 1909 — died Aug 9, 1980 Civil rights organizer, NAACP administrator, investigator, and voting-rights advocate. Hurley built the NAACP’s first permanent regional office in the Deep South […]
What happened on this day. These are the August 9 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1936 — Jesse Owens wins his fourth Olympic gold medal On August 9, 1936, Jesse Owens anchored the United States 4-by-100-meter relay team to a world record and his fourth gold medal at the Berlin […]
Born on this day. These are the birthdays we celebrate on August 9 — the people whose lives added to the story of Black history. Ken Norton Sr. Full name: Kenneth Howard Norton Sr. Born August 9, 1943 — died September 18, 2013 World heavyweight boxing champion, Marine Corps veteran, and Boxing Hall of Famer. […]
Langston Hughes “Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.” — Langston Hughes Hughes urged Black America to never stop dreaming. His poetry taught that hope is the foundation of freedom.
Honoring those we lost on August 8 — remembered for what they gave, and for what they left behind. William Augustus Hinton Born Dec 15, 1883 — died Aug 8, 1959 Bacteriologist, pathologist, medical educator, public health pioneer, and Harvard professor. Hinton developed a more accurate blood test for syphilis and wrote the first medical […]
What happened on this day. These are the August 8 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1863 — Tennessee’s Eighth of August emancipation tradition takes root According to oral tradition preserved by the National Park Service, Andrew Johnson emancipated the people he enslaved on August 8, 1863. Black communities in Tennessee […]