Honoring those we lost on November 9 — remembered for what they gave, and for what they left behind. Roger Arliner Young Born August 20, 1899 — died November 9, 1964 First Black woman to earn a doctorate in zoology Roger Arliner Young of Clifton Forge, Virginia, studied and worked under Ernest Everett Just at […]
Honoring those we lost on November 8 — remembered for what they gave, and for what they left behind. Orion Anderson Born c. 1875 — died November 8, 1889 14-year-old lynching victim, Loudoun County, Virginia Orion Anderson, a 14-year-old Black boy, was jailed in Leesburg, Virginia, after a white girl said someone had frightened her […]
Honoring those we lost on November 7 — remembered for what they gave, and for what they left behind. Juliette Derricotte Born April 1, 1897 — died November 7, 1931 Fisk University dean of women and YWCA leader Juliette Derricotte of Athens, Georgia, was a national YWCA secretary, a trustee of Talladega College, and dean […]
Honoring those we lost on November 6 — remembered for what they gave, and for what they left behind. Samuel Cornish Born 1795 — died November 6, 1858 Co-founder of Freedom’s Journal, the first Black newspaper Samuel Cornish, a free-born Presbyterian minister from Delaware, organized the first Black Presbyterian congregation in New York and in […]
Honoring those we lost on November 5 — remembered for what they gave, and for what they left behind. George Taylor Birth date unknown — died November 5, 1918 Lynching victim, Wake County, North Carolina George Taylor, a Black man accused of assaulting a white woman near Rolesville, North Carolina, was taken from officers by […]
Honoring those we lost on November 4 — remembered for what they gave, and for what they left behind. Buddy Bolden Born September 6, 1877 — died November 4, 1931 New Orleans cornetist, the first king of jazz Buddy Bolden led the loudest, most popular dance band in New Orleans around 1900, and he is […]
Honoring those we lost on November 3 — remembered for what they gave, and for what they left behind. Paul Jones Birth date unknown — died November 3, 1919 Lynching victim of the Red Summer of 1919 Early on Monday, November 3, 1919, a white mob near Macon, Georgia, took Paul Jones from the sheriff […]
Honoring those we lost on November 2 — remembered for what they gave, and for what they left behind. Daniel Payne Born February 24, 1811 — died November 2, 1893 AME bishop; first Black university president in America Born free in Charleston, Daniel Payne ran a school for Black children until South Carolina outlawed it […]
Honoring those we lost on November 1 — remembered for what they gave, and for what they left behind. Florence Mills Born January 25, 1896 — died November 1, 1927 Harlem Renaissance stage star, ‘Queen of Happiness’ Florence Mills began performing as a child in Washington, D.C., and became one of the biggest stage stars […]
Honoring those we lost on October 31 — remembered for what they gave, and for what they left behind. Riley L. Pitts Born October 15, 1937 — died October 31, 1967 U.S. Army captain and Medal of Honor recipient A native of Fallis, Oklahoma, Pitts commanded Company C, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, […]