October 6
October 6, 1955 Anthony Kevin “Tony” Dungy, the first African American head coach to win…
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October 7
October 7, 1857 Moses Fleetwood Walker, the first African American to play major league baseball,…
October 8
October 8, 2004 Wangari Muta Maathai became the first African woman and environmentalist to win…
October 9
October 9, 1894 Eugene Jacques Bullard, the only black pilot in World War I, was…
October 10
October 10, 1927 Hazel Winifred Johnson-Brown, nurse, educator, and the first black female general in…
October 11
October 11, 1956 Debra Martin Chase, lawyer and movie producer, was born in Great Lakes,…
October 12
October 12, 1932 Richard Claxton “Dick” Gregory, comedian, social activist and entrepreneur, was born in…
October 13
October 13, 1875 Adam Paine, a Black Seminole Indian, received the Medal of Honor, America’s…
October 14
James “Son” Thomas was a Delta Blues musician, gravedigger and sculptor. He was born in…
October 15
October 15, 1935 Willie O’Ree, the first black player in the National Hockey League, was…