December 15, 1987 Septima Poinsette Clark, “grandmother of the Civil Rights Movement,” died. Clark was…

December 16, 1987 Minnie Evans, folk artist, died. Evans was born December 12, 1892 in…

December 17, 1954 Kenneth C. Frazier, the first African American to lead a major…

December 18, 1917 Raiford Chatman “Ossie” Davis, actor, director, playwright and social activist, was born…

On December 19, 1968 President Lyndon B. Johnson presented the Medal of Honor, America’s highest…

December 20, 1942 Robert Lee “Bullet Bob” Hayes, Olympic Gold medal sprinter and hall of…

December 21, 1921 Pickney Benton Stewart Pinchback, the first African American to become governor of…

December 22, 1964, Angela James was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. James attended Seneca College…

On December 23, 1990 Wendell Oliver Scott, stock car racer and the first African American…

December 24, Octavia V Rogers Albert was born enslaved in Oglethorpe, Georgia. Albert was emancipated…