February 18
February 18, 1874 James H. Harris was awarded the Medal of Honor, America’s highest military…
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February 19
The Tuskegee Airmen were Black servicemen of the U. S. Army Air Forces who trained…
February 20
February 20,1968 State troopers used tear gas to stop demonstrations at Alcorn A&M College. This…
February 21
February 21, 1965 El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Malcolm X), Muslim minister and human rights leader, was…
February 22
February 22, 1950 Julius Winfield “Dr. J” Erving, Jr., hall of fame basketball player, was…
February 23
February 23, 1925 Louis Stokes, former member of the United States House of Representatives, was…
February 24
February 24, 1811 Daniel Alexander Payne, clergyman, educator, college administrator, and author, was born in…
February 25
February 25, 1837 Cheyney University, the oldest institution of higher learning for African Americans, was…
February 26
The 15th Amendment to the Constitution granted African American men the right to vote by…
February 27
February 27, 1890 Mabel Keaton Stauper, a leader in breaking down racial barriers in nursing,…