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September 22, 1891 Alma Woodsey Thomas, painter and art educator, was born in Columbus, Georgia.…

September 23, 1923 Nancy Green, storyteller, cook, and one of the first African Americans hired…

September 24, 1965 Executive Order 11246 was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson requiring equal…

September 25, 1957 The Little Rock Nine successfully entered Central High School in Little Rock,…

September 26, 1981 Serena Jameka Williams, top ranked female professional tennis player, was born in…

September 27, 1966 Stephanie Diana Wilson, the second African American woman (after Mae Jemison) to…

September 28, 1833 Lemuel Haynes, the first African American to serve as pastor of a…

September 29, 1955 (November 14, 2016, Gwendolyn L. Ifill, journalist, television newscaster and author, was…

September 30, 1935 John Royce “Johnny” Mathis was born in Gilmer, Texas. As a teenager,…

October 1, 1951 The 24th Infantry Regiment (the “Deuce-Four”), the last all-black military unit, was…