October 12
October 12, 1932 Richard Claxton “Dick” Gregory, comedian, social activist and entrepreneur, was born in…
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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…
October 16
October 16, 1995 The Million Man March occurred in Washington, D.C. Led by the Nation…
October 17
October 17, 1711 Jupiter Hammon, the first African American published writer in America was born…
October 18
October 18, 1919 Camilla Ella Williams, the first African American to receive a contract with…
October 19
October 19, 1958 Michael Stephen Steele, the first African American chairman of the Republican National…
October 20
October 20, 1849 William Washington Browne, educator, minister and businessman, was born enslaved in Habersham…
October 21
October 21, 1980 Valerie Thomas received a patent for her invention of the Illusion Transmitter…