Fact A Day June 24, 2017 0 April 6 James Pierson Beckwourth, mountain man, fur trader, and explorer, was born enslaved in Frederick County, Virginia. Beckwourth’s owner emancipated him… Read More
Fact A Day June 24, 2017 0 April 7 Allen Allensworth, minister, educator, and town founder, was born enslaved in Louisville, Kentucky. Allensworth escaped slavery by joining the Union… Read More
Fact A Day June 24, 2017 0 April 8 Kofi Atta Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations, was born in Kumasi, Gold Coast (now Ghana). In 1958,… Read More
Fact A Day June 24, 2017 0 April 9 Mary Winston Jackson (April 9, 1921 – February 11, 2005) was an African American mathematician and aerospace engineer at the… Read More
Fact A Day June 24, 2017 0 April 10 Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the wealthiest black person in the world, was born in Kano, Nigeria. After graduating in business studies… Read More
Fact A Day June 24, 2017 0 April 11 The Civil Rights Act of 1968, also known as the Fair Housing Act, was signed into law by President Lyndon… Read More
Fact A Day June 24, 2017 0 April 12 James Winkfield (April 12, 1882 – March 23, 1974) was a Thoroughbred jockey and horse trainer from Kentucky, best remembered… Read More
Fact A Day June 24, 2017 0 April 13 The Colfax massacre, or Colfax riot as the events are termed on the 1950 state historic marker, occurred on Easter… Read More
