Fact A Day June 24, 2017 0 June 17 Peter Salem (c. 1750–August 16, 1816) was an African American from Massachusetts who served as a soldier in the American… Read More
Fact A Day June 24, 2017 0 June 18 Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher became the first African American to attend law school in the State of Oklahoma when she… Read More
Fact A Day June 24, 2017 0 June 19 Juneteenth, also known as Juneteenth Independence Day or Freedom Day, is an American holiday that commemorates the June 19, 1865,… Read More
Fact A Day June 24, 2017 0 June 20 The Detroit race riot of 1943 took place in Detroit, Michigan, of the United States, from the evening of June… Read More
Fact A Day June 24, 2017 0 June 21 Chester Bomar Himes (July 29, 1909 – November 12, 1984) was a black American writer. His works include If He… Read More
Fact A Day June 24, 2017 0 June 22 William Madison McDonald (June 22, 1866 – July 5, 1950), nicknamed “Gooseneck Bill”, was an African-American politician, businessman, and banker… Read More
Fact A Day June 24, 2017 0 June 23 Willie Mae Ford (Mother Willie Mae Ford Smith), was an American gospel singer described by The New York Times as… Read More
Fact A Day June 24, 2017 0 June 24 In June, 1983, the State of Louisiana repealed the last of the Nations’ racial classification laws. The Law had defined… Read More
