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February 4, 2007 Two African American professional football head coaches, Tony Dungy and Lovie Smith, met in the Super Bowl.…
In 1990, Columbia University graduate and Harvard University law student Barack Obama becomes the first African American named president of…
February 6, 1945 Robert Nesta “Bob” Marley, singer and songwriter, was born in Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica. In 1963, Marley…
February 7, 1926 The first day of Negro History Week, originated by historian Carter G. Woodson. Woodson chose the second…
Henry R. Smith Samuel Hammond, Jr Delano B. Middleton February 8, 1968 The Orangeburg massacre occurred in Orangeburg, South Carolina…
February 9, 1944 Alice Malsenior Walker, author, was born in Eatonton, Georgia. Walker earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from…
Inventor James West was born on February 10, 1931, in Prince Edward County, Virginia. Growing up he was intrigued by…
February 11, 1871 Edward Christopher Williams, the first African American professional librarian in the United States and author, was born…