365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 20, 2017 0 July 14 July 14, 1848 Walter “Wiley” Jones, one of the first wealthy African Americans in the South, was born enslaved in… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 20, 2017 0 July 15 July 15, 1864 Maggie Lena Walker, educator, businesswoman, and the first female bank president, was born in Richmond, Virginia. Walker… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 20, 2017 0 July 16 July 16, 1882, Violette Neatley Anderson, the first African American woman to practice before the United States Supreme Court, was… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 20, 2017 0 July 17 July 17, 1944 The Port Chicago disaster occurred when an ammunition depot at Port Chicago, California exploded killing 320 men,… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 20, 2017 0 July 18 Calvin Peete (July 18, 1943 – April 29, 2015) was an American professional golfer. He was the most successful African-American… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 20, 2017 0 July 19 Alice Ruth Moore, educator, author and social activist, was born on July 19, 1875 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Patricia… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 20, 2017 0 July 20 July 20, 1994 Everett Frederic Morrow, businessman and the first African American to hold an executive position at the White… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 20, 2017 0 July 21 July 21, 1906 Harry S. McAlpin, the first African American admitted to a White House press conference, was born in… Read More
