365 days of African American discoveries, inventions, medical and scientific breakthroughs, birthdays and major accomplishments.
July 20, 1994 Everett Frederic Morrow, businessman and the first African American to hold an…
July 21, 1906 Harry S. McAlpin, the first African American admitted to a White House…
The 1967 Detroit riot, also known as the 12th Street riot, was a violent public…
July 23, 1909 Norman W. Lewis, painter, scholar, and educator, was born in Harlem, New…
July 24, 1802 Alexander Dumas, playwright and novelist, was born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie…
July 25, 2006 Carl Maxie Brashear, the first African American to become a United States…
July 26, 1948 President Harry S. Truman issued Executive Order 9981 which partly stated “It…
July 27, 1984 Clarence LaVaughn “C.L.” Franklin, minister and civil rights activist, died. Franklin was…
The Silent Protest was a march of between 8,000 and 10,000 African Americans on July…
July 29, 1978 Keeth Thomas Smart, the first American to be named the top-ranked fencer…