365 days of African American discoveries, inventions, medical and scientific breakthroughs, birthdays and major accomplishments.
August 29, 2011 David “Honeyboy” Edwards, hall of fame blues guitarist and singer, died. Edwards…
August 30, 1948 Fred Hampton, Sr., activist and assassinated Black Panther leader, was born in…
August 31, 1907 Augustus Freeman Hawkins, the first African American to represent California in Congress,…
September 1, 1948 William Thaddeus Coleman, Jr. became the first African American to serve as…
September 2, 1766 James Forten, abolitionist and businessman, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At the…
September 3, 1864 Patrick Francis Healy became the first Jesuit priest of African descent. Healy…
September 4, 1908 Richard Nathaniel Wright, author, was born in Roxie, Mississippi. At the…
Larry Neal or Lawrence Neal, September 5, 1937 – January 6, 1981, was a…
September 6, 1905 Atlanta Life Insurance Company was founded by Alonzo F. Herndon, a prosperous…
September 7, 1854 Free Frank McWorter, the first African American to incorporate a municipality in…