365 days of African American discoveries, inventions, medical and scientific breakthroughs, birthdays and major accomplishments.
February 20,1968 State troopers used tear gas to stop demonstrations at Alcorn A&M College. This…
February 21, 1965 El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Malcolm X), Muslim minister and human rights leader, was…
February 22, 1950 Julius Winfield “Dr. J” Erving, Jr., hall of fame basketball player, was…
February 23, 1925 Louis Stokes, former member of the United States House of Representatives, was…
February 24, 1811 Daniel Alexander Payne, clergyman, educator, college administrator, and author, was born in…
February 25, 1837 Cheyney University, the oldest institution of higher learning for African Americans, was…
The 15th Amendment to the Constitution granted African American men the right to vote by…
February 27, 1890 Mabel Keaton Stauper, a leader in breaking down racial barriers in nursing,…
Two Africans and one Indian slave killed a farm family of seven whites in Newton,…
March 1, 1875 The Civil Rights Act of 1875 was signed into law by President…