June 10
Ray Charles Robinson known professionally as Ray Charles, was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and composer.…
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June 11
The Johnny Bright incident was a violent on-field assault against African American player Johnny Bright…
June 12
The Cradle of Humankind is a paleo-anthropological site about 50 km (31 mi) northwest of…
June 13
Levi Watkins, Jr., pioneering cardiac surgeon, was born in Parsons, Kansas but raised in Montgomery,…
June 14
Nat Love (pronounced “Nate” Love) was an African-American cowboy and former slave in the period…
June 15
Freedom Summer was a 1964 voter registration project in Mississippi, part of a larger effort…
June 16
Otis F. Boykin was born on August 29, 1920, in Dallas, Texas. His mother was…
June 17
Peter Salem (c. 1750–August 16, 1816) was an African American from Massachusetts who served as…
June 18
Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher became the first African American to attend law school in the…
June 19
Juneteenth, also known as Juneteenth Independence Day or Freedom Day, is an American holiday that…