Modern Listing Example
April 6
James Pierson Beckwourth, mountain man, fur trader, and explorer, was born enslaved in Frederick County,…
April 7
Allen Allensworth, minister, educator, and town founder, was born enslaved in Louisville, Kentucky. Allensworth escaped…
April 8
Kofi Atta Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations, was born in Kumasi, Gold…
April 9
Mary Winston Jackson (April 9, 1921 – February 11, 2005) was an African American mathematician…
April 10
Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the wealthiest black person in the world, was born in Kano, Nigeria.…
April 11
The Civil Rights Act of 1968, also known as the Fair Housing Act, was signed…
April 12
James Winkfield (April 12, 1882 – March 23, 1974) was a Thoroughbred jockey and horse…
April 13
The Colfax massacre, or Colfax riot as the events are termed on the 1950 state…