February 24
February 24, 1811 Daniel Alexander Payne, clergyman, educator, college administrator, and author, was born in…
February 25
February 25, 1837 Cheyney University, the oldest institution of higher learning for African Americans, was…
February 26
The 15th Amendment to the Constitution granted African American men the right to vote by…
February 27
February 27, 1890 Mabel Keaton Stauper, a leader in breaking down racial barriers in nursing,…
February 28
Two Africans and one Indian slave killed a farm family of seven whites in Newton,…
March 1
March 1, 1875 The Civil Rights Act of 1875 was signed into law by President…
March 2
March 2, 1932 Frank E. Petersen, Jr., the first African American Marine Corps aviator and…
March 3
. March 3, 1865 President Lincoln signed legislation to incorporate the Freedmen’s Savings and Trust…
March 4
March 4, 1932 Zenzile Miriam Makeba, singer and civil rights activist, was born in Johannesburg,…
March 5
March 5, 1962 Robert Lee Curbeam, Jr., former NASA astronaut, was born in Baltimore, Maryland.…