February 14, 1817, Frederick Douglass was born, He was  a prominent activist, author, public speaker, and was the civil rights leader of African Americans till his death in 1895. Born into slavery his birth name was Frederick Augustus Wa…

In February 12, 1909, the NAACP was founded. The NAACP is a civil rights organization created as an interracial endeavor to fight for injustice against African Americans. The NAACP is the largest and one of most widely recognized civil rights organi…

On Feb. 7, 1926, Carter G. Woodson launched the first celebration of Negro History Week which was the predecessor to Black History Month, The idea was intended to expand the education and understanding of African American history.   Car…

February 4, 1913, Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was born. She was an activist in the civil rights movement known for her role in the Montgomery bus boycott.  December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was commuting home from her job at a local department store…

February 3, 1870, The 15th amendment was ratified granting African American men the right to vote.   In 1867, following the Civil War, the Republican led Congress passed the First Reconstruction Act. The act divided the South into f…

January 2, 1970, The first celebration of Black History Month took place at Kent State from January 2 to February 28 1970.   The precursor to Black History Month (Negro History week) was created in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson and the Asso…

January 1, 1863, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. The Emancipation Proclamation assure the freedom for nearly 4 million enslaved people of African descent. Slavery was one of the major factors in the Civil War, So throughout the …

When Joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain, Ezell Blair Jr. and David Richmond sat down at a "whites-only" Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, N.C. Woolworth's official policy was to refuse service to anyone but whites, after being denied servic…

January 31, 1919, Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born. He was an professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in MLB for the Brooklyn Dodgers in April 15, 1947.   In 1941, Branch Rickey had also begun investig…

January 26, 1944, Angela Yvonne Davis was born. Angela Davis is a black activist, professor and author, Who has authored over 10 books on race, class and feminism Davis rose to prominence during her imprisonment and trial on conspiracy charge…