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March 2, 1955. Claudette Colvin was arrested for challenging segregation on the Montgomery bus line, the act preceded Rosa Parks' by nine months.   Claudette Colvin and her classmates were let out from school early, They would take the …

February 23, 1868, William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. He was a sociologist, historian, civil rights activist author, editor of the Crisis magazine and one of the founders of the NAACP.   Du Boi…

February 21, 1965, Malcolm X was assassinated in the Audubon Ballroom. He was a Muslim minister, activist, and key member of the civil rights movement.   Malcolm was a prolific orator, with a charismatic personality. He expressed the an…

Huey P. Newton was the cofounder of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense. The Black Panther Party at its height in 1969 had around 10,000 members but accurate numbers impossible to prove.   The Black Panther Party was created 19…

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…