Did You Know Civil Rights Activist Rosa Parks Was Born On This Day?
This Day In History: February 4th Civil Rights activist Rosa Parks made history and sparked the Montgomery Bus…
This Day in History: January 15th
Scholar, minister and activist Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. The…
Did You Know Julian Bond Was Born Today?
After joining the Civil Rights Movement as a young college student, Julian Bond committed himself to fighting for…
Did You Know Civil Rights Activist Ella Baker Was Born on This Day?
Ella Baker helped to inspire and guide emerging leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. She was also a…
Did You Know the NAACP Organized a Silent March for Civil Rights on This Day?
This Day In History: July 28th Protests are typically characterized by marching and chanting taking place, but in…
Civil Rights Lawyer Fred Gray Sr. to Get Presidential Medal of Freedom
Famed civil rights lawyer Fred Gray Sr. will be receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom, according to a…
On This Day in History: Civil Rights Leader, Stokely Carmichael, Was Born
Stokely Carmichael, who originated the term “Black power,” was born on June 29, 1941, in Port of Spain,…
Did You Know 3 Civil Rights Workers are Abducted and Murdered on This Day in History
Michael (Mickey) Schwerner, James Chaney and Andrew Goodman disappeared near the town of Philadelphia, Mississippi on June 21,…
Did You Know the First Black Mayor of Newark, New Jersey Was Elected on This Day?
This Day In History: June 16th Newark’s first Black Mayor, Kenneth Gibson, served four consecutive terms from 1970…
This Day in History: June 12th
Civil Rights Activist Medgar Evers was murdered in his driveway. While taking T-shirts (which read “Jim Crow Must…
Did You Know Journalist and Diplomat, Lester Aglar Walton, Was Born on This Day?
This Day In History: April 20th Lester Aglar Walton held a variety of roles including civic leader, journalist…
Did You Know Activist and Politician, Andrew Young Jr., Was Born on This Day?
This Day In History: March 12th Pastor, politician and activists, Andrew Young Jr., spent his career alongside the…