On August 27, 1963, the world marked the passing of Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois, a figure whose intellectual and activist…
On August 26, 1874, one of the deadliest mass lynchings in U.S. history took place in Gibson County, Tennessee. In…
Althea Gibson, one of the greatest athletes of our times, was born on August 25, 1927, in Clarendon County, South…
On August 24, 1950, Edith Sampson, a distinguished attorney from Chicago, broke significant ground as the first Black American to…
What began as a massive rebellion against slavery and colonization turned out to be a decade-long war with the onset…
In one incredible year at Auburn in 2010, Cam Newton led the Tigers to a historic season. Now, almost 15…
On August 21, 1831, Nat Turner initiated the deadliest slave revolt in the history of the United States. In Southampton…
The arrival of the kidnapped Africans in the New World on August 20, 1619, marked the beginning of more than…
On August 20, 1914, Alfred C. “Chief” Sam departed Galveston, Texas, accompanied by 60 African American delegates bound for the…
This Day In History: August 19th Veteran and astronaut Charles F. Bolden Jr. made history in 2009 when he was appointed…
Angela Evelyn Bassett, born August 16, 1958, in New York City, has become a defining figure in American cinema, notable…
The Town of Eatonville, Florida is Established The small town of Eatonville, Florida, began with a desire to have an…