1968: Kerner Commission Documents a Divided SocietyMore 1942: Detroit Rebellion an Omen of Deadly RiotsMore 1988: Debi Thomas Medals at Winter OlympicsMore 1870: Political Deal Brings End to ReconstructionMore 1870: Hiram Revels Becomes First Black U.S. SenatorMore 1864: Rebecca Lee Crumpler Becomes a PhysicianMore 1868: W.E.B DuBois Born in MassachusettsMore 1988: First Grammy Awarded in Rap CategoryMore 1965: Malcolm X Assassinated in New York CityMore 1895: Anti-Slavery Crusader Frederick Douglass DiesMore 1942: Tuskegee Airmen Take to the SkiesMore 1688: First Protest Against Slavery in Colonial AmericaMore 1973: First U.S. Navy Ship Named for an African-AmericanMore 1904: Birthday of James Baskett, Disney's First Live ActorMore 1848: Boston Public Schools Bar Sarah RobertsMore 1867: Morehouse College Established in GeorgiaMore 1970: New York Stock Exchange Admits First Black MemberMore 1909: NAACP is Established in New York CityMore 1990: Nelson Mandela Released from PrisonMore 1992: 'Roots' Author Alex Haley Dies at Age 70More 1971: Satchel Paige Named to Baseball Hall of FameMore 1968: 3 Students Die in "Orangeburg Massacre"More 1862: Freedman's Aid Society Established in BostonMore 1820: "Mayflower of Liberia" Sets Sail from N.Y.C.More 1958: Clifton Wharton Sr. Named Minister to RomaniaMore 1913: Rosa Parks is Born in AlabamaMore 1870: 15th Amendment Guarantees the Right to VoteMore 1897: Black Inventor Patents Ice Cream ScoopMore 1865: President Lincoln Signs 13th AmendmentMore
