taraAug 28, 20193 minThis Day in History: “I have a dream!”On this day in 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. famously delivers his “I have a dream” speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freed
taraMay 24, 20193 minThis Day in History: The shocking capture of Anthony BurnsOn this day in 1854, a fugitive slave named Anthony Burns is arrested in Boston, in compliance with the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. The manner in which he wa...
taraMar 2, 20193 minThis Day in History: Claudette Colvin, predecessor to Rosa ParksOn this day in 1955, a 15-year-old refuses to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Rosa Parks would become famous for the same act of civil diso...
taraFeb 12, 20193 minThis Day in History: Olivia J. Hooker, Coast Guard heroineOn this day in 1915, an American heroine is born. Olivia J. Hooker would become the first black woman to serve in the United States Coast Guard. She sure sur...
taraJan 31, 20193 minThis Day in History: Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrierOn this day in 1919, a baby boy is born to poor sharecroppers in Georgia. Jack “Jackie” Roosevelt Robinson would go on to become the first black man to play ...
taraDec 28, 20183 minThis Day in History: Mum Bett fights slavery in MassachusettsOn this day in 1829, Elizabeth Freeman passes away. The woman better known as “Mum Bett” was the first woman to be declared free from slavery under the Massa...
taraDec 1, 20183 minThis Day in History: Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a busOn this day in 1955, Rosa Parks is arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Fortunately, the unjust segregation laws that s...
taraOct 25, 20183 minThis Day in History: Benjamin Davis, Sr., the first black man to become an Army generalOn this day in 1940, Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. becomes the first black man to attain the rank of general in the United States Army. Would Davis have mixed feeli...
taraJul 17, 20183 minThis Day in History: One of the women who came before Rosa ParksOn this day in 1944, a black woman refuses to give up her seat to a white passenger on a Greyhound bus in Virginia. No, it wasn’t Rosa Parks! That famous act...
taraMar 8, 20182 minThis Day in History: Susan B. Anthony testifies before CongressOn this day in 1884, Susan B. Anthony testifies before a House committee. She asks Congress to give women the right to vote. It was the 16th year in a row th...
taraSep 1, 20173 minThis Day in History: Phillis Wheatley, first black American to publish a book of poetryOn this day in 1773, Phillis Wheatley becomes the first black American to have a book of poetry published. Very little is known about Phillis Wheatley’s earl...
taraFeb 4, 20173 minThis Day in History: The 15th Amendment is ratifiedOn this day in 1870, Iowa ratifies the Fifteenth Amendment, thus ensuring that men could vote regardless of race. Women were not included in the Amendment, a...
