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Black Fact = (1895)Booker T. Washington
Black Fact = 1895 (September 18) – Booker T. Washington delivered his controversial “Atlanta Compromise” address at the Cotton States ... -
Black Fact = (1879)Andrew “Rube” Foster
Black Fact = 1879 ( September 17) – Andrew “Rube” Foster, organizer of the Negro Baseball League, the first black ... -
Black Fact = (1889) Claude Albert Barnett
Black Fact= 1889 (September 16) – Claude Albert Barnett, founder of the Associated Negro Press, is believed to have been ... -
Black Fact = (1963) Addie Mae Collins, Carol Robertson, Denise McNair, and Cynthia Wesley
Black Fact = 1963 (September 15) – Addie Mae Collins, Carol Robertson, Denise McNair, and Cynthia Wesley, all young girls, ... -
Black Fact = (1921) Constance Baker Motley
Black Fact = 1921 ( September 14) – Constance Baker Motley, Manhattan Borough President and the first black woman named ... -
Black Fact = (1886) Alain LeRoy Locke
Black Fact = 1886 ( September 13) – Alain LeRoy Locke, Professor of Philosophy, author, and first black Rhodes Scholar ... -
Throwback: HAPPY BIRTHDAY! (9/12) Jesse Powell – “You”
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Black Fact = (1992) Dr. Mae Carol Jemison
Black Fact = 1992 (September 12) – Dr. Mae Carol Jemison flew in the Space Shuttle Endeavor on this date. ... -
Black Fact = (1987) Peter Tosh
Black Fact = 1987 (September 11) – Peter Tosh, reggae pioneer who helped reggae gain world-wide acceptance, was killed in ... -
Black Fact = (1847) John Roy Lynch
Black Fact = 1847 (September 10) – John Roy Lynch was born on this date and he served in the ...