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 >
