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Site Editor - August 2, 2018

Week of August 1-7 August 1 1619—This is possibly the day that the history of Blacks in America begins. However, no one knows for sure the...

This Week In Black History, July 25-31

Site Editor - July 26, 2018

Week of July 25-31 July 25 1916—The Black inventor of America’s first gas mask, Garrett T. Morgan, made national headlines on this day when he and...

This Week In Black History, July 18-24

Site Editor - July 18, 2018

Week of July 18-24 July 18 1753—This is believed to be the day Lemuel Haynes escaped from slavery in Massachusetts. The product of a Black father...

This Week In Black History, July 11-17

Site Editor - July 11, 2018

Week of July 11-17 July 11 1905—The Niagara Movement (forerunner of the NAACP) is founded during a meeting near Niagara Falls, N.Y. Among the most prominent...

This Week In Black History, July 4-10

Site Editor - July 4, 2018

Week of July 4-10 July 4 1776—The United States formally becomes a nation with the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. The document was largely written...

This Week In Black History, June 27-July 3

Site Editor - June 27, 2018

Week of June 27-July 3 June 27 1872—Paul Lawrence Dunbar, one of the most popular poets in Black American history, is born in Dayton, Ohio. Dunbar...

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