by Austin McCoy, West Virginia University
The CBS television show “It’s What’s Happening Baby” aired a music video featuring Martha and the Vandellas performing their...
• April 15
1899—Asa Phillip Randolph, organizer of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, was born in Crescent City, Fla. Randolph brought the power of...
• April 1
1868—Hampton University is founded during Reconstruction in Hampton, Va. The school is now one of the leading Black educational institutions in America.
1950—Surgeon...
In this Aug. 1, 2000 file photo Teddy Pendergrass, right, performs at the Good Neighbor Community Outreach Celebration in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Suzanne Plunkett/file)
• MARCH...
Lorraine Hansberry
• March 11
1874—Charles Sumner, one of the greatest White heroes of Black history, dies at age 63. Sumner became involved in politics as...
• FEBRUARY 25
1851—The first Black Women’s Rights Convention is held in Akron, Ohio. The keynote speaker was anti-slavery activist Sojourner Truth.
1966—Constance Baker Motley becomes...
• February 18
1688—The first formal protest against slavery is conducted by a group of Quakers in Germantown, Pa. They denounced slavery and the slave...
