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On this day 59 years ago, the Harlem Race Riot began after a Black teenager was fatally shot
Exactly 59 years ago today, on July 18, 1964, the Harlem Race Riot began after a 15-year-old Black teenager was fatally shot by a...
On this day in 1935, Diahann Carroll was born
Diahann Carroll was born in the Bronx, New York, on July 17, 1935. When she was an infant, the family moved to Harlem, where...
On this day in 1905, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture opened in Harlem
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture opened in Harlem, New York, on July 14, 1905. The center is one of the leading...
On this day in 1965, Thurgood Marshall was appointed as Solicitor General
On this day, July 13, in 1965, Thurgood Marshall was appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson to be the Solicitor General.
After receiving a law...
On this day in 1967, the Newark Rebellion started
On this day, July 12, in 1967, tension between police and residents in Newark, New Jersey, boiled over in what is now known as...