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...
On this day in 1905, W.E.B. Du Bois founded the Niagara Movement
On this day (July 11) in 1905, W.E.B. Du Bois founded the Niagara Movement to aggressively petition for civil rights for African-Americans. The Niagara...
On this day in 1943, Arthur Ashe was born
Arthur Ashe, a former world No. 1 tennis player and humanitarian, was born on this day, July 10, in Richmond, Virginia in 1943. Ashe...