Today In Black History February 28
Today In Black History February 27 1776 – Phyllis Wheatley invited to President George Washington’s headquarters After her mistress, Mrs. Wheatley, died on October 18, 1773, Phillis was relieved of any domestic chores, but was not emancipated. In 1775, Phillis Wheatley published a poem celebrating George Washington, entitled, “To His Excellency, George Washington.” In [...]
Today In Black History February 27
Today In Black History February 27 1833 – First African American woman to give public lectures Maria W. Steward is born In the spring of 1832, a free, young African American woman, Maria W. Miller Stewart, rose to address a Boston audience. During the next three years, Stewart made a total of four public addresses, published a political [...]
Today In Black History February 26
Today In Black History February 26 1870 – Wyatt Outlaw leader of Alamance County, NC Union League lynched On February 26, 1870, Wyatt Outlaw — a former slave and former Union soldier — was lynched by the Klan in Alamance County (where Outlaw was politically active). On May 21, 1870, state senator and Freedmen’s Bureau [...]
Today In Black History February 25
Today In Black History February 25 1870 – Hiram Rhodes sworn in as first African American United States Senator One of the clearest signs that Reconstruction was changing the face of America came when Hiram Rhodes Revels was sworn-in as the new senator from Mississippi on Feb. 25, 1870, becoming the first African-American member of [...]
Today In Black History February 24
Today In Black History February 24 1811 – Bishop Daniel Payne is born Bishop Daniel A. Payne was born on February 24, 1811. He was a historian, educator and AME minister. He was born in Charleston, South Carolina to free colored parents, London and Martha Payne. He attended a private school in Charleston, South [...]
Today In Black History February 23
Today In Black History February 23 1868 – W.E.B. Dubois is born William Edward Burghardt DuBois (African American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, and editor) was born on February 23, 1868 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. At that time Great Barrington had perhaps 25, but not more than 50, Black people out of a population [...]
Today In Black History February 22
Today In Black History February 22 1832 – Female Anti-Slavery Society of Salem formed In February 1832, a group of “females of color” in Salem, Massachusetts organized the first women’s antislavery society in the United States. Like most free black antislavery societies, the Salem organization addressed a variety of issues important to free blacks in [...]
