This Day in Quiztory

06.07_Happy 78th Birthday, Nikki Giovanni! 07.06.2021 1:02 ↓

#OTD Poet and activist Nikki Giovanni was born in Knoxville, TN.

06.04_Activist Angela Davis Was Acquitted 04.06.2021 1:17 ↓

#OTD Activist Angela Davis was acquitted of three capital felonies in connection with an armed takeover of a courtroom in Marin County, CA.

06.03_Happy Birthday, Curtis Mayfield! 03.06.2021 1:39 ↓

#OTD Recording artist and producer Curtis Mayfield was born in Chicago, IL.

06.02_The 99th Pursuit Squadron Made History 02.06.2021 1:38 ↓

#OTD The 99th Pursuit Squadron, the first black flying squadron, flew its first combat mission.

06.01_Activist Sojourner Truth 01.06.2021 1:42 ↓

#OTD Activist Sojourner Truth began devoting her life to women's rights and the abolition of slavery

05.31_Happy Birthday, Anthony Burns! 31.05.2021 0:59 ↓

#OTD Anthony Burns, an escaped slave whose capture under the Fugitive Slave Act led to protests in Boston, was born in Stafford County, VA

05.28_Willie Mays' First Major League Baseball Hit 28.05.2021 0:46 ↓

#OTD Willie Mays tallied his first career hit in Major League Baseball, a home run, three days after his debut with the New York Giants

05.27_Doris Miller's Naval Commendation 27.05.2021 0:59 ↓

#OTD Doris Miller was awarded a Navy Cross for his heroic actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was the first African American to receive that honor.

05.26_Althea Gibson Won The French Championships 26.05.2021 1:08 ↓

#OTD Tennis player Althea Gibson became the first African American to win a Grand Slam title with her victory at the French Championships

05.25_Performer Bill "Bojangles" Robinson 25.05.2021 1:00 ↓

#OTD Entertainer Bill "Bojangles" Robinson was born in Richmond, Virginia

05.24_Fugitive Slave Anthony Burns Arrested 24.05.2021 1:41 ↓

#OTD Anthony Burns, an escaped slave from Virginia, was arrested by U.S.Marshals under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.

05.21_Jazz Pianist Fats Waller 21.05.2021 1:19 ↓

#OTD Jazz pianist Fats Waller, widely known for his compositions Ain't Misbehavin' and Honeysuckle Rose, was born in New York, NY.

05.20_U.S. Navy Expanded Roles For African Americans 20.05.2021 1:20 ↓

#OTD The United States Navy expanded the roles for African American enlistees permitting them to serve in non-servant roles

05.19_Blanche Kelso Bruce 19.05.2021 1:18 ↓

#OTD Blanche Kelso Bruce was appointed Register of the United States Treasury

05.18_President Nixon Vs. The Congressional Black Caucus 18.05.2021 1:31 ↓

#OTD President Richard Nixon rejected recommendations presented to him by the newly named Congressional Black Caucus.

05.17_Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter_Cool Papa Bell 17.05.2021 1:05 ↓

#OTD Hall of fame baseball player James "Cool Papa" Bell was born in Starkville, MS

05.14_Kevin Ross_Arthur Ashe Chosen For Davis Cup 14.05.2021 0:58 ↓

#OTD Tennis champion Arthur Ashe was chosen as the first African American to play Davis Cup for the United States

05.13_Politician Sharon Sayles Belton 13.05.2021 1:28 ↓

Happy 70th birthday to Sharon Sayles Belton, the first female and first African American mayor of Minneapolis, MN.

05.12_Critic Albert Murray 12.05.2021 1:28 ↓

#OTD Literary and music critic Albert Murray was born in Nokomis, AL

05.11_Composer William Grant Still 11.05.2021 1:19 ↓

#OTD William Grant Still, known as the "Dean of African American composers," was born in Woodville, MS.

05.10_Apollo Theater's Walk of Fame 10.05.2021 1:09 ↓

#OTD The Apollo Theater unveiled its Walk of Fame in front of the famed theater on 125th Street in Harlem, NY.

05.07_SS George Washington Carver 07.05.2021 1:09 ↓

#OTD The SS George Washington Carver, the second Liberty Ship named for an African American, was launched in Richmond, CA.

05.06_LaTina Webb_Happy Birthday, Gabourey Sidibe! 06.05.2021 1:40 ↓

Happy 38th birthday to Academy Award nominated actress, Gabourey Sidibe!

05.05_The Chicago Defender 05.05.2021 1:21 ↓

#OTD Black-owned weekly periodical, The Chicago Defender, was founded by Robert Sengstacke Abbott

05.04_Ted Lange_Provident Hospital and Training School 04.05.2021 1:18 ↓

#OTD Provident Hospital and Training School, the first black owned hospital in the United States, opened on the south side of Chicago. Actor/director Ted Lange narrates.