This Day in Quiztory

10.01_The Jerry Rescue 01.10.2020 1:15 ↓

Today we commemorate the Jerry Rescue, an event where abolitionist freed an escaped slave who had been arrested in Syracuse, NY under the Fugitive Slave Law

09.30_James Meredith Integrated Ole Miss 30.09.2020 1:16 ↓

Today we celebrate activist James Meredith, the first African American to attend the University of Mississippi

09.29_NBA Trailblazer Chuck Cooper 29.09.2020 0:51 ↓

Today we celebrate Chuck Cooper, the first African American to be drafted by an NBA team

09.28_Legendary Jazz Musician Miles Davis 28.09.2020 1:04 ↓

Today we celebrate the life and legacy of jazz musician Miles Davis

09.25_Union Navy Admitted African Americans To Serve 25.09.2020 1:09 ↓

#OTD in 1861, the Union Navy admitted the first African American sailors to serve during the Civil War

09.24_The Little Rock Nine Integrated Central High School 24.09.2020 1:19 ↓

Today we shine a spotlight on the Little Rock Nine. Nine black students who integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas

09.23_Happy Birthday, Ray Charles! 23.09.2020 1:16 ↓

Today we wish a happy heavenly birthday to Grammy Award winning singer and songwriter Ray Charles

09.22_Abraham Lincoln Announces The Emancipation Proclamation 22.09.2020 1:13 ↓

#OTD in 1862, President Abraham Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation that would eventually free slaves within the rebellious states

09.21_Remembering FloJo 21.09.2020 1:06 ↓

Today we salute the fastest woman of all time, Florence Griffith-Joyner.

09.18_Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson 18.09.2020 1:31 ↓

Today we celebrate Secretary Ben Carson on his 69th birthday.

09.17_Vanessa L. Williams, The First Black Miss America 17.09.2020 1:31 ↓

Today we celebrate singer and actor Vanessa L Williams, who is also the first black woman to be crowned Miss America

09.16_Sketch Comedy Series "In Living Color" 16.09.2020 0:54 ↓

Today we share some background on the groundbreaking sketch comedy series "In Living Color"

09.15_Four Little Girls 15.09.2020 1:07 ↓

Today we remember the four little girls murdered in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, AL

09.14_Opera Singer Leontyne Price 14.09.2020 1:10 ↓

Today we celebrate opera soprano Leontyne Price

09.11_Duke Ellington's High Honor 11.09.2020 1:17 ↓

Bandleader Duke Ellington received the Spingarn Medal, the NAACP's highest honor

09.10_"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" 10.09.2020 1:11 ↓

#OTD - "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" premiered on NBC

09.09_Tennis Champion Arthur Ashe 09.09.2020 0:45 ↓

Today we celebrate tennis champion Arthur Ashe, the first African American to win the U.S. Open Men's Singles Title

09.08_Activist Ruby Bridges 08.09.2020 1:00 ↓

Today we celebrate activist Ruby Bridges who desegregated her Louisiana elementary school in 1960

09.07_Painter Jacob Lawrence 07.09.2020 1:07 ↓

Today we celebrate painter Jacob Lawrence on what would be his 103rd birthday.

09.04_Happy Birthday, Damon Wayans! 04.09.2020 1:20 ↓

Today we celebrate actor and comedian Damon Wayans on his 60th birthday!

09.03_Television Executive Johnathan Rodgers 03.09.2020 1:15 ↓

Today we celebrate longtime television executive Johnathan Rodgers who, at one time, was the highest ranking African American in network television

09.02_Pioneering Judge Joseph W. Hatchett 02.09.2020 1:10 ↓

Today we shine a spotlight on Judge Joseph W. Hatchett, Florida's first black Supreme Court Justice.

09.01_Pioneering Dentist Robert Tanner Freeman 01.09.2020 1:02 ↓

Today we celebrate pioneering dentist Robert Tanner Freeman, the first African American dental college graduate in the U.S.

08.31_Pioneering Banker William Hudgins 31.08.2020 1:16 ↓

Today we remember pioneering banker William Hudgins, the first president of Freedom National Bank, who died on this day in 2007 at the age of 100

08.28_Anniversary of "I Have A Dream" 28.08.2020 1:21 ↓

Today we look back on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech delivered 57 years ago during the March on Washington