Tuesday, Oct. 15th in Black History: 1) John Brown, an abolitionist whom took direct action to free slaves by force, led a raid on Harpers Ferry, 1859. His way of freeing slaves was the most dramatic way of abolitionist impact ever seen. 2) U.S. Supreme Court declared Civil Rights Act of 1875 unconstitutional, 1883 3) Alabama Penny Savings Bank organized in Birmingham, 1890 4) The 1st significant group of Black officers is commissioned by the U.S. Army, 1917 5) The Sickle Cell Disease Research Foundation opens in Los Angeles, providing education, screening, counseling, and research in the genetic disease that affects over 50,000 individuals, mostly African Americans, 1957 6) Wyomia Tyus becomes the 1st black person to win a gold medal in the 100 meter race in two consecutive Olympiads, 1968 7) National Guard mobilized to restore order in Boston school busing crisis, 1974 8- Judge Clarence Thomas is confirmed as the 106th associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, its 2nd African-American, 1991 9) African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela and South African President F.W. de Klerk are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their work to end apartheid and laying the foundations for a democratic South Africa, 1993
Posted on: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 21:30:22 +0000
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