This date celebrates Gullah, an African-American language, mainly spoken along the Southeastern coast of the United States, especially on the Sea...
Category: Education
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Sat, 1600-08-26
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Sat, 1600-12-23
*The term African American is celebrated on this dates Registry.
In August of 2005, an Ethiopian-born activist named Abdulaziz Kamus...
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Tue, 1735-11-29
The birth of Francis Barber in 1735 is celebrated on this date. He was a Black slave who became a businessmen and educator.
Barber was...
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Tue, 1763-10-18
John Chavis, a Black educator was born on this date in 1763. He was born in North Carolina to a legally free family, which allowed him to pursue...
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Sat, 1795-09-26
This date marks the birth of Alexander Lucius Twilight in 1795. He was one of the the first Black college graduates in the United States.
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Tue, 1796-11-01
On this date in 1796, the first school for Blacks in America opened.
The African Free School was begun in New York City by the...
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Sun, 1814-11-06
William Wells Brown was born on this date in 1814. He was a Black antislavery lecturer, a groundbreaking novelist, a playwright, and a historian...
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Mon, 1816-12-16
William Cooper Nell, a Black lecturer, journalist, and historian was born on this date in 1816.
He was born in Boston to William and...
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Tue, 1818-07-21
*Charles L. Reason was born on this date in 1818. He was a Black mathematician, abolitionist and teacher.
Charles Lewis Reason was from...
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Tue, 1825-05-03
On this date in 1825, Laura Matilda Towne was born. She was a White American educator and abolitionist.
From Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,...
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Thu, 1826-02-16
*The birth of Martin Freeman in 1826 is celebrated on this date. He was a Black educator, and administrator.
From Rutland, Vermont,...
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Mon, 1828-12-08
Clinton Fisk was born on this date in 1828. He was a White American soldier, prohibitionist, businessman, and educator.
Born near the...
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Tue, 1833-03-26
On this date we celebrate the birth of Joseph Corbin, born in 1833. He was a Black teacher, editor, and the highest-ranking Black official in...
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Mon, 1833-09-02
*Oberlin College was founded on this date in 1833. It has one of the most revered African American history of any American college.
It is...
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Tue, 1835-03-10
*On this date in 1835, we celebrate the Noyes Academy in New Hampshire. In March of that year, twenty-eight Whites and fourteen Blacks commenced...
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Thu, 1837-03-23
Frances (Fanny) Jackson Coppin was born on this date in 1837. She was a Black school principal, church and civic leader, and one of the leading...
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Sat, 1837-05-27
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania was founded in 1837 on this date. Though not issuing degrees when founded, it is the oldest American...
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Thu, 1837-09-07
On this date, the Registry looks at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) in America.
At their beginning in the 1830s, the...
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Sat, 1840-09-12
The birth of Mary Jane Patterson in 1840 is celebrated on this date. She was a Black teacher.
Born in Raleigh, NC, Patterson was the...
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Wed, 1841-04-28
*The birth of Professor William H. Crogman in 1841 is celebrated on this date. He was an African American educator.
Born in the West...
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