An outline of Double Dutch is celebrated on this date's Registry. Double Dutch is historically a jump rope game played originated by Black...
Category: Sports/Outdoors
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Sat, 1600-10-21
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Wed, 1750-03-04
On this date Chicago celebrates DuSable Day, the 1750 birth of Jean-Baptist-Point Du Sable. He was a Black pioneer, trader, and founder of the...
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Fri, 1763-08-05
*William Richmond was born on this date in 1763. He was a Black boxer.
From (Cuckold's Town) near, Richmond, VA, he moved to Staten...
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Mon, 1770-11-12
The birth of York in 1770 is celebrated on this date. He was a Black slave and explorer.
York was born in Caroline County, Virginia. He...
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Tue, 1784-03-23
Tom Molineaux, a Black boxer was born on this date in 1784.
Born a slave in Georgetown, Virginia, he began boxing other slaves while...
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Fri, 1785-07-29
*The birth of Jean Louis in 1785 is celebrated on this date. He was a Black French fencer and teacher.
From Haiti, Louis was arguably...
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Fri, 1798-04-06
James Pierson Beckwourth was born on this date in 1798. He was a Black explorer who played a major role in the early discovery and settlement of...
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Fri, 1802-08-20
On this date we celebrate the birth of George Bonga in 1802. He was a Black fur trader and trapper.
Born near Duluth, Minnesota, he was...
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Thu, 1805-01-24
*The birth of Allen Light in 1805 is celebrated on this date. He was a Black sea mariner.
Born in Philadelphia he arrived in Santa...
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Sun, 1853-03-20
*George Godfrey was born on this date in 1853. He was a Black Canadian boxer.
From the Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.)...
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Wed, 1854-06-14
*The birth of Nat Love in 1854 is celebrated on this date. He was an African American Pullman porter, and cowboy.
Born on his master’s...
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Thu, 1858-07-15
The Registry looks briefly at Blacks and major league baseball (MLB) on this date.
Black history in the MLB has been filled with many...
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Tue, 1861-04-16
This date marks the birth of Isaac Burns Murphy in 1861. He was a Black jockey and Horse Racing legend.
Isaac Burns Murphy was part of...
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Wed, 1861-07-03
On this date in 1861, Peter Jackson was born. He was an African American boxer.
The "Black Prince,” a heavyweight, was from the West...
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Wed, 1866-08-08
*Matthew Henson was born on this date in 1866. He was an African American explorer and member of the 1909 expedition with American explorer...
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Sun, 1869-11-14
*African American contributions in professional American football are many. We show a lengthy legacy directly reflecting United States society...
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Sun, 1870-01-16
Willie Simms was born on this date in 1870. He was an African American horse jockey.
Born near Augusta, GA, Simms began racing in 1887,...
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Fri, 1870-04-08
*With the week of the Masters Golf Tournament underway, African American history in American golf is remembered on this date. Beginning with...
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Fri, 1870-07-29
On this date in 1870, George Dixon was born. He was an African Canadian boxer.
Nicknamed Little Chocolate, Dixon was from Africville,...
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Mon, 1870-12-05
William Pickett was born on this date in 1870. He was a legendary cowboy of Black and Indian descent.
Bill Pickett, the second of 13...
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