*John Rankin was born on this date in 1793. He was an American minister and abolitionist with the...
Today in Black History
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Mon, 1793-02-04
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Tue, 1794-02-04
*This date marks the founding of the first Black Methodist Episcopal church in America in 1794.
This took place in Philadelphia, PA...
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Tue, 1794-02-04
*On this date in 1794 France abolished slavery. As a nation they had a lukewarm commitment to abolition. Under Napoleon they reestablished...
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Tue, 1851-02-04
*Ella Sheppard was born on this date in 1851. She was a Black musician, vocalist, and educator.
From Nashville, Tennessee her father,...
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Tue, 1913-02-04
*Rosa Parks was born on this date in 1913. She is an American civil rights activist.
Rosa McCauley grew up in Montgomery, Alabama and...
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Wed, 1948-02-04
*Frank Wills was born on this date in 1948. He was an African-American Security guard at the Watergate office complex in Washington D. C.
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Sat, 1989-02-04
*Nkosi Johnson was born this date in 1989. He was an African activist for AIDS; the Black face of the disease in South Africa.
At the...
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Thu, 1999-02-04
*On this date in 1999, Amadou Diallo was killed by four New York City police officers from the NYPD Street Crime Unit.
He was from the...
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Sat, 2006-02-04
*On this date in 2006 the first Black quarterback was inducted into the National Football league Hall of Fame.
Warren Moon, the former...