On this date in 1854, fugitive slave Anthony Burns was returned to the South from Boston.
Born a slave in Virginia, Burns was 20 when he...
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Wed, 1854-05-24
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Wed, 1916-05-24
The Lincoln Motion Picture Company was founded on this date in 1916, the first movie company owned and controlled by Black filmmakers.
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Fri, 1918-05-24
On this date in 1918, Coleman Young, an African American politician, was born.
Coleman Alexander Young was Tuscaloosa, AL. His family...
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Sun, 1931-05-24
Otis Blackwell’s birth in 1931 is celebrated on this date. He was an African American songwriter and musician.
He was born in Brooklyn...
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Fri, 1935-05-24
*Valerie Capers was born on this date in 1935. She is an African American musician and educator.
Valerie Capers was born in New York...
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Mon, 1943-05-24
The birth of Harold “Happy” Hairston in 1943 is celebrated on this date. He was an African American basketball player.
“Happy” Hairston...
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Tue, 1955-05-24
On this date in 1955, the first integrated American casino, the Moulin Rouge, opened in Las Vegas.
Built by three White men, Louis Rubin...
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Wed, 1967-05-24
*Heavy D was born on this date in 1967. He was an African American Hip Hop/Rap artist.
Born Dwight Arrington Myers in Mandeville, Jamaica...