Black History 365
Frank Robinson at 52 Years: The First Black Manager in Major League Baseball
Fifty-two years ago today, the Cleveland Indians named Frank Robinson manager — the first Black manager in MLB history. He…
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Black History 365
Thurgood Marshall at 59: The Lawyer Who Carried a Briefcase Into Jim Crow’s Courtroom
Fifty-nine years ago today, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first Black Supreme Court justice. Before that, he won…
Black History 365
The Archbishop Who Threatened to Excommunicate Segregationists
On September 21, 1947, an archbishop told 700 white parents: fight school integration and face excommunication. Seven years before Brown…
Black History 365
68 Years Ago Today, MLK Was Stabbed at a Harlem Book Signing
Sixty-eight years ago today, a 29-year-old Martin Luther King Jr. was nearly killed at a Harlem book signing — a…
Black History 365
BH365: Born Today in 1921 — Constance Baker Motley, the Lawyer Who Desegregated Schools Before She Ever Wore a Robe
Born Sept. 14, 1921, Constance Baker Motley authored the complaint that ended school segregation and became the first Black woman…
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Rope Found Outside Atlanta Black History Museum Amid Mississippi Hangings
Rope found outside Atlanta’s APEX Museum raises racial concerns, days after two men were found hanging in Mississippi.