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On this day in Black history: NJ abolishes slavery, first Black orchestra conductor and more
On this day in Black history February 15:
— In 1804 “an act for the gradual abolition of slavery” was passed in New …
On this day in Black history: Baseball’s Negro National League, first all-Black pro basketball team and more
On this day in Black history February 13:
— In 1907 Wendell P. Dabney established The Union which became the l…
On this day in Black history: First Black space walker, first Black Nat’l Book Award winner and more
On this day in Black history February 9:
— In 1953 author Ralph Ellison became the first Black writer to win the N…
On this day in Black history: Orangeburg Massacre, first Black White House news conference reporter and more
On this day in Black history February 8:
— In 1944 Harry S. McAlpin a journalist from St. Louis Missouri became…
On this day in Black history: Egg beater patent, first Black Harvard Law Review president and more
On this day in Black history February 5:
— In 1884 Willis Johnson patented his mechanical egg beater. The invent…