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154 155 156 157<div id="login-popup" class="modal fade popup-small" tabindex="-1" role="dialog"> 158 <div id="LoginPopup_modal" class="modal-dialog modal-sm" role="document"> 159 <div id="ajax-modal-login" class="modal-content" role="form" novalidate="novalidate"> 160 <div class="modal-header bg-warning"> 161 <div class="pull-right"> 162 <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"><span aria-hidden="true">×</span></button> 163 </div> 164 <div class="header-label-container"> 165 Blackfacts Login 166 </div> 167 </div> 168 <div class="modal-body"> 169 <div class="row btn-anon"> 170 <div class="col-sm-12"> 171 172 <div id="LoginPopup_social" data-wakanda-widget-type="content"> 173 174 <div class="widget-content"><p><span style="color: #993300;"><strong>Login to BlackFacts.com</strong></span> using your favorite Social Media Login. Click the appropriate button below and you will be redirected to your Social Media Website for confirmation and then back to Blackfacts.com once successful.</p></div> 175 </div> 176 <hr /> 177 <div class="form-group"> 178 <div class="validation-summary-valid validation-summary-social alert"></div> 179 </div> 180 </div> 181 <div class="col-md-6 col-trim-right"> 182 <button name="provider" class="btn btn-sm btn-social-join btn-icon btn-facebook" type="button" value="Facebook"> 183 <div class="icon32"></div><span>Login with Facebook</span> 184 </button> 185 </div> 186 <div class="col-md-6 col-trim-left"> 187 <button name="provider" class="btn btn-sm btn-social-join btn-icon btn-twitter" type="button" value="Twitter"> 188 <div class="icon32"></div><span>Login with Twitter</span> 189 </button> 190 </div> 191 <div class="col-sm-12"> 192 <hr /> 193 194 <div id="LoginPopup_local" data-wakanda-widget-type="content"> 195 196 <div class="widget-content"><p>Enter the email address and password you used to join BlackFacts.com. If you cannot remember your login information, click the “Forgot Password” link to reset your password.</p></div> 197 </div> 198 <div class="form-group"> 199 <div class="validation-summary-valid validation-summary-local alert alert-danger" data-valmsg-summary="true"><ul><li style="display:none"></li> 200</ul></div> 201 </div> 202 </div> 203 <div class="col-md-6 col-sm-12 col-trim-right"> 204 <div class="form-group margin-bottom-0"> 205 <div class="input-group input-group-sm"> 206 <input autocomplete="off" class="form-control" data-val="true" data-val-maxlength="Your email address must be shorter than 128 characters" data-val-maxlength-max="128" data-val-regex="Please enter a complete email address" data-val-regex-pattern="^[a-zA-Z0-9.!#$%&â*+/=?^_`{|}~-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9-]+(?:\.[a-zA-Z0-9-]+)+$" data-val-required="Please enter your email address." id="ajax-login-email" name="AjaxEmail" placeholder="Enter Your Email" type="text" value="" /> 207 <span class="input-group-addon"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></span> 208 </div> 209 </div> 210 </div> 211 <div class="col-md-6 col-sm-12 col-trim-left"> 212 <div class="form-group margin-bottom-0"> 213 <div class="input-group input-group-sm"> 214 <input class="form-control" data-val="true" data-val-maxlength="Your Password must be no longer than 30 characters" data-val-maxlength-max="30" data-val-required="Please enter your password." id="ajax-login-password" name="AjaxPassword" placeholder="Enter Your Password" type="password" />
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Nine Black students started Little Rock high school, 1957</h4> 1108 </a> 1109 <div class="fotd-event-summary fact-card-event-summary"> 1110 <a href='/fact/nine-black-students-started-little-rock-high-school-1957' ><p>Nine Black students started Little Rock high school, 1957</p></a> 1111 1112 </div> 1113 <div> 1114 <a class="read" href='/fact/nine-black-students-started-little-rock-high-school-1957'>Read More »</a> 1115 </div> 1116 </div> 1117 </div> 1118 </div> 1119 <div class="row margin-lr--12"> 1120 <div class="col-xs-12 media-box-source fact-card-source"> 1121 <a target="_blank" href='https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/ContentSource/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/48de9539-f21c-4931-88bf-25255a4d11c4/https%3A%2F%2Fblackfacts.com'><em>Source: Blackfacts.com</em></a> 1122 </div> 1123 <div class="col-xs-12 brought fact-card-brought"> 1124 1125 <a href='https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/Sponsor/becbe15c-72a7-4130-b8db-a12eaf26b3ab/48de9539-f21c-4931-88bf-25255a4d11c4/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nyu.edu' target="_blank">This Black Fact was brought to you by <b>New York University</b><img src="https://cdn.blackfacts.net/uploads/blackfacts/sponsors/logos/24x24/nyu-logo.jpg" height="24" /></a> 1126 1127</div> 1128 </div> 1129 </div> 1130 1131 1132 <div class='fact-card fact-main fact-anchor' data-factslug='saint-paul-s-college-of-virginia-1888' data-edit-slug='saint-paul-s-college-of-virginia-1888'> 1133 <div class="row no-margin"> 1134 <div class="col-xs-4 no-padding"> 1135 <div class="fact-img text-center fact-card-img"> 1136 <a href="/fact/saint-paul-s-college-of-virginia-1888"> 1137 <img class="img-responsive summary-event-image" src="https://cdn.blackfacts.net/uploads/blackfacts/facts/www.blackpast.org/files/blackpast_images/bricklaying_class__st__paul_s_college__1958.jpg" /> 1138 </a> 1139 <div class="share-option"> 1140 <ul class="list-inline date fact-actions"> 1141 <li title='see other Facts for Sep 24'><a href='/facts/9/24'><i class="fa fa-calendar"></i> Sep 24, 1888</a></li> 1142 </ul> 1143 <ul class="list-inline fact-actions"> 1144 <li title="save to My Fave Facts"><a href="#" class="saveLink"><i class="fa fa-heart"></i><span class="hidden-xs">fave</span></a></li> 1145 <li title="like this Fact"><a href="#" data-fact-factuid='3796ed67-8ef0-42d1-97b3-eed0019f12c2' class="likeLink"><i class="far fa-thumbs-up"></i><span class="hidden-xs">like</span></a></li> 1146 <li title="click the buttons below to share on your favorite social network"><span class="fodlist"><div id="contents_FodList_facts_a2a_1_a2a_1" class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 a2a_default_style" data-a2a-title="Saint Paulâs College of Virginia (1888-- )" data-a2a-url="https://blackfacts.com/fact/saint-paul-s-college-of-virginia-1888"> 1147 <a class="a2a_dd" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share"></a> 1148</div><span class="hidden-xs">share</span></span></li> 1149 </ul> 1150 </div> 1151 </div> 1152 </div> 1153 <div class="col-xs-8 no-padding"> 1154 <div class="fact-content fact-card-content"> 1155 <a href='/fact/saint-paul-s-college-of-virginia-1888'> 1156 <h4 class="summary-event-title fact-card-event-title" >1888 - Saint Paulâs College of Virginia (1888-- )</h4> 1157 </a> 1158 <div class="fotd-event-summary fact-card-event-summary"> 1159 <a href='/fact/saint-paul-s-college-of-virginia-1888' ><p>Saint Paulâs College of Virginia is a private college located in Lawrenceville, Virginia. The college was founded on September 24, 1888, by James Solomon Russell, a newly-ordained deacon
1159in the Protestant Episcopal Church. He became the first principal of the institution, which in 1890 was incorporated as the Saint Paulâs Normal and Industrial School by the Virginia Assembly. On the first day of class in 1888, the school had fewer than a dozen students in attendance. Russell remained principal of Saint Paulâs Normal until his retirement forty years later in 1928.</p><p>Russell argued that a school was needed to train African American teachers in Virginia and across the South. Although a number of other black colleges had been founded with the same mission, Russell believed that more institutions were needed to carry on this work and that the Episcopal Church should support this endeavor.  </p><p>Despite the early desire to train teachers, Saint Pauls earliest students were in enrolled in what was essentially a vocational high school that taught basic skills and trades. A collegiate department of teacher training was finally established in 1922 and accredited by the Virginia State Board of Education in 1926. From that point Saint Paulâs Normal and Industrial School trained teachers for the segregated schools of Virginia as well as the neighboring states of Maryland and North Carolina.  </p><p>In 1941 the institution adopted a new name, St. Pauls Polytechnic Institute, when the state granted it the authority to offer a four-year program. The first bachelors degrees were awarded in 1944. By 1957 the institution adopted its present name, Saint Pauls College of Virginia, to reflect its liberal arts and teacher education curricula.  </p><p>Saint Paulâs is a predominately African American college but it is now open to all races. As of September 2009 it had an enrollment of 681 students. St. Pauls College offers degrees in liberal arts, social sciences, education, business, mathematics and natural sciences. It also maintains the</p></a> 1160 <div class="bottom_fade"></div> 1161 </div> 1162 <div> 1163 <a class="read" href='/fact/saint-paul-s-college-of-virginia-1888'>Read More »</a> 1164 </div> 1165 </div> 1166 </div> 1167 </div> 1168 <div class="row margin-lr--12"> 1169 <div class="col-xs-12 media-box-source fact-card-source"> 1170 <a target="_blank" href='https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/ContentSource/de2ecbf0-5aa4-45ce-bbf9-9a6ac45f6ac8/48de9539-f21c-4931-88bf-25255a4d11c4/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackpast.org%2F'><em>Source: Black Past</em></a> 1171 </div> 1172 1173 </div> 1174 </div> 1175 1176 1177 <div class='fact-card fact-main fact-anchor' data-factslug='national-black-convention' data-edit-slug='national-black-convention'> 1178 <div class="row no-margin"> 1179 <div class="col-xs-4 no-padding"> 1180 <div class="fact-img text-center fact-card-img"> 1181 1182 <div class="share-option"> 1183 <ul class="list-inline date fact-actions"> 1184 <li title='see other Facts for Sep 24'><a href='/facts/9/24'><i class="fa fa-calendar"></i> Sep 24, 1883</a></li> 1185 </ul> 1186 <ul class="list-inline fact-actions"> 1187 <li title="save to My Fave Facts"><a href="#" class="saveLink"><i class="fa fa-heart"></i><span class="hidden-xs">fave</span></a></li> 1188 <li title="like this Fact"><a href="#" data-fact-factuid='deaef6ca-8632-4ed9-a02f-068df51fa976' class="likeLink"><i class="far fa-thumbs-up"></i><span class="hidden-xs">like</span></a></li> 1189 <li title="click the buttons below to share on your favorite social network"><span class="fodlist"><div id="contents_FodList_facts_a2a_2_a2a_2" class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 a2a_default_style" data-a2a-title="National Black convention" data-a2a-url="https://blackfacts.com/fact/national-black-convention"> 1190 <a class="a2a_dd" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share"></a> 1191</div><span class="hidden-xs">share</span></span></li> 1192 </ul> 1193 </div> 1194 </div> 1195 </div> 1196 <div class="col-xs-8 no-padding"> 1197 <div class="fact-content fact-card-content"> 1198 <a href='/fact/national-black-convention'> 1199 <h4 class="summary-event-title fact-card-event-title" >1883 - National Black convention</h4> 1200 </a> 1201 <div class="fotd-event-summary fact-card-event-summary"> 1202 <a href='/fact/national-black-convention' ><p>National Black convention met in Louisville, Kentucky.</p></a> 1203 1204 </div> 1205 <div> 1206 <a class="read" href='/fact/national-black-convention'>Read More »</a> 1207 </div> 1208 </div> 1209 </div> 1210 </div> 1211 <div class="row margin-lr--12"> 1212 <div class="col-xs-12 media-box-source fact-card-source"> 1213 <a target="_blank" href='https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/ContentSource/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/48de9539-f21c-4931-88bf-25255a4d11c4/https%3A%2F%2Fblackfacts.com'><em>Source: Blackfacts.com</em></a> 1214 </div> 1215 1216 </div> 1217 </div> 1218 1219 1220 <div class='fact-card fact-main fact-anchor' data-factslug='cardiss-robertson-collins-elected-the-u-s-house-of-representatives-born' data-edit-slug='cardiss-robertson-collins-elected-the-u-s-house-of-representatives-born'> 1221 <div class="row no-margin"> 1222 <div class="col-xs-4 no-padding"> 1223 <div class="fact-img text-center fact-card-img"> 1224 1225 <div class="share-option"> 1226 <ul class="list-inline date fact-actions"> 1227 <li title='see other Facts for Sep 24'><a href='/facts/9/24'><i class="fa fa-calendar"></i> Sep 24, 1931</a></li> 1228 </ul> 1229 <ul class="list-inline fact-actions"> 1230 <li title="save to My Fave Facts"><a href="#" class="saveLink"><i class="fa fa-heart"></i><span class="hidden-xs">fave</span></a></li> 1231 <li title="like this Fact"><a href="#" data-fact-factuid='f3cb8516-49a3-4c93-8bcd-624dc1eca4eb' class="likeLink"><i class="far fa-thumbs-up"></i><span class="hidden-xs">like</span></a></li> 1232 <li title="click the buttons below to share on your favorite social network"><span class="fodlist"><div id="contents_FodList_facts_a2a_3_a2a_3" class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 a2a_default_style" data-a2a-title="Cardiss Robertson Collins, elected the U.S. House of Representatives, born" data-a2a-url="https://blackfacts.com/fact/cardiss-robertson-collins-elected-the-u-s-house-of-representatives-born"> 1233 <a class="a2a_dd" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share"></a> 1234</div><span class="hidden-xs">share</span></span></li> 1235 </ul> 1236 </div> 1237 </div> 1238 </div> 1239 <div class="col-xs-8 no-padding"> 1240 <div class="fact-content fact-card-content"> 1241 <a href='/fact/cardiss-robertson-collins-elected-the-u-s-house-of-representatives-born'> 1242 <h4 class="summary-event-title fact-card-event-title" >1931 - Cardiss Robertson Collins, elected the U.S. House of Representatives, born</h4> 1243 </a> 1244 <div class="fotd-event-summary fact-card-event-summary"> 1245 <a href='/fact/cardiss-robertson-collins-elected-the-u-s-house-of-representatives-born' ><p>Cardiss Robertson Collins, elected the U.S. House of Representatives, born</p></a> 1246 1247 </div> 1248 <div> 1249 <a class="read" href='/fact/cardiss-robertson-collins-elected-the-u-s-house-of-representatives-born'>Read More »</a> 1250 </div> 1251 </div> 1252 </div> 1253 </div> 1254 <div class="row margin-lr--12"> 1255 <div class="col-xs-12 media-box-source fact-card-source"> 1256 <a target="_blank" href='https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/ContentSource/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/48de9539-f21c-4931-88bf-25255a4d11c4/https%3A%2F%2Fblackfacts.com'><em>Source: Blackfacts.com</em></a> 1257 </div> 1258 1259 </div> 1260 </div> 1261 1262 1263 <div class='fact-card fact-main fact-anchor' data-factslug='winters-lawrence-1915-1965' data-edit-slug='winters-lawrence-1915-1965'> 1264 <div class="row no-margin"> 1265 <div class="col-xs-4 no-padding"> 1266 <div class="fact-img text-center fact-card-img"> 1267 <a href="/fact/winters-lawrence-1915-1965"> 1268 <img class="img-responsive summary-event-image" src="https://cdn.blackfacts.net/uploads/blackfacts/facts/www.blackpast.org/files/lawrence_winters_1.png" /> 1269 </a> 1270 <div class="share-option"> 1271 <ul class="list-inline date fact-actions"> 1272 <li title='see other Facts for Sep 24'><a href='/facts/9/24'><i class="fa fa-calendar"></i> Sep 24, 1965</a></li> 1273 </ul> 1274 <ul class="list-inline fact-actions"> 1275 <li title="save to My Fave Facts"><a href="#" class="saveLink"><i class="fa fa-heart"></i><span class="hidden-xs">fave</span></a></li> 1276 <li title="like this Fact"><a href="#" data-fact-factuid='c5a63426-a3e0-4776-b84f-9e48a57401f2' class="likeLink"><i class="far fa-thumbs-up"></i><span class="hidden-xs">like</span></a></li> 1277 <li title="click the buttons below to share on your favorite social network"><span class="fodlist"><div id="contents_FodList_facts_a2a_4_a2a_4" class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 a2a_default_style" data-a2a-title="Winters, Lawrence (1915â1965)" data-a2a-url="https://blackfacts.com/fact/winters-lawrence-1915-1965"> 1278 <a class="a2a_dd" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share"></a> 1279</div><span class="hidden-xs">share</span></span></li> 1280 </ul> 1281 </div> 1282 </div> 1283 </div> 1284 <div class="col-xs-8 no-padding"> 1285 <div class="fact-content fact-card-content"> 1286 <a href='/fact/winters-lawrence-1915-1965'> 1287 <h4 class="summary-event-title fact-card-event-title" >1965 - Winters, Lawrence (1915â1965)</h4> 1288 </a> 1289 <div class="fotd-event-summary fact-card-event-summary"> 1290 <a href='/fact/winters-lawrence-1915-1965' ><p>Lawrence Winters was born Lawrence Whisonant on November 12, 1915, in Kings Creek, South Carolina, one of three sons of Eliza Whisonant (née Smith) and Marion Frank Whisonant, a farmer. He took private voice lessons before entering Howard University where he was coached by the distinguished African American baritone Todd Duncan, and graduated with a degree in music in 1941. Winters was Duncanâs understudy for the role of Porgy in the 1942 Broadway revival of George Gershwinâs Porgy and Bess. During the turbulent years of World War II, he was an Army sergeant serving stateside at Fort Huachuca where his bass-baritone voice was put to good use on ceremonial occasions. In January 1943, he sang at President Franklin D. Rooseveltâs birthday ball and in June of that year married Aida B. Alston in New York City. </p><p>New opportunities opened in the post-World War II era. Wintersâs first big break occurred in 1946 when he starred in the Broadway musical Call Me Mister which garnered him national acclaim. His inaugural recital at New Yorkâs Town Hall in 1947 was eclipsed by his performances as the first black singer in the New York City Opera (NYCO) starting with Aida in 1948, followed by roles in, among others, William Grant Stillâs Troubled Land, Offenbachâs The Tales of Hoffman, Bizetâs Carmen, Menottiâs Amahl and the Night Visitors, Mozartâs The Marriage of Figaro, and Pucciniâs La bo
1290hème. In between NYCO engagements, he concertized in the West Indies, Central America, Brazil, and Europe where he launched his international tours in Berlin in 1949 and joined the Royal Swedish Opera in 1950. One reporter recalled: “Winters was a tall, handsome man who strode impressively across the operatic and Broadway stagesâ¦. (He) received widespread acclaim from music critics and thunderous ovations from his audiences.” A Swiss critic observed: “To a German-speaking singer, who struggles with difficulties of declamation and other imperfections, one could not recommend a better model than this Negro baritone, who feels so much at home</p></a> 1291 <div class="bottom_fade"></div> 1292 </div> 1293 <div> 1294 <a class="read" href='/fact/winters-lawrence-1915-1965'>Read More »</a> 1295 </div> 1296 </div> 1297 </div> 1298 </div> 1299 <div class="row margin-lr--12"> 1300 <div class="col-xs-12 media-box-source fact-card-source"> 1301 <a target="_blank" href='https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/ContentSource/de2ecbf0-5aa4-45ce-bbf9-9a6ac45f6ac8/48de9539-f21c-4931-88bf-25255a4d11c4/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackpast.org%2F'><em>Source: Black Past</em></a> 1302 </div> 1303 1304 </div> 1305 </div> 1306 1307 1308 <div class='fact-card fact-main fact-anchor' data-factslug='japanese-prime-minister-insults-blacks' data-edit-slug='japanese-prime-minister-insults-blacks'> 1309 <div class="row no-margin"> 1310 <div class="col-xs-4 no-padding"> 1311 <div class="fact-img text-center fact-card-img"> 1312 1313 <div class="share-option"> 1314 <ul class="list-inline date fact-actions"> 1315 <li title='see other Facts for Sep 24'><a href='/facts/9/24'><i class="fa fa-calendar"></i> Sep 24, 1986</a></li> 1316 </ul> 1317 <ul class="list-inline fact-actions"> 1318 <li title="save to My Fave Facts"><a href="#" class="saveLink"><i class="fa fa-heart"></i><span class="hidden-xs">fave</span></a></li> 1319 <li title="like this Fact"><a href="#" data-fact-factuid='99c16c78-5dd5-4ed9-84b2-ce9cee4a1eb4' class="likeLink"><i class="far fa-thumbs-up"></i><span class="hidden-xs">like</span></a></li> 1320 <li title="click the buttons below to share on your favorite social network"><span class="fodlist"><div id="contents_FodList_facts_a2a_5_a2a_5" class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 a2a_default_style" data-a2a-title="Japanese Prime Minister Insults Blacks" data-a2a-url="https://blackfacts.com/fact/japanese-prime-minister-insults-blacks"> 1321 <a class="a2a_dd" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share"></a> 1322</div><span class="hidden-xs">share</span></span></li> 1323 </ul> 1324 </div> 1325 </div> 1326 </div> 1327 <div class="col-xs-8 no-padding"> 1328 <div class="fact-content fact-card-content"> 1329 <a href='/fact/japanese-prime-minister-insults-blacks'> 1330 <h4 class="summary-event-title fact-card-event-title" >1986 - Japanese Prime Minister Insults Blacks</h4> 1331 </a> 1332 <div class="fotd-event-summary fact-card-event-summary"> 1333 <a href='/fact/japanese-prime-minister-insults-blacks' ><p>Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone said the United States intelligence levels are lower than those in Japan because of African Americans, Hispanics and Puerto Ricans. Nakasone later apologized saying his remarks were misinterpreted.</p></a> 1334 1335 </div> 1336 <div> 1337 <a class="read" href='/fact/japanese-prime-minister-insults-blacks'>Read More »</a> 1338 </div> 1339 </div> 1340 </div> 1341 </div> 1342 <div class="row margin-lr--12"> 1343 <div class="col-xs-12 media-box-source fact-card-source"> 1344 <a target="_blank" href='https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/ContentSource/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/48de9539-f21c-4931-88bf-25255a4d11c4/https%3A%2F%2Fblackfacts.com'><em>Source: Blackfacts.com</em></a> 1345 </div> 1346 <div class="col-xs-12 brought fact-card-brought"> 1347 1348 <a href='https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/Sponsor/05f41a69-179a-47bc-8508-7c9d7a53954a/48de9539-f21c-4931-88bf-25255a4d11c4/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.maah.org%20' target="_blank">This Black Fact was brought to you by <b>Museum of African American History in Massachusetts</b><img src="https://cdn.blackfacts.net/uploads/blackfacts/sponsors/logos/24x24/maah-logo.jpg" height="24" /></a> 1349 1350</div> 1351 </div> 1352 </div> 1353 1354 1355 <div class='fact-card fact-main fact-anchor' data-factslug='frances-watkins-harper-writer-born' data-edit-slug='frances-watkins-harper-writer-born'> 1356 <div class="row no-margin"> 1357 <div class="col-xs-4 no-padding"> 1358 <div class="fact-img text-center fact-card-img"> 1359 1360 <div class="share-option"> 1361 <ul class="list-inline date fact-actions"> 1362 <li title='see other Facts for Sep 24'><a href='/facts/9/24'><i class="fa fa-calendar"></i> Sep 24, 1825</a></li> 1363 </ul> 1364 <ul class="list-inline fact-actions"> 1365 <li title="save to My Fave Facts"><a href="#" class="saveLink"><i class="fa fa-heart"></i><span class="hidden-xs">fave</span></a></li> 1366 <li title="like this Fact"><a href="#" data-fact-factuid='0bc79c3e-20dd-4620-9760-cf823cba560d' class="likeLink"><i class="far fa-thumbs-up"></i><span class="hidden-xs">like</span></a></li> 1367 <li title="click the buttons below to share on your favorite social network"><span class="fodlist"><div id="contents_FodList_facts_a2a_6_a2a_6" class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 a2a_default_style" data-a2a-title="Frances Watkins Harper, writer born" data-a2a-url="https://blackfacts.com/fact/frances-watkins-harper-writer-born"> 1368 <a class="a2a_dd" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share"></a> 1369</div><span class="hidden-xs">share</span></span></li> 1370 </ul> 1371 </div> 1372 </div> 1373 </div> 1374 <div class="col-xs-8 no-padding"> 1375 <div class="fact-content fact-card-content"> 1376 <a href='/fact/frances-watkins-harper-writer-born'> 1377 <h4 class="summary-event-title fact-card-event-title" >1825 - Frances Watkins Harper, writer born</h4> 1378 </a> 1379 <div class="fotd-event-summary fact-card-event-summary"> 1380 <a href='/fact/frances-watkins-harper-writer-born' ><p>Frances Ellen Watkins Harper </p><p>WRITER </p><p>Birthplace: Baltimore Maryland </p><p>September 24,1825- February 22,1911 </p><p>Frances was born to free black parents who died when she was three years old. At</p><p> age 13, she did domestic work for a family who let her use their library. Soon she</p><p>began to write her own poetry and in 1854 her collection of verse and prose, Forest</p><p>Leaves, was published. </p><p>When she moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to teach in the early 1850s, she joined the fight against</p><p>slavery with her writings. As she became more involved in the anti-slavery movement, she became an</p><p>effective speaker whose sense of humor could draw large audiences. In 1854, she toured Canada and her</p><p>writings appeared frequently in the Provincial Freeman, an antislavery newspaper. In 1859, she became</p><p>the first Black American to publish a short story, The Two Officers. Her novel, Iola Leroy or Shadows</p><p>Uplifted, which was published in 1892, made her the second Black woman to have a novel published in</p><p>the United States.</p></a> 1381 <div class="bottom_fade"></div> 1382 </div> 1383 <div> 1384 <a class="read" href='/fact/frances-watkins-harper-writer-born'>Read More »</a> 1385 </div> 1386 </div> 1387 </div> 1388 </div> 1389 <div class="row margin-lr--12"> 1390 <div class="col-xs-12 media-box-source fact-card-source"> 1391 <a target="_blank" href='https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/ContentSource/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/48de9539-f21c-4931-88bf-25255a4d11c4/https%3A%2F%2Fblackfacts.com'><em>Source: Blackfacts.com</em></a> 1392 </div> 1393 1394 </div> 1395 </div> 1396 1397 1398 <div class='fact-card fact-main fact-anchor' data-factslug='patrick-kelly-first-and-only-american-fashion-designer-admitted-to-an-exclusive' data-edit-slug='patrick-kelly-first-and-only-american-fashion-designer-admitted-to-an-exclusive'> 1399 <div class="row no-margin"> 1400 <div class="col-xs-4 no-padding"> 1401 <div class="fact-img text-center fact-card-img"> 1402 <a href="/fact/patrick-kelly-first-and-only-american-fashion-designer-admitted-to-an-exclusive"> 1403 <img class="img-responsive summary-event-image" src="https://cdn.blackfacts.net/uploads/blackfacts/facts/2019/10/06fd153a-60bc-4a7b-9f27-3d9abbae372a1.png" /> 1404 </a> 1405 <div class="share-option"> 1406 <ul class="list-inline date fact-actions"> 1407 <li title='see other Facts for Sep 24'><a href='/facts/9/24'><i class="fa fa-calendar"></i> Sep 24, 1954</a></li> 1408 </ul> 1409 <ul class="list-inline fact-actions"> 1410 <li title="save to My Fave Facts"><a href="#" class="saveLink"><i class="fa fa-heart"></i><span class="hidden-xs">fave</span></a></li> 1411 <li title="like this Fact"><a href="#" data-fact-factuid='74868f54-8af1-405d-8616-b7a415e35430' class="likeLink"><i class="far fa-thumbs-up"></i><span class="hidden-xs">like</span></a></li> 1412 <li title="click the buttons below to share on your favorite social network"><span class="fodlist"><div id="contents_FodList_facts_a2a_7_a2a_7" class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 a2a_default_style" data-a2a-title="Patrick Kelly, first and only American fashion designer admitted to an exclusive" data-a2a-url="https://blackfacts.com/fact/patrick-kelly-first-and-only-american-fashion-designer-admitted-to-an-exclusive"> 1413 <a class="a2a_dd" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share"></a> 1414</div><span class="hidden-xs">share</span></span></li> 1415 </ul> 1416 </div> 1417 </div> 1418 </div> 1419 <div class="col-xs-8 no-padding"> 1420 <div class="fact-content fact-card-content"> 1421 <a href='/fact/patrick-kelly-first-and-only-american-fashion-designer-admitted-to-an-exclusive'> 1422 <h4 class="summary-event-title fact-card-event-title" >1954 - Patrick Kelly, first and only American fashion designer admitted to an exclusive</h4> 1423 </a> 1424 <div class="fotd-event-summary fact-card-event-summary"> 1425 <a href='/fact/patrick-kelly-first-and-only-american-fashion-designer-admitted-to-an-exclusive' ><p>Patrick Kelly, first and only American fashion designer admitted to an exclusive organization of French fashion designers, born</p></a> 1426 1427 </div> 1428 <div> 1429 <a class="read" href='/fact/patrick-kelly-first-and-only-american-fashion-designer-admitted-to-an-exclusive'>Read More »</a> 1430 </div> 1431 </div> 1432 </div> 1433 </div> 1434 <div class="row margin-lr--12"> 1435 <div class="col-xs-12 media-box-source fact-card-source"> 1436 <a target="_blank" href='https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/ContentSource/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/48de9539-f21c-4931-88bf-25255a4d11c4/https%3A%2F%2Fblackfacts.com'><em>Source: Blackfacts.com</em></a> 1437 </div> 1438 <div class="col-xs-12 brought fact-card-brought"> 1439 1440 <a href='https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/Sponsor/aaa3b791-f8ce-43df-8c2b-9a3c4e1af285/48de9539-f21c-4931-88bf-25255a4d11c4/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.prideacs.org' target="_blank">This Black Fact was brought to you by <b>Pride Academy</b><img src="https://cdn.blackfacts.net/uploads/blackfacts/sponsors/logos/24x24/prideacs-logo.png" height="24" /></a> 1441 1442</div> 1443 </div> 1444 </div> 1445 1446 1447 <div class='fact-card fact-main fact-anchor' data-factslug='charles-mitchell-slavery-and-washington-territory-in-1860' data-edit-slug='charles-mitchell-slavery-and-washington-territory-in-1860'> 1448 <div class="row no-margin"> 1449 <div class="col-xs-4 no-padding"> 1450 <div class="fact-img text-center fact-card-img"> 1451 <a href="/fact/charles-mitchell-slavery-and-washington-territory-in-1860"> 1452 <img class="img-responsive summary-event-image" src="https://cdn.blackfacts.net/uploads/blackfacts/facts/www.blackpast.org/files/blackpast_images/charles_mitchell.jpg" /> 1453 </a> 1454 <div class="share-option"> 1455 <ul class="list-inline date fact-actions"> 1456 <li title='see other Facts for Sep 24'><a href='/facts/9/24'><i class="fa fa-calendar"></i> Sep 24, 1860</a></li> 1457 </ul> 1458 <ul class="list-inline fact-actions"> 1459 <li title="save to My Fave Facts"><a href="#" class="saveLink"><i class="fa fa-heart"></i><span class="hidden-xs">fave</span></a></li> 1460 <li title="like this Fact">
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His father was a white oyster fisherman named Charles Mitchell; his mother was a young black house slave whose name is unknown to us. We do not know anything about the relationship between Charles Mitchell senior and the house slave, but it may have been consensual or even loving since the boy was named for his father. In any case, slavery ran through the female line, and so Charles Mitchell was born a slave, despite his fatherâs freedom.  </p><p>Slaves had been born, toiled, and died at Marengo Plantation for more than 150 years. Marengo had been named by the grandson of the plantationâs founder, Jacob Gibson, in admiration for a victory of Napoleon Bonaparte. The Gibson family presided over Marengo, and the plantationâs fields grew tobacco profitably until the soil was depleted. The land was then switched to wheat. In about 1800, there were three dozen slaves on Marengo Plantation; in the 1850 slave census, there were thirteen. Charles Mitchellâs mother was one of them, the personal servant of Mistress Rebecca Gibson; the two women had grown up together.</p><p>It is likely that the young black womanâs sister, parents, and grandparents, along with Charles, were all living as a family within the slave quarters. During the great cholera epidemic of 1850, Charlesâ mother fell ill and died. According to Gibson family tradition, Rebecca Gibson asked the dying woman what she could do for her. “Take care of my Charlie,” was her reply, and Rebecca answered, “I will.”  </p><p>The Gibson</p></a> 1475 <div class="bottom_fade"></div> 1476 </div> 1477 <div> 1478 <a class="read" href='/fact/charles-mitchell-slavery-and-washington-territory-in-1860'>Read More »</a> 1479 </div> 1480 </div> 1481 </div> 1482 </div> 1483 <div class="row margin-lr--12"> 1484 <div class="col-xs-12 media-box-source fact-card-source"> 1485 <a target="_blank" href='https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/ContentSource/de2ecbf0-5aa4-45ce-bbf9-9a6ac45f6ac8/48de9539-f21c-4931-88bf-25255a4d11c4/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackpast.org%2F'><em>Source: Black Past</em></a> 1486 </div> 1487 1488 </div> 1489 </div> 1490 1491 1492 <div class='fact-card fact-main fact-anchor' data-factslug='john-t-walker' data-edit-slug='john-t-walker'> 1493 <div class="row no-margin"> 1494 <div class="col-xs-4 no-padding"> 1495 <div class="fact-img text-center fact-card-img"> 1496 1497 <div class="share-option"> 1498 <ul class="list-inline date fact-actions"> 1499 <li title='see other Facts for Sep 24'><a href='/facts/9/24'><i class="fa fa-calendar"></i> Sep 24, 1977</a></li> 1500 </ul> 1501 <ul class="list-inline fact-actions"> 1502 <li title="save to My Fave Facts"><a href="#" class="saveLink"><i class="fa fa-heart"></i><span class="hidden-xs">fave</span></a></li> 1503 <li title="like this Fact"><a href="#" data-fact-factuid='a5cd9339-778b-4bee-93d2-dbbd29885439' class="likeLink"><i class="far fa-thumbs-up"></i><span class="hidden-xs">like</span></a></li> 1504 <li title="click the buttons below to share on your favorite social network"><span class="fodlist"><div id="contents_FodList_facts_a2a_9_a2a_9" class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 a2a_default_style" data-a2a-title="John T. Walker" data-a2a-url="https://blackfacts.com/fact/john-t-walker"> 1505 <a class="a2a_dd" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share"></a> 1506</div><span class="hidden-xs">share</span></span></li> 1507 </ul> 1508 </div> 1509 </div> 1510 </div> 1511 <div class="col-xs-8 no-padding"> 1512 <div class="fact-content fact-card-content"> 1513 <a href='/fact/john-t-walker'> 1514 <h4 class="summary-event-title fact-card-event-title" >1977 - John T. Walker</h4> 1515 </a> 1516 <div class="fotd-event-summary fact-card-event-summary"> 1517 <a href='/fact/john-t-walker' ><p>John T. Walker installed as the first Black bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Washington.</p></a> 1518 1519 </div> 1520 <div> 1521 <a class="read" href='/fact/john-t-walker'>Read More »</a> 1522 </div> 1523 </div> 1524 </div> 1525 </div> 1526 <div class="row margin-lr--12"> 1527 <div class="col-xs-12 media-box-source fact-card-source"> 1528 <a target="_blank" href='https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/ContentSource/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/48de9539-f21c-4931-88bf-25255a4d11c4/https%3A%2F%2Fblackfacts.com'><em>Source: Blackfacts.com</em></a> 1529 </div> 1530 <div class="col-xs-12 brought fact-card-brought"> 1531 1532 <a href='https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/Sponsor/5f236b35-37aa-4a3e-982c-cce80e380610/48de9539-f21c-4931-88bf-25255a4d11c4/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.imsa.edu' target="_blank">This Black Fact was brought to you by <b>
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His parents had been brought by Joseph Weisiger from Kentucky to Texas in 1853. In 1870 the Ellis parents had gained their freedom and relocated to Victoria, Texas, where they established a home for themselves and their seven children.</p><p>In his youth, William Henry Ellis attended school in Victoria with his sister, Fannie, while his other siblings held full-time jobs as laborers or servants. Sometime during his teenage years, Ellis learned to speak fluent Spanish.</p><p>During his early twenties, Ellis was employed by William McNamara, a cotton and hide dealer, and constantly conducted business with Spanish-speaking businessmen. Eventually, Ellis made a name for himself in the trade. Around 1887, Ellis settled permanently in San Antonio, Texas, and began calling himself “Guillermo Enrique Eliseo,” spreading a fabricated story of his Cuban and Mexican ancestry in newspapers and social circles to conceal his real racial identity, thus enjoying some of the freedoms other African Americans could not experience at the time. He balanced these two identities for the rest of his life.</p><p>By the early 1890s, Ellis was swept into Texas politics. In 1888 he gave a speech in support of Norris Wright Cuney that landed Ellis an appointment to the Texas Republican Partyâs Committee on Resolutions. By 1892, Ellis was nominated to represent the 83rd District in the Texas Legislature but lost the election to A.G. Kennedy, a white Democrat. Ellis would never seek public office again.</p><p>As time went on, Ellis began embracing ideas of African American colonization abroad, especially in Mexico. He was once quoted as saying, “Mexico has no race prejudice from a social standpoint.” Twice during the 1890s, Ellis attempted to create a colony for blacks in Mexico from the southern United States. Both attempts would fail. The first, started in 1889, fell</p></a> 1567 <div class="bottom_fade"></div> 1568 </div> 1569 <div> 1570 <a class="read" href='/fact/ellis-william-henry-1864-1923'>Read More »</a> 1571 </div> 1572 </div> 1573 </div> 1574 </div> 1575 <div class="row margin-lr--12"> 1576 <div class="col-xs-12 media-box-source fact-card-source"> 1577 <a target="_blank" href='https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/ContentSource/de2ecbf0-5aa4-45ce-bbf9-9a6ac45f6ac8/48de9539-f21c-4931-88bf-25255a4d11c4/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackpast.org%2F'><em>Source: Black Past</em></a> 1578 </div> 1579 <div class="col-xs-12 brought fact-card-brought"> 1580 1581 <a href='https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/Sponsor/0259fe31-15b2-475e-8f78-c20b48d0442b/48de9539-f21c-4931-88bf-25255a4d11c4/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nababoston.org%2F' target="_blank">This Black Fact was brought to you by <b>National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) Boston Metropolitan Chapter</b><img src="https://cdn.blackfacts.net/uploads/blackfacts/sponsors/logos/24x24/naba-logo.png" height="24" /></a> 1582 1583</div> 1584 </div> 1585 </div> 1586 1587 1588 <div class='fact-card fact-main fact-anchor' data-factslug='black-students-escorted-to-school' data-edit-slug='black-students-escorted-to-school'> 1589 <div class="row no-margin"> 1590 <div class="col-xs-4 no-padding"> 1591 <div class="fact-img text-center fact-card-img"> 1592 1593 <div class="share-option"> 1594 <ul class="list-inline date fact-actions"> 1595 <li title='see other Facts for Sep 24'><a href='/facts/9/24'><i class="fa fa-calendar"></i> Sep 24, 1957</a></li> 1596 </ul> 1597 <ul class="list-inline fact-actions"> 1598 <li title="save to My Fave Facts"><a href="#" class="saveLink"><i class="fa fa-heart"></i><span class="hidden-xs">fave</span></a></li> 1599 <li title="like this Fact"><a href="#" data-fact-factuid='e2c7f742-ca5d-4091-a7ad-b18625d085c2' class="likeLink"><i class="far fa-thumbs-up"></i><span class="hidden-xs">like</span></a></li> 1600 <li title="click the buttons below to share on your favorite social network"><span class="fodlist"><div id="contents_FodList_facts_a2a_11_a2a_11" class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 a2a_default_style" data-a2a-title="Black Students Escorted To Sc
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World Heavyweight Champion, Joe Louis, becomes the first Black boxer to draw a</h4> 1654 </a> 1655 <div class="fotd-event-summary fact-card-event-summary"> 1656 <a href='/fact/world-heavyweight-champion-joe-louis-becomes-the-first-black-boxer-to-draw-a' ><p>World Heavyweight Champion, Joe Louis, becomes the first Black boxer to draw a million dollar gate,</p><p> 1935</p></a> 1657 1658 </div> 1659 <div> 1660 <a class="read" href='/fact/world-heavyweight-champion-joe-louis-becomes-the-first-black-boxer-to-draw-a'>Read More »</a> 1661 </div> 1662 </div> 1663 </div> 1664 </div> 1665 <div class="row margin-lr--12"> 1666 <div class="col-xs-12 media-box-source fact-card-source"> 1667 <a target="_blank" href='https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/ContentSource/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/48de9539-f21c-4931-88bf-25255a4d11c4/https%3A%2F%2Fblackfacts.com'><em>Source: Blackfacts.com</em></a> 1668 </div> 1669 1670 </div> 1671 </div> 1672 1673 1674 <div class='fact-card fact-main fact-anchor' data-factslug='holding-back-the-hate' data-edit-slug='holding-back-the-hate'> 1675 <div class="row no-margin"> 1676 <div class="col-xs-4 no-padding"> 1677 <div class="fact-img text-center fact-card-img"> 1678 1679 <div class="share-option"> 1680 <ul class="list-inline date fact-actions"> 1681 <li title='see other Facts for Sep 24'><a href='/facts/9/24'><i class="fa fa-calendar"></i> Sep 24, 1957</a></li> 1682 </ul> 1683 <ul class="list-inline fact-actions"> 1684 <li title="save to My Fave Facts"><a href="#" class="saveLink"><i class="fa fa-heart"></i><span class="hidden-xs">fave</span></a></li> 1685 <li title="like this Fact"><a href="#" data-fact-factuid='42efb551-0b08-441b-877d-7fa5cfca4f87' class="likeLink"><i class="far fa-thumbs-up"></i><span class="hidden-xs">like</span></a></li> 1686 <li title="click the buttons below to share on your favorite social network"><span class="fodlist"><div id="contents_FodList_facts_a2a_13_a2a_13" class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 a2a_default_style" data-a2a-title="Holding Back The Hate" data-a2a-url="https://blackfacts.com/fact/holding-back-the-hate"> 1687 <a class="a2a_dd" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share"></a> 1688</div><span class="hidden-xs">share</span></span></li> 1689 </ul> 1690 </div> 1691 </div> 1692 </div> 1693 <div class="col-xs-8 no-padding"> 1694 <div class="fact-content fact-card-content"> 1695 <a href='/fact/holding-back-the-hate'> 1696 <h4 class="summary-event-title fact-card-event-title" >1957 - Holding Back The Hate</h4> 1697 </a> 1698 <div class="fotd-event-summary fact-card-event-summary"> 1699 <a href='/fact/holding-back-the-hate' ><p>President Eisenhower ordered federal troops to Little Rock, Ark., to prevent interference with school integration at Central High School.</p></a> 1700 1701 </div> 1702 <div> 1703 <a class="read" href='/fact/holding-back-the-hate'>Read More »</a> 1704 </div> 1705 </div> 1706 </div> 1707 </div> 1708 <div class="row margin-lr--12"> 1709 <div class="col-xs-12 media-box-source fact-card-source"> 1710 <a target="_blank" href='https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/ContentSource/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/48de9539-f21c-4931-88bf-25255a4d11c4/https%3A%2F%2Fblackfacts.com'><em>Source: Blackfacts.com</em></a> 1711 </div> 1712 <div class="col-xs-12 brought fact-card-brought"> 1713 1714 <a href='https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/Sponsor/13790190-e894-478f-8414-793c9981f511/48de9539-f21c-4931-88bf-25255a4d11c4/https%3A%2F%2Fnbmbaa.org%2Fnbmbaa-boston-chapter%2F' target="_blank">This Black Fact was brought to you by <b>National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) Boston Professional Chapter</b><img src="https://cdn.blackfacts.net/uploads/blackfacts/sponsors/logos/24x24/nmmba-logo.jpg" height="24" /></a> 1715 1716</div> 1717 </div> 1718 </div> 1719 1720 1721 <div class='fact-card fact-main fact-anchor' data-factslug='executive-order-11246' data-edit-slug='executive-order-11246'> 1722 <div class="row no-margin"> 1723 <div class="col-xs-4 no-padding"> 1724 <div class="fact-img text-center fact-card-img"> 1725 1726 <div class="share-option"> 1727 <ul class="list-inline date fact-actions"> 1728 <li title='see other Facts for Sep 24'><a href='/facts/9/24'><i class="fa fa-calendar"></i> Sep 24, 1965</a></li> 1729 </ul> 1730 <ul class="list-inline fact-actions"> 1731 <li title="save to My Fave Facts"><a href="#" class="saveLink"><i class="fa fa-heart"></i><span class="hidden-xs">fave</span></a></li> 1732 <li title="like this Fact"><a href="#" data-fact-factuid='d99c6387-8c27-4bfb-8c09-d340b4e6a492' class="likeLink"><i class="far fa-thumbs-up"></i><span class="hidden-xs">like</span></a></li> 1733 <li title="click the buttons below to share on your favorite social network"><span class="fodlist"><div id="contents_FodList_facts_a2a_14_a2a_14" class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 a2a_default_style" data-a2a-title="Executive Order 11246" data-a2a-url="https://blackfacts.com/fact/executive-order-11246"> 1734 <a class="a2a_dd" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share"></a> 1735</div><span class="hidden-xs">share</span></span></li> 1736 </ul> 1737 </div> 1738 </div> 1739 </div> 1740 <div class="col-xs-8 no-padding"> 1741 <div class="fact-content fact-card-content"> 1742 <a href='/fact/executive-order-11246'> 1743 <h4 class="summary-event-title fact-card-event-title" >1965 - Executive Order 11246</h4> 1744 </a> 1745 <div class="fotd-event-summary fact-card-event-summary"> 1746 <a href='/fact/executive-order-11246' ><p>Executive Order 11246 enforces affirmative action for the first time</p><p>Issued by President Johnson, the executive order requires government contractors to take affirmative action toward prospective minority employees in all aspects of hiring and employment. Contractors must take specific measures to ensure equality in hiring and must document these efforts.</p></a> 1747 <div class="bottom_fade"></div> 1748 </div> 1749 <div> 1750 <a class="read" href='/fact/executive-order-11246'>Read More »</a> 1751 </div> 1752 </div> 1753 </div> 1754 </div> 1755 <div class="row margin-lr--12"> 1756 <div class="col-xs-12 media-box-source fact-card-source"> 1757 <a target="_blank" href='https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/ContentSource/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/48de9539-f21c-4931-88bf-25255a4d11c4/https%3A%2F%2Fblackfacts.com'><em>Source: Blackfacts.com</em></a> 1758 </div> 1759 1760 </div> 1761 </div> 1762 1763 1764 <div class='fact-card fact-main fact-anchor' data-factslug='the-fight-for-merediths-education' data-edit-slug='the-fight-for-merediths-education'> 1765 <div class="row no-margin"> 1766 <div class="col-xs-4 no-padding"> 1767 <div class="fact-img text-center fact-card-img"> 1768 1769 <div class="share-option"> 1770 <ul class="list-inline date fact-actions"> 1771 <li title='see other Facts for Sep 24'><a href='/facts/9/24'><i class="fa fa-calendar"></i> Sep 24, 1962</a></li> 1772 </ul> 1773 <ul class="list-inline fact-actions"> 1774 <li title="save to My Fave Facts"><a href="#" class="saveLink"><i class="fa fa-heart"></i><span class="hidden-xs">fave</span></a></li> 1775 <li title="like this Fact"><a href="#" data-fact-factuid='b949d0b4-9fbe-48ee-a006-5b040b2e4c94' class="likeLink"><i class="far fa-thumbs-up"></i><span class="hidden-xs">like</span></a></li> 1776 <li title="click the buttons below to share on your favorite social network"><span class="fodlist"><div id="contents_FodList_facts_a2a_15_a2a_15" class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 a2a_default_style" data-a2a-title="The Fight For Meredith's Education" data-a2a-url="https://blackfacts.com/fact/the-fight-for-merediths-education"> 1777 <a class="a2a_dd" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share"></a> 1778</div><span class="hidden-xs">share</span></span></li> 1779 </ul> 1780 </div> 1781 </div> 1782 </div> 1783 <div class="col-xs-8 no-padding"> 1784 <div class="fact-content fact-card-content"> 1785 <a href='/fact/the-fight-for-merediths-education'> 1786 <h4 class="summary-event-title fact-card-event-title" >1962 - The Fight For Meredith's Education</h4> 1787 </a> 1788 <div class="fotd-event-summary fact-card-event-summary"> 1789 <a href='/fact/the-fight-for-merediths-education' ><p>U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered Board of Higher Education of Mississippi to admit Meredith to the university or be held in contempt.</p></a> 1790 1791 </div> 1792 <div> 1793 <a class="read" href='/fact/the-fight-for-merediths-education'>Read More »</a> 1794 </div> 1795 </div> 1796 </div> 1797 </div> 1798 <div class="row margin-lr--12"> 1799 <div class="col-xs-12 media-box-source fact-card-source"> 1800 <a target="_blank" href='https
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Edward Franklin Frazier was born on this day.</h4> 1830 </a> 1831 <div class="fotd-event-summary fact-card-event-summary"> 1832 <a href='/fact/edward-franklin-frazier-was-born-on-this-day' ><p>Edward Franklin Frazier was born on this day.</p></a> 1833 1834 </div> 1835 <div> 1836 <a class="read" href='/fact/edward-franklin-frazier-was-born-on-this-day'>Read More »</a> 1837 </div> 1838 </div> 1839 </div> 1840 </div> 1841 <div class="row margin-lr--12"> 1842 <div class="col-xs-12 media-box-source fact-card-source"> 1843 <a target="_blank" href='https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/ContentSource/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/48de9539-f21c-4931-88bf-25255a4d11c4/https%3A%2F%2Fblackfacts.com'><em>Source: Blackfacts.com</em></a> 1844 </div> 1845 <div class="col-xs-12 brought fact-card-brought"> 1846 1847 <a href='https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/Sponsor/13790190-e894-478f-8414-793c9981f511/48de9539-f21c-4931-88bf-25255a4d11c4/https%3A%2F%2Fnbmbaa.org%2Fnbmbaa-boston-chapter%2F' target="_blank">This Black Fact was brought to you by <b>National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) Boston Professional Chapter</b><img src="https://cdn.blackfacts.net/uploads/blackfacts/sponsors/logos/24x24/nmmba-logo.jpg" height="24" /></a> 1848 1849</div> 1850 </div> 1851 </div> 1852 1853 1854 <div class='fact-card fact-main fact-anchor' data-factslug='a-broadway-show' data-edit-slug='a-broadway-show'> 1855 <div class="row no-margin"> 1856 <div class="col-xs-4 no-padding"> 1857 <div class="fact-img text-center fact-card-img"> 1858 1859 <div class="share-option"> 1860 <ul class="list-inline date fact-actions"> 1861 <li title='see other Facts for Sep 24'><a href='/facts/9/24'><i class="fa fa-calendar"></i> Sep 24, 1953</a></li> 1862 </ul> 1863 <ul class="list-inline fact-actions"> 1864 <li title="save to My Fave Facts"><a href="#" class="saveLink"><i class="fa fa-heart"></i><span class="hidden-xs">fave</span></a></li> 1865 <li title="like this Fact"><a href="#" data-fact-factuid='0897ed03-558e-410b-b0a7-62bb0b7e6a8b' class="likeLink"><i class="far fa-thumbs-up"></i><span class="hidden-xs">like</span></a></li> 1866 <li title="click the buttons below to share on your favorite social network"><span class="fodlist"><div id="contents_FodList_facts_a2a_17_a2a_17" class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 a2a_default_style" data-a2a-title="A Broadway Show" data-a2a-url="https://blackfacts.com/fact/a-broadway-show"> 1867 <a class="a2a_dd" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share"></a> 1868</div><span class="hidden-xs">share</span></span></li> 1869 </ul> 1870 </div> 1871 </div> 1872 </div> 1873 <div class="col-xs-8 no-padding"> 1874 <div class="fact-content fact-card-content"> 1875 <a href='/fact/a-broadway-show'> 1876 <h4 class="summary-event-title fact-card-event-title" >1953 - A Broadway Show</h4> 1877 </a> 1878 <div class="fotd-event-summary fact-card-event-summary"> 1879 <a href='/fact/a-broadway-show' ><p>Take a Giant Step, drama by playwright Louis Peterson, opened on Broadway.</p></a> 1880 1881 </div> 1882 <div> 1883 <a class="read" href='/fact/a-broadway-show'>Read More »</a> 1884 </div> 1885 </div> 1886 </div> 1887 </div> 1888 <div class="row margin-lr--12"> 1889 <div class="col-xs-12 media-box-source fact-card-source"> 1890 <a target="_blank" href='https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/ContentSource/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/48de9539-f21c-4931-88bf-25255a4d11c4/https%3A%2F%2Fblackfacts.com'><em>Source: Blackfacts.com</em></a> 1891 </div> 1892 <div class="col-xs-12 brought fact-card-brought"> 1893 1894 <a href='https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/Sponsor/05f41a69-179a-47bc-8508-7c9d7a53954a/48de9539-f21c-4931-88bf-25255a4d11c4/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.maah.org%20' target="_blank">This Black Fact was brought to you by <b>Museum of African American History in Massachusetts</b><img src="https://cdn.blackfacts.net/uploads/blackfacts/sponsors/logos/24x24/maah-logo.jpg" height="24" /></a> 1895 1896</div> 1897 </div> 1898 </div> 1899 1900 1901 <div class='fact-card fact-main fact-anchor' data-factslug='e-franklin-frazier--birthday' data-edit-slug='e-franklin-frazier--birthday'> 1902 <div class="row no-margin"> 1903 <div class="col-xs-4 no-padding"> 1904 <div class="fact-img text-center fact-card-img"> 1905 <a href="/fact/e-franklin-frazier--birthday"> 1906 <img class="img-responsive summary-event-image" src="https://cdn.blackfacts.net/uploads/blackfacts/facts/media1.britannica.com/eb-media/04/704-004-af69b253.jpg" /> 1907 </a> 1908 <div class="share-option"> 1909 <ul class="list-inline date fact-actions"> 1910 <li title='see other Facts for Sep 24'><a href='/facts/9/24'><i class="fa fa-calendar"></i> Sep 24, 1894</a></li> 1911 </ul> 1912 <ul class="list-inline fact-actions"> 1913 <li title="save to My Fave Facts"><a href="#" class="saveLink"><i class="fa fa-heart"></i><span class="hidden-xs">fave</span></a></li> 1914 <li title="like this Fact"><a href="#" data-fact-factuid='f8292284-3ff1-4332-ba7b-dc1aba681bb9' class="likeLink"><i class="far fa-thumbs-up"></i><span class="hidden-xs">like</span></a></li> 1915 <li title="click the buttons below to share on your favorite social network"><span class="fodlist"><div id="contents_FodList_facts_a2a_18_a2a_18" class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 a2a_default_style" data-a2a-title="E. Franklin Frazier - Birthday" data-a2a-url="https://blackfacts.com/fact/e-franklin-frazier--birthday"> 1916 <a class="a2a_dd" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share"></a> 1917</div><span class="hidden-xs">share</span></span></li> 1918 </ul> 1919 </div> 1920 </div> 1921 </div> 1922 <div class="col-xs-8 no-padding"> 1923 <div class="fact-content fact-card-content"> 1924 <a href='/fact/e-franklin-frazier--birthday'> 1925 <h4 class="summary-event-title fact-card-event-title" >1894 - E. Franklin Frazier - Birthday</h4> 1926 </a> 1927 <div class="fotd-event-summary fact-card-event-summary"> 1928 <a href='/fact/e-franklin-frazier--birthday' ><p>Franklin Frazier , in full Edward Franklin Frazier (born September 24, 1894, Baltimore, Maryland, U.</p></a> 1929 1930 </div> 1931 <div> 1932 <a class="read" href='/fact/e-franklin-frazier--birthday'>Read More »</a> 1933 </div> 1934 </div> 1935 </div> 1936 </div> 1937 <div class="row margin-lr--12"> 1938 <div class="col-xs-12 media-box-source fact-card-source"> 1939 <a target="_blank" href='https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/ContentSource/80689a34-9b7c-4d3a-91f8-56cabb44f365/48de9539-f21c-4931-88bf-25255a4d11c4/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.britannica.com%2Fsearch%3Fquery%3Dblack%2520history'><em>Source: Brittanica</em></a> 1940 </div> 1941 1942 </div> 1943 </div> 1944 1945 1946 <div class='fact-card fact-main fact-anchor' data-factslug='collins-cardiss-1931--birthday' data-edit-slug='collins-cardiss-1931--birthday'> 1947 <div class="row no-margin"> 1948 <div class="col-xs-4 no-padding"> 1949 <div class="fact-img text-center fact-card-img"> 1950 <a href="/fact/collins-cardiss-1931--birthday"> 1951 <img class="img-responsive summary-event-image" src="https://cdn.blackfacts.net/uploads/blackfacts/facts/www.blackpast.org/files/blackpast_images/collins_cardiss.jpg" /> 1952 </a> 1953 <div class="share-option"> 1954 <ul class="list-inline date fact-actions"> 1955 <li title='see other Facts for Sep 24'><a href='/facts/9/24'><i class="fa fa-calendar"></i> Sep 24, 1931</a></li> 1956 </ul> 1957 <ul class="list-inline fact-actions"> 1958 <li title="save to My Fave Facts"><a href="#" class="saveLink"><i class="fa fa-heart"></i><span class="hidden-xs">fave</span></a></li> 1959 <li title="like this Fact"><a href="#" data-fact-factuid='dae0a3c2-9fc4-4dd2-9768-38ce79982fac' class="likeLink"><i class="far fa-thumbs-up"></i><span class="hidden-xs">like</span></a></li> 1960 <li title="click the buttons below to share on your favorite social network"><span class="fodlist"><div id="contents_FodList_facts_a2a_19_a2a_19" class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 a2a_default_style" data-a2a-title="Collins, Cardiss (1931- ) - Birthday" data-a2a-url="https://blackfacts.com/fact/collins-cardiss-1931--birthday"> 1961 <a class="a2a_dd" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share"></a> 1962</div><span class="hidden-xs">share</span></span></li> 1963 </ul> 1964 </div> 1965 </div> 1966 </div> 1967 <div class="col-xs-8 no-padding"> 1968 <div class="fact-content fact-card-content"> 1969 <a href='/fact/collins-cardiss-1931--birthday'> 1970 <h4 class="summary-event-title fact-card-event-title" >1931 - Collins, Cardiss (1931- ) - Birthday</h4> 1971 </a> 1972 <div class="fotd-event-summary fact-card-event-summary"> 1973 <a href='/fact/collins-cardiss-1931--birthday' ><p>Cardiss Robertson Collins was born September 24, 1931 in St.</p></a> 1974 1975 </div> 1976 <div> 1977 <a class="read" href='/fact/collins-cardiss-1931--birthday'>Read More »</a> 1978 </div> 1979 </div> 1980 </div> 1981 </div> 1982 <div class="row margin-lr--12"> 1983 <div class="col-xs-12 media-box-source fact-card-source"> 1984 <a target="_blank" href='https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/ContentSource/de2ecbf0-5aa4-45ce-bbf9-9a6ac45f6ac8/48de9539-f21c-4931-88bf-25255a4d11c4/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackpast.org%2F'><em>Source: Black Past</em></a> 1985 </div> 1986 1987 </div> 1988 </div> 1989 1990 1991 </div> 1992</div> 1993 1994 1995 1996 </div> 1997 <!-- Right Sidebar --> 1998 <div class="hidden-xs col-sm-4 col-md-3" data-zone="RightSidebar"> 1999 <div class="section-right"> 2000 <div id="contents_owcr_omnicontainer" class="omni-widget-container"> 2001 2002 <div id="contents_owcr_widgets_widget_0" data-widget-slug="eastern-bank-250x250-ad"> 2003 <a title="Eastern Bank" href="https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/Ad/16FD5741-BF87-4F95-900F-B2198E83F75B/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.easternbank.com%2F" target="_blank"><img class="img-responsive" src="https://blackfacts.com/ads/easternbank/eastern-bank-250x250.jpg" /></a> 2004</div> 2005 2006 <div id="contents_owcr_widgets_widget_1" data-widget-slug="mysteeks-natural-hair"> 2007 <a title="M5306" href="https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/Ad/6EBC9F51-E623-4D9C-BE22-AE633ED23768/00000000-0000-0000-0000-0
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