You may also like

Maria Stewart on Slavery
On this date in 1832, Maria W. Stewart (1803-1879) addressed the New England Anti-Slavery Society meeting in Bostons Franklin Hall on the evils of slavery and the oppression of free blacks. This is often cited as the first time an African American woman spoke publicly on political issues before an
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sponsored by Illinois Math and Science Academy
Sep
21
1832
John Brown was an abolitionist whomtook direct action to free slaves by force.
John Brown was an abolitionist whom took direct action to free slaves by force. He led a raid on Harpers Ferry, in mid-October in 1859, being convicted of murder, treason and conspiracy. But his way of freeing slaves was the most dramatic way of abolitionist impact, ever seen.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Oct
15
1859
Poet Laureate of Liberia
Melvin B. Tolson, author of Harlem Gallery (1965), was poet laureate of Liberia.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Jan
0
1999
First serious slave conspiracy in colonial America
First serious slave conspiracy in colonial America. Plot of white servants and slaves in Gloucester County, Va., was betrayed by an indentured servant.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sep
13
1663
Elizabeth "Mumbet" Freeman, dies.
Elizabeth Mumbet Freeman, dies. Born into slavery, she ran away form her owners after mistreatment by her masters wife. She petitioned successfully for her freedom, citing her knowledge of the Bill of Rights and the new constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in her argument that all men
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Dec
28
1829
Did You Know That In...
1740 - A South Carolina act prohibits teaching slaves to write.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Jan
0
1740
The Peabody Fund is established to provide monies for construction, endowments,
The Peabody Fund is established to provide monies for construction, endowments, scholarships, teacher, and industrial education for newly freed slaves.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Jan
6
1867
Anti-Slavery Law
The congressional confiscation bill freed slaves who were forced to fight against the United States government, or to work in support of the rebellion.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Aug
6
1861
Nelson Mandela is released
Nelson Mandelas greatest pleasure, his most private moment, is watching the sun set with the music of Handel or Tchaikovsky
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sponsored by Museum of African American History in Massachusetts
Feb
11
1990
Following the dwindling supply of indentured servants,the Virginia legislature
Following the dwindling supply of indentured servants, the Virginia legislature legally recognizes the institution of slavery in order to maintain needed labor on tobacco plantations.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Jan
0
1661
Elijah Muhammad, born
Elijah Muhummad was born Elijah Poole in
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Oct
10
1897
Virginia passes a fugitive slave order penalizing those who assistrunaway slav
Virginia passes a fugitive slave order penalizing those who assist runaway slaves.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Jan
0
1642
93rd Infantry
93rd Infantry activated and assigned to combat in the South Pacific; the first African American division formed during World War II
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sponsored by Museum of African American History in Massachusetts
May
15
1942
First fugitive slave law enacted by Congress
In 1793, Congress passed the first Fugitive Slave Law to implement the provisions in the Constitution. It stated that to reclaim an escaped slave a master needed only to go before a magistrate and provide oral or written proof of ownership. The magistrate would then issue an order for the arrest of
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sponsored by Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association (MBLA)
Feb
12
1793
Did You Know That In...
1778 - The Baptist church decides that marriages between slaves should be respected.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Jan
0
1778
Smash of Confederate Defenses
Nine Black regiments of Gen. John Hawkinss division helped smash Confederate defenses at Fort Blakely, Alabama. Capture of the fort led to fall of Mobile. Sixty-eight U.S.C.T. had the highest number of casualties in the engagement.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sponsored by National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) Boston Professional Chapter
Apr
9
1865
Slavery
Two Massachusetts slave merchants raid an African village, killing 100 persons; two blacks are brought to Massachusetts and sold; a local magistrate indicts the merchants for murder and man-stealing and orders that the slaves be returned to their Guinea home.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sponsored by National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) Boston Professional Chapter
Jan
0
1645
First Black Slaves in USA
The Dutch brought the first Black slaves to the colony of Jamestown, 1619
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Aug
20
1619
First Kansas Colored Volunteers repulsed and drove
First Kansas Colored Volunteers repulsed and drove off superior force of rebels at Island Mound, Missouri. This was the first engagement for Black troops.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Oct
28
1862
Ulysses S
Ulysses S. Grant crossed the Rapidan and began his duel with Robert E. Lee. At the same time Ben Butlers Army of the James moved on Lees forces. Black division in Grants army did not play a prominent role in Wilderness Campaign, but Ben Butler gave his Black infantrymen and his eighteen hundred
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
May
4
1864
Slave Revolt in Long Island
Slave revolt, Newton, Long Island (N.Y.). Seven whites killed. Two Black male slaves and an Indian slave were hanged, and a Black woman was burned alive.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Feb
28
1708
Tarik, the Moor, invades Spain.
On April 30, 711AD General Tarik al Gibral, a Nafza Berber after whom the famed Rock of Gibralter is named, crossed to Andalus (Spain under the Visigoths) with a force of seven thousand troops. After several battles in which the Visigoths were completely routed, the Moorish-Berber-Arab force
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Apr
30
1971
First Black Settlement on the Continent
Escaped slaves set up the Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose settlement near present-day Florida, the first black settlement on the continent, the Spanish king gives liberty to all slaves who cannot reach the settlement.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Jan
0
1538
African American History (slavery)
Pedro Alonzo Nino, navigator of the Santa Maria, arrives with the explorer Christopher Columbus. African servants, slaves, and explorers come to the Western Hemisphere with the first Spanish French Explorers.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sponsored by Pride Academy
Jan
0
1492
Rhode Island enacts the first law against slavery inNorth America; slavery is
Rhode Island enacts the first law against slavery in North America; slavery is limited to 10 years.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Jan
0
1652
Booker T. Washington
Born: 4/5/1856 Hales FordDied: 11/14/1915 Tuskegee, AlabamaBooker Taliaferro Washington was an African-American educator, author, orator, and advisor to presidents of the United States. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the dominant leader in the African-American community.Business
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sponsored by BARBinc
Congress forbade Union officers/soldiers
Congress forbade Union officers and soldiers to aid in the capture and return of fugitive slaves, ending what one historian called the military slave hunt.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Mar
13
1862
Slavery Purchased America's Freedom
Slavery Purchased Americas Freedom: While the white Americans profit from slave trade, they actually benefited from the slave system to fund the war against England. As one historian put it, Americans actually purchased their freedom with products grown by slaves and then traded to the French
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
May
2
2002
Anti-Slavery Law
The provisional governor of Florida abolishes slavery by proclamation.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sponsored by New York University
Aug
3
1865
Ralph J. Bunche
Ralph J. Bunche, director of the UN Trusteeship division and former professor of political science at Howard University, awarded the Nobel Peace prize (September 22) for successful mediation of the Palestine conflict. He was the first Black to receive a Nobel citation.
Read more
Source: Blackfacts.com
Sponsored by Eastern Bank
Sep
27
1950
More from African American News | Black News | Afram News
Trump Barrs Transgender People from Women’s Sports.
Don’t Look Back At Sin
Sturgis Historical Society to honor local African Americans
Ja Rule: Life, Business, and Legacy in 2025
NAACP Founded 116 Years Ago
Kendrick Lamar to Headline Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show with Special Guest SZA
Texas Senate Passes SB2
DEI Versus Institutional Racism
HISD Students Protest
Sudanese army claims gains in Khartoum, fighting intensifies elsewhere - Sudan Tribune
الجيش يتقدم في مواقع بوسط الخرطوم ويقترب من الالتحام بقواته في «المقرن»
Celebrating Black Love: Iconic Couples Reaching Milestone Anniversaries in 2025
Chosen Birthday
Kendrick Lamar Sweeps 67th Grammy Awards with "Not Like Us"
Recognizing Black and African American Excellence | Luminate
Preserving legacy through the African American Heritage Trail - News - Missouri State University
TEXAS ABORTION BAN
Social Security Fairness Act
Four Major Black Celebrities with February Birthdays
The Start of Black History Month
JANUARY 31ST: 64 YEARS OF HISTORY
Black History Month Federally Banned
Beyoncé Makes History at the 2025 Grammy Awards with First Album of the Year Win
Black Grammy Night
A$AP Rocky’s Ongoing Assault Trial: Key Developments
RESPECT: IS IT EARNED, GIVEN OR LOST IN TRANSLATION?
Toni Morrison
Presidents Day’
Stay Alive And Stay Woke
Anthony Mackie Takes Flight as the New Captain America in Brave New World
Black People: Academy Awards
60 Years Later: Nat King Cole
WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT ?
Google Rolls Back Diversity Efforts
Keke Palmer and SZA Team Up for New Buddy Comedy One of Them Days
Two Week DEI Removal Notice
Samuel L. Jackson Surprises Super Bowl LIX Audience with Halftime Show Cameo
60 Years Later: Malcom X
Black History Month: Five Monumental Moments in Recent Years
S.O.S SAVE OURSELVES
Kamala Harris NAACP Image Awards
OUR OWN SHINING BLACK PRINCE
A$AP Rocky Acquitted in Hollywood Gun Assault Case
History of the 19th Amendment & Women Gaining the Right of the Franchise
Representative Senfronia Thompson Named Dean of the Texas House of Representatives
Dekalb County Chief of Police Mirtha Ramos
“The ReidOut” Cancellation
Roberta Flack Dies
100 Years of El Dorado Social Club
Baltimore Local Musicians are Jumping Up and Down with Live Entertainment - The Baltimore Times

Black People Facts

Facts About Women

American Civil War Facts

The life of MLK - Animated

Democratic Party Facts

Random Facts