June, 2008

1770 A school for blacks
Quakers, led by Anthony…

1833 Prudence Crandall
Prudence Crandall, a liberal white woman,…

1934 W.E.B. Du Bois
W.E.B. Du Bois resigned from…

1773 Slaves Petition for Freedom
Massachusetts slaves petitioned the…

1884 John R. Lynch
John R. Lynch, former congressman…

1904 Gospel singer Willie Mae Ford Smith born
Birthday…

1868 Congress at it again
Congress readmitted state of…

1821 African Methodist Episcopal Zion (AMEZ) Church
African Methodist…

1858 Charles Chesnutt Born
Charles Chesnutt, one of the…

1864 Infamous duel between the USS Kearsage and the…