Tuesday, February 23, 2010

This Day in African American History Feb 22

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1868
Activist
  
Sociologist, with a grand agenda, W.E.B. Du Bois.
*This date marks the birth of W
    
2004
Episode
 
American Marines land in Haiti!
*On this date in 2004, Fifty U
    
1937
Literature
 
Claude Brown, another Harlem success!
*Claude Brown was born on this date in 1937
    
1929
Sports/Outdoors
 
The first Black Yankee, Elston Howard. . .
*Elston Howard was born on this date in 1929
    
1979
Politics/Law/Military
 
First Black General promotion in Marine Corps.
*On this date in 1979, the first African-American man was promoted to the rank of brigadier general in the U
    
1925
Politics/Law/Military
 
Louis Stokes, passionate about legal rights!
*Louis Stokes was born on this date in 1925
    
1892
Activist
 
Agnes Smedley, activist and social radical!
*Agnes Smedley was born on this date in 1892
    
1836
Episode
 
The Alamo, why did it happen?
*On this date in 1836, the Mexican army began attacking the Alamo
    
1942
Literature
 
Haki Madhubuti, a great contemporary writer!
*Haki R
    
1914
Activist
 
James Cameron, Holocaust Museum founder. . .
*James Cameron was born on this date in 1914



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