A statue of Jefferson Davis, second from left, is on display in Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington. A slaveholder, Davis represented Mississippi...
AUGUST 21
1831—The Nat Turner slave rebellion begins in Southampton, Va. It was the best organized and most deadly slave revolt in American history....
The Emancipation Memorial in Lincoln Park, Washington, D.C.
− an art historian explains
by Virginia Raguin, College of the Holy Cross
The striking Emancipation Memorial statue in...
Chicago's diverse Juneteenth celebrations honor the legacy of freedom with community events, festivals, and educational activities. From historical reflections to vibrant festivities, the city...
GARRETT A. MORGAN
FEBRUARY 28
1708—One of the first recorded slave revolts in American history takes place on Newton, Long Island (New York). Seven Whites...
THE BANJO by HENRY OSSAWA TANNER
October 18
1917—“Dizzy” Gillespie, bandleader and pioneer of “B-bop Jazz,” is born John Birks Gillespie in Cheraw, S.C.
1945—Actor, singer, activist...
O.J. SIMPSON
September 27
1817—Hiram R. Revels is born free in Fayetteville, N.C. Revels becomes the first Black to serve in the United States Senate...
This Jan. 26, 1965 file photo shows Mildred Loving and her husband Richard P Loving. (AP Photo, File)
SEPTEMBER 20
1664—Maryland enacts the nation’s first...
Apple Original Films' “Emancipation,” directed and executive produced by Antoine Fuqua (“Training Day,” “The Equalizer”) and starring and produced by Will Smith (“King Richard,”...
