February 13, 2010 Lucille Clifton, writer and educator, died. Clifton was born Thelma Lucille Sayles on June 27, 1936 in Depew, New York. She graduated from the State University of New York in 1955 and worked as a claims clerk in the New York State Division of Employment and as a literature assistant in the […]
Archive | February 13, 2011
February 13th in African American History – The Negro National League
February 13, 1920 The Negro National League was established by a coalition of baseball team owners at a Kansas City YMCA. Led by Rube Foster, the NNL was the first African American baseball league to achieve stability and last more than one season. At first the league operated mainly in the Midwest with teams in […]