January 21, 1951 Eric Himpton Holder, Jr., the first African American Attorney General of the United States, was born in the Bronx, New York. Holder earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in American history in 1973 from Columbia College and his Juris Doctorate degree in 1976 from Columbia Law School. After graduating from law school, […]
Archive | January 21, 2012
January 21st in African American History – Fannie Jackson Coppin
January 21, 1913 Fannie Jackson Coppin, educator and journalist, died. Coppin was born enslaved on October 15, 1837 in Washington, D.C. She gained her freedom at the age of 12 when her aunt, who worked for $6 per month and saved $125, was able to purchase her freedom. In 1860, she enrolled at Oberlin College […]