February 24, 1915 Amanda Berry Smith, evangelist, died. Smith was born enslaved January 23, 1837 in Long Green, Maryland. As a child, her father worked for years to save enough money to buy his family’s freedom and when she was 13 she moved to Pennsylvania to work.
Archive | February 24, 2012
February 24th in African American History – Elijah Muhammad
February 24, 1975 Elijah Muhammad, leader of the Nation of Islam, died. Muhammad was born Elijah Poole on October 7, 1897 in Sandersville, Georgia.