October 14, 1902 William Boyd Allison Davis, educator, anthropologist, and researcher, was born in Washington, D. C. Davis earned his Bachelor of Arts degree as class valedictorian from Williams College, earned his Master of Arts degree in English in 1925 and Master of Arts degree in anthropology in 1932 from Harvard University, and was the […]
Archive | October RSS feed for this section
October 13th in African American History – Jesse LeRoy Brown
October 13, 1926 Jesse LeRoy Brown, the first African American naval aviator in the United States Navy, was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Brown enlisted in the Naval Reserve in 1946. After attending Navy pre-flight school and flight training, he was designated a naval aviator in October, 1948. He received his commission as ensign in April, […]
October 13th in African American History – Vivian Juanita Malone
October 13, 2005 Vivian Juanita Malone, one of the first two African Americans to enroll at the University of Alabama, died. Malone was born July 15, 1942 in Mobile, Alabama. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Alabama A&M but the college lost its accreditation. To get an accredited degree, Malone applied to the University of […]
October 12th in African American History – Charlie Ward
October 12, 1970 Charlie Ward, 1993 Heisman Trophy winner, was born in Thomasville, Georgia. Ward played college football and basketball for four years at Florida State University. As a basketball player, he still holds the FSU record for career steals. As a football player, he won the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award, and Davey O’Brien Award […]
October 12th in African American History – Eugene Jacques Bullard
October 12, 1961 Eugene Jacques Bullard, the only Black pilot in World War I, died. Bullard was born October 9, 1894 in Columbus, Georgia. While on a trip to Paris in 1914, World War I started and Bullard decided to join the French Foreign Legion. In 1916 he was wounded and awarded the Croix de […]
October 11th in African American History – Debra Martin Chase
October 11, 1956 Debra Martin Chase, lawyer and movie producer, was born in Great Lakes, Illinois, but raised in Pasadena, California. Chase earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Mount Holyoke College in 1977 and her Doctorate of Jurisprudence degree from Harvard Law School in 1981. Chase practiced law during the 1980s before joining the […]
October 11th in African American History – Spottswood William Robinson, III
October 11, 1998 Spottswood William Robinson, III, educator, civil rights attorney, and judge, died. Robinson was born July 26, 1916 in Richmond, Virginia. He earned his undergraduate degree from Virginia Union University in 1936 and in 1939 earned his Bachelor of Laws degree from Howard University, graduating first in his class and achieving the highest […]