December 10, 1933 Henry L. Marsh III, civil rights lawyer and politician, was born in Richmond, Virginia. Marsh earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from Virginia Union University in 1956 and his Bachelor of Laws degree from Howard University School of Law in 1959. After law school, he formed a law firm and […]
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December 8th in African American History – Julian Carey Dixon
December 8, 2000 Julian Carey Dixon, politician, died. Dixon was born August 8, 1934 in Washington, D.C. He served in the United States Army from 1957 to 1960 and in 1962 earned his Bachelor of Science degree from California State University. In 1967, he earned his Bachelor of Laws degree from the Southwestern University School […]
November 29th in African American History – Coleman Alexander Young
November 29, 1997 Coleman Alexander Young, Detroit’s first African American Mayor, died. Young was born May 24, 1918 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He moved to Detroit in 1923 and graduated from Eastern High School. During World War II, he served in the 477th Medium-Bomber Group, Tuskegee Airmen, as a bombardier and navigator and played a role […]
November 24th in African American History – David Bing
November 24, 1943 David Bing, hall of fame basketball player and Mayor of the City of Detroit, was born in Washington, D.C. Bing attended Syracuse University where he led the basketball team in scoring each of the years he played and in 1966 was named an All-American. Bing earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in […]
November 14th in African American History – Booker Taliaferro Washington
November 14, 1915 Booker Taliaferro Washington, educator, author and political leader, died. Washington was born enslaved on April 5, 1856 on the Burroughs Plantation in Virginia. His family gained their freedom at the end of the Civil War and Washington was educated at Hampton Institute and Wayland Seminary. In 1881, Washington was appointed the first […]
November 1st in African American History – James Milton Turner
November 1, 1915 James Milton Turner, politician and consul to Liberia, died. Turner was born enslaved on May 16, 1840 in St. Louis, Missouri. Turner and his parents were freed when he was young but he still had limited educational opportunities because Missouri State laws restricted Blacks from learning to read. Despite the legal obstacles, […]
October 28th in African American History – Simon Vengai Muzenda
October 28, 1922 Simon Vengai Muzenda, Zimbabwean politician, was born In the Gutu District of what was then Rhodesia. After completing his carpentry courses, Muzenda started his own carpentry business and became active in politics, eventually becoming administrative secretary of the Zimbabwe African National Union. His political activity led to him being imprisoned several times […]