June 23, 2003 Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr., the first African American mayor of Atlanta, died. Jackson was born March 23, 1938 in Dallas, Texas. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and history from Morehouse College in 1956, at the age of 18. After working several jobs, Jackson earned his law degree […]
Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. – June 23rd in African American History
Tags: Carolina Central University, June 23, March 23, Morehouse College
Howard Thurman – April 10th in African American History
Tags: April 10, Colgate Rochester Theological Seminary, Haverford College, Howard University, Morehouse College, November 18
April 10, 1981 Howard Thurman, author, theologian, educator, and civil rights leader, died. Thurman was born November 18, 1900 in Daytona Beach, Florida. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Morehouse College in 1923 and his Bachelor of Divinity degree from Colgate Rochester Theological Seminary in 1926. In 1929, he earned his Ph. D. […]
Martin Luther King, Jr. – April 4th in African American History
Tags: April 4, Boston University, Congressional Gold Medal, January 15, January 17, Montgomery Bus Boycott, Morehouse College, NAACP, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Spingarn Medal
April 4, 1968 Martin Luther King, Jr., clergyman, activist and leader of the Civil Rights Movement, was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. King was born January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. He entered Morehouse College at the age of 15 and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology in 1948. He then earned a Bachelor […]
Edwin Corley Moses – August 31st in African American History
Tags: Morehouse College, Olympics, Track and field
August 31, 1955 Edwin Corley Moses, former track and field athlete, was born in Dayton, Ohio. Moses attended Morehouse College on an academic scholarship and earned his B. S. degree in 1976. While at Morehouse, Moses essentially trained himself. Between 1977 and 1987, Moses won 122 consecutive 400 meter hurdles races. He won Gold Medals […]
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