On July 27, 1963 Garrett Morgan died in Cleveland Ohio at the age of 86.
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The National Association of Colored Women’s Club (NACWC) is incorporated
On July 26, 1906 The National Association of Colored Women’s Club was officially incorporated.
Emmett Till is born
On July 25, 1941 Emmett Till was born in Chicago, Illinois.
Mary Church Terrell dies at the age of 91
On July 24, 1954 Educator, writer and civil rights activist Mary Church Terrell died at the age of 91.
Jackie Robinson is inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame
On July 23, 1962 Jackie Robinson was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Danny Glover is born
On July 22, 1946 Actor Danny Glover was born in San Francisco, California.
New Orleans Tribune is published
On July 21, 1864, the New Orleans Tribune, the first black daily newspaper, was published.
Freeman Bosley Jr. is born
On July 20, 1954, Freeman Bosley Jr., the first African American mayor of St. Louis, Missouri was born.
The Seneca Falls Convention starts in 1848
#TodayInHistory Seneca Falls Convention, the first women’s rights convention, was held in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848.
Nelson Mandela is born
On July 18, 1918, former South African president and anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela was born.
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