The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln: A Turning Point in Black History on April 15, 1865 Introduction April 15, 1865, marks a dark day in American history, as President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. Lincoln’s untimely death had a profound...

[wp_ad_camp_1] Today in Black History   1996 – Ron Brown, the Secretary of Commerce in the Clinton Administration was killed when the plane he was traveling on crashed into a mountainside near Dubrovnik, Croatia. Brown was on a trip to the war-torn region of the former Yugoslavia...

1854 – Joseph Charles Price was born in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Price was a great orator and was one of the founders of and was the first president of Livingstone College in Salisbury, North Carolina.   [wp_ad_camp_1]   1927 – Noted opera singer Leontyne...

[wp_ad_camp_1] 2001 – First Black Secretary of State Colin Luther Powell is sworn in by President George W. Bush as Secretary of State. He is the first black secretary of state in U.S. history. 1977 – William T. Coleman Steps down as Secretary of Transportation On this date...

[wp_ad_camp_1] 1870 – Hiram Rhodes Revels elected senator Hiram Rhodes Revels elected senator (from Mississippi), becoming the first Black US Senator in the US 1936 – Barbara Jordan was born Congresswoman, Barbara Jordan was born, 1936 [wp_ad_camp_2]1947 – Josh Gibson...

[wp_ad_camp_1]1873 – P.B.S. Pinchback Elected to the Senate P.B.S. Pinchback elected to the U. S. Senate. He had previously served as the Governor of Louisiana when then incumbent Governor Henry Warmoth was impeached. Pinchback was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and thus...