1868. Born to former slaves in Berkley, Virginia, William H. Lewis went on to become Assistant District Attorney in Boston, and one of the first three Blacks admitted to the bar in the U.S. Read more about him and make your own judgments
1905. The Ruimveldt Riots began in Guyana.
1912. Birth of Photographer and filmmaker Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks in Fort Scott, Kansas.
1924. Shirley Anita St. Hill (later Chisholm) was born in Brooklyn, NY.
1965. Judith Jamison made her debut with Alvin Ailey's American Dance Theater in Chicago.
1966. My little island of Barbados gained independence after more than 300 years of British rule.
1990. Mozambique adopted multi-party democracy and the free market under a new constitution.
2005. John Tucker Mugabi Sentamu of Uganda became the Church of England’s first Black Archbishop of York. My many issues with him notwithstanding, this is a legitimate Black First.
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