1892
Vernon Johns, African-American minister and activist (died 1965)
Vernon Johns, African-American minister and activist (died 1965)
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1932
Meadowlark Lemon, African-American basketball player and minister (died 2015)
Meadowlark Lemon, African-American basketball player and minister (died 2015)
2005
Elisabeth Domitien, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (born 1925)
Elisabeth Domitien, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (born 1925)
1969
Cory Booker, African-American lawyer and politician
Cory Booker, African-American lawyer and politician
1927
Coretta Scott King, African-American activist and author (died 2006)
Coretta Scott King, African-American activist and author (died 2006)
1992
The acquittal of policemen who had beaten African-American motorist Rodney King sparked six days of civil unrest in Los
The acquittal of policemen who had beaten African-American motorist Rodney King sparked six days of civil unrest in Los Angeles (damage pictured), during which 63 people were killed.
1963
African Americans rioted in Birmingham, Alabama, in response to two bombings, perceiving local police to be complicit wi
African Americans rioted in Birmingham, Alabama, in response to two bombings, perceiving local police to be complicit with the perpetrators.
1916
Jesse Washington, a teenage African-American farmhand, was lynched in Waco, Texas
Jesse Washington, a teenage African-American farmhand, was lynched in Waco, Texas.
1980
Rioting spreads to Miami's mostly African-American neighborhoods of Overtown and Liberty City following the previous day
Rioting spreads to Miami's mostly African-American neighborhoods of Overtown and Liberty City following the previous day's courthouse protests.
1963
The Organisation of African Unity is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The Organisation of African Unity is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
2020
George Floyd, African American man murdered by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin (born 1973)
George Floyd, African American man murdered by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin (born 1973)
1918
Lloyd Quarterman, African American chemist (died 1982)
Lloyd Quarterman, African American chemist (died 1982)
1966
March Against Fear: African-American civil rights activist James Meredith is wounded in an ambush by white sniper James
March Against Fear: African-American civil rights activist James Meredith is wounded in an ambush by white sniper James Aubrey Norvell. Meredith and Norvell are photographed by Jack R. Thornell, whose�
1862
The United States and the United Kingdom agree in the Lyons–Seward Treaty to suppress the African slave trade
The United States and the United Kingdom agree in the Lyons–Seward Treaty to suppress the African slave trade.
1900
Lena Baker, African-American maid executed for capital murder, later pardoned posthumously (died 1945)
Lena Baker, African-American maid executed for capital murder, later pardoned posthumously (died 1945)
1923
Kitosh, an African labourer, died after having been flogged by his British employer, in a case that eventually led to re
Kitosh, an African labourer, died after having been flogged by his British employer, in a case that eventually led to reform of the legal system of the Kenya Colony.
1987
The Central African Republic's former emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa is sentenced to death for crimes he had committed durin
The Central African Republic's former emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa is sentenced to death for crimes he had committed during his 13-year rule.
1920
Three African-American circus workers were lynched by a mob in Duluth, Minnesota, a crime that shocked the country for h
Three African-American circus workers were lynched by a mob in Duluth, Minnesota, a crime that shocked the country for having taken place in the Northern United States.
1944
George Stinney, wrongfully convicted African-American teenager (born 1929)
George Stinney, wrongfully convicted African-American teenager (born 1929)