On this day June 19, 1865, although the Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863, slavery continued in Texas, until June 19th, 1865. When word reached Galveston, Texas that all slaves in Texas were free, one third of the people there were still slaves at that time. Juneteenth was celebrated annually with picnics and barbecues at public emancipation ground Ks, some of which are used to this day. Juneteen ...

On this day June 18, 1941, President Roosevelt conferred with A. Philip Randolph and other leaders of the March on Washington movement and urged them to call off a scheduled demonstration, Randolph refused. ...

On this day June 17, 1957 Tuskegee boycott began. Blacks boycotted city stores in protest against act of state legislature, which deprived them of municipal votes by placing their homes outside city limits. ...

On this day in 1989, Congressman William Gray was elected. Congressman William Gray was elected Democratic Whip of the House of Representatives, the highest ranking leadership position ever held by an African American in Congress. ...

Ms. Eleanor Holmes, born in Washington DC, was a graduate of the Yale University School of Law. She became Chairperson of the New York City Commission on Human Rights, and a Georgetown University law professor, before being elected a non-voting delegate to Congress representing the District of Columbia. ...

On this day in 1886, Ex-slave left millions in will. In June of 1886, the Georgia State Supreme Court sustained the will of the late David Dickson, making Amanda Eubanks the wealthiest Negro in America. ...

On this day in 1964, Nelson Mandela sentenced to life imprisonment. Nelson Mandela born 18 July 1918 is a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and politician who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the first black South African to hold the office, and the first elected in a fully representative, multiracial election. ...

On this day  in 1910,  Rhythm & Blues singer Howlin' Wolf is born Chester Arthur Burnett in West Point USA. ...

On this day in 1950, A flood caused by 14 inches of rain kills 23 people. Most of the victims drowned after being trapped in their vehicles by flash flooding. In southeastern Nebraska, cornfields dominate the landscape. ...

On this day in 1800, DuSable Abandons Chicago sold his property. Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable, frontier trader, fur trapper, farmer, businessman and "father" of Chicago sold all his property for $1,200 and left the area. ...