On this day in 1948, Supreme Court ruled in favor of Shelley v Kraemer. Supreme Court ruled in Shelley v. Kraemer that federal and state courts could not enforce restrictive covenants, which barred persons from owning or occupying property because of their race. ...

On this day in 2002, Slavery Purchased America's Freedom While the white Americans profit from slave trade, they actually benefited from the slave system to fund the war against England. Americans purchased their freedom with products grown by slaves and then traded to the French during the War of Independence. Before the war, agricultural products such as rice, indigo, and tobacco all produced by enslaved ...

On this day in 1867, Reconstruction of the South began. Reconstruction of the South began with the registering of Black and white voters in the South. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan ordered registration to begin in Louisiana on May 1st and to continue until June 30th. ...

On this day in 1968, Poor People's Campaign Began Poor People's Campaign began with Ralph Abernathy, SCLC President, leading delegation of leaders representing poor whites, Blacks, Indians, and Spanish Americans, to Capitol Hill for conferences with cabinet members and congressional leaders. ...

On this day in 1992, The first day of L.A riots occurred. First day of L.A riots, sparked by four white cops in the beating of Rodney King, resulted in at least 50 deaths, thousands injured and estimates of up to $1 billion in property damage. ...

On this day in 1844, Jim Beckwourth discovered a path through the Sierra Nevada Mountains that now bear his name. ...

On this day in 1943, Dr. Frederick D. Patterson, president of Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University), wrote an open letter in the Pittsburgh Courier to the presidents of our nation’s private black colleges, urging them to "pool their small monies and make a united appeal to the national conscience. ...

n this day in 1944, at the age of 72 black cowboys Bill Pickett died after being kicked while roping a bronco. ...

On this day in 1954, Hank Aaron hit his first home run off pitcher Vic Raschi of the St. Louis Cardinals on April 23, his first year in the big leagues. ...

On this day, in 1919, S H. Love, from Colt, Arkansas, served in Europe during WWI, where he always claimed he had passed on to a buddy the idea for a draw theater curtain, as opposed to one which dropped from the ceiling. However He developed an idea to improve military guns, for which he applied and was granted a patent on April 22nd 1919, Patent no. 1,301,143. ...