Abraham Lincoln's birthday

Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809), as the sixteenth president of the United States, issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, thereby declaring that all slaves within the Confederacy would be permanently free.

Frederick Douglas's birthday

Frederick Douglass (1817-1895) was a writer, lecturer, editor, and civil rights activist who escaped slavery at age 21 and went on to campaign for the abolition of slavery, establish a newspaper, and hold the office of Minister to Haiti. He was a major voice in the anti......More

Frederick Douglass (1817-1895) was a writer, lecturer, editor, and civil rights activist who escaped slavery at age 21 and went on to campaign for the abolition of slavery, establish a newspaper, and hold the office of Minister to Haiti. He was a major voice in the anti-slavery/civil rights movement of his time.More information, click here

Toni Morrison's Birthday

Biography of Toni Morrison

William "Smokey" Robinson's Birthday

Biography of Smokey Robinson

Sidney Poitiers Birthday

Sidney Poitier's Birthday

Julius Irving's Birthday

Julius Irving biography

W. E. B. Dubois birthday

born on February 23rd, 1868. He was a Civil Rights leader in America.biography

Antoine Dominique "Fats" Domino's Birthday

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Marian Anderson's Birthday

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Gladys Spellman's Birthday

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Susanna Salter's Birthday

First woman mayor. For more information click here

Sameera Moussa's Birthday

Sameera Moussa: World-renowned Egyptian Nuclear ScientistFor more information click here

Rebecca Gratz's birthday

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