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On June 1, 1909, Ida B. Wells gave a speech at the National Negro Conference, the forerunner to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, in New York City. She gained a powerful ally in the newly formed National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
On May 31, 1921, this was the worst riot in American history. 15,000 Blacks were left homeless, between 300 and 3000 were killed, wounded,...
On May 30, 1965, Vivian Malone Jones became the first Black student to graduate from the formerly segregated University of Alabama. She was one...
On May 28, 2014 Maya Angelou, original name Marguerite Annie Johnson (born April 4, 1928, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.—died in Winston-Salem, North Carolina).
On May 26, 1961, the Freedom Ride Coordinating Committee was established in Atlanta.
