July 09, 1805
U.S. Court Frees a Slave
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July 24, 1807
Ira Aldridge Born
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July 05, 1808
Abyssinian Baptist Church Founded
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July 05, 1817
Patrick Reason Born
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July 31, 1820
The Emancipator First Published
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July 04, 1827
New York Declares an End to Slavery
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July 02, 1829
First Order of Black Roman Catholic Nuns Founded
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July 27, 1832
African American Female Intelligence Society Founded
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July 25, 1833
First American Book Written That Condemned Slavery
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July 14, 1834
Henry Blair Receives Patent
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July 12, 1836
Cincinnati Mob Wrecks Abolitionist Newspaper, The Philanthropist
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July 26, 1847
Liberia Declares Its Independence
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July 03, 1848
Slaves Freed in Danish West Indies
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July 04, 1852
Frederick Douglass' Famed Speech
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July 16, 1862
Ida B. Wells Born
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July 17, 1862
U.S. Army Begins Accepting African Americans
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July 09, 1863
Eight Black Union Regiments Help Give the Union Army Control of the Mississippi
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July 11, 1863
Draft Riots in New York
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July 15, 1867
Maggie L. Walker Born
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July 06, 1868
Black Majority in South Carolina Assembly
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July 23, 1868
Fourteenth Amendment Ratified
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July 02, 1872
Elijah J. McCoy Receives Patent
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July 31, 1874
Patrick F. Healy Becomes President of Georgetown University
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July 10, 1875
Mary McLeod Bethune Born
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July 04, 1881
Tuskegee Institute Founded
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July 14, 1885
First African American Woman Receives Patent
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July 01, 1889
Frederick Douglass Named U.S. Minister to Haiti
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July 23, 1891
Dr. Louis T. Wright Born
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July 04, 1892
Arthur George Gaston Born
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July 05, 1892
Beard Patents Rotary Engine
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July 03, 1893
"Mississippi" John Hurt Born
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July 09, 1893
First Open Heart Surgery
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July 24, 1893
Charles Johnson Born
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July 29, 1895
First Conference of Colored Women Held
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July 21, 1896
National Association of Colored Women Formed
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July 01, 1898
Buffalo Soldiers 10th Calvary Relieve Roosevelt's Rough Riders
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July 23, 1900
First Pan-African Congress Convenes
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July 24, 1900
Race Riot Breaks Out in New Orleans, Louisiana
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July 07, 1902
Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe Born
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July 08, 1902
Gwendolyn Bennett Born
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July 17, 1903
Dan McClelland Throws a No-Hitter
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July 22, 1903
Francis Cardozo Dies
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July 11, 1905
The Niagara Movement Begins
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July 25, 1906
Johnny Hodges Born
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July 02, 1908
Thurgood Marshall Born
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July 04, 1908
Adine Ray Born
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July 06, 1909
Julia Woodhouse Harden Born
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July 29, 1909
Chester Himes Born
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July 04, 1910
Jack Johnson Defeats Jim Jeffries
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July 08, 1914
Billy Eckstine Born
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July 24, 1914
Dr. Kenneth B. Clark Born
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July 27, 1914
William Sylvester White Born
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July 27, 1914
William S. White Born
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July 11, 1915
Boots Shepard Born
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July 03, 1916
Journal of Negro History First Published
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July 25, 1916
Morgan Brothers Save Cleveland Water Works Workers
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July 31, 1916
Warren Marr II Born
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July 01, 1917
Riots Erupt in East St. Louis, Illinois
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July 19, 1917
Glenn T. Johnson Born
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July 28, 1917
New York March in Protest of Black Oppression
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July 18, 1918
Nelson Mandela Born
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July 29, 1918
Lynchings Become More Widespread
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July 03, 1919
Dr. Samuel Massie Born
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July 19, 1919
White Mobs Invade Black District in Washington, D.C.
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July 07, 1920
William T. Coleman Born
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July 22, 1920
Hon. Vaino H. Spencer Born
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July 27, 1920
Sarann Knight Preddy Born
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July 22, 1921
Bishop Arthur Brazier born
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July 24, 1921
Billy Taylor Born
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July 27, 1921
Ezzard Charles Born
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July 31, 1921
Whitney M. Young Born
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July 04, 1922
Judge Damon Keith Born
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July 05, 1923
Naomi Cornelia Long Madgett Born
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July 06, 1923
Herbert U. Fielding Born
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July 09, 1923
Allen Stringfellow Born
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July 15, 1923
"Philly Joe" Jones Born
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July 01, 1924
Roland Hayes Made Vocal Soloist
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July 02, 1924
Charlene Jordan Born
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July 11, 1924
Dr. Clinton Warner Born
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July 21, 1924
Chuck Stone Born
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July 07, 1925
Benjamin Carr Whitten Born
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July 11, 1925
Mattiwilda Dobbs Janzon Born
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July 14, 1925
AFRIKAANS Made South Africa's Official Language
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July 19, 1925
Baker Debuts in Paris
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July 24, 1925
Rusty Burns Born
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July 01, 1926
Hon. George Brown Born
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July 10, 1927
Luigi Waites Born
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July 10, 1927
David Dinkins Born
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July 02, 1928
Chester L. Blair Born
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July 25, 1928
Keter Betts Born
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July 28, 1928
Lucky Cordell Born
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July 16, 1929
Wilhelmina R. Delco Born
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July 04, 1930
Nation of Islam Formed
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July 19, 1930
Ione D. Vargus Born
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July 24, 1930
Walter C. Carrington Born
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July 24, 1930
Dr. Charles Epps Born
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July 27, 1930
Leatrice McKissack Born
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July 30, 1930
Sam Greenlee Born
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July 06, 1931
Della Reese Born
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July 15, 1931
Thelma Russell Born
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July 25, 1931
Dr. Marvin Shelton Born
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July 03, 1932
Nathan Conyers Born
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July 08, 1932
Percy Bates Born
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July 16, 1932
Mari Evans Born
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July 10, 1933
Richard Hatcher Born
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July 16, 1933
Richard Fairley Born
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July 22, 1933
First African American Prima Donna
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July 28, 1933
Isobel Neal Born
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July 04, 1934
Joe Louis Goes Professional
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July 05, 1934
Honorable Theodore Newman, Jr. Born
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July 07, 1934
Rosetta Miller-Perry Born
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July 14, 1934
Lee Elder Born
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July 20, 1934
Henry Dumas Born
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July 21, 1934
Edolphus Towns Born
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July 24, 1934
Willie D. Davis Born
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July 28, 1934
Reverd C.T. Vivian Born
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July 31, 1934
Jim Tilmon Born
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July 02, 1935
Ed Bullins Born
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July 17, 1935
Diahann Caroll Born
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July 24, 1935
Vivian R. Johnson Born
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July 03, 1936
John Hope Honored as Educator
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July 09, 1936
June Jordan Born
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July 11, 1936
Troy Duster Born
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July 25, 1936
Rev. Maxine Walker Born
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July 02, 1937
Walter Francis White Honored
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July 12, 1937
Bill Cosby Born
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July 21, 1937
John H. Britton Born
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July 27, 1937
Woodie King, Jr. Born
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July 28, 1937
Robert Blackwell Born
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July 16, 1938
Jerline Lambert Born
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July 20, 1938
Ronald Walters Born
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July 24, 1938
Charlestine Romelle Fairley Born
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July 11, 1939
Gen. Clara Adams-Ender Born
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July 22, 1939
First Black Female Judge Appointed
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July 25, 1939
Eugene Morris Born
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July 12, 1941
Les Payne Born
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July 14, 1941
Maulana Karenga Born
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July 18, 1941
Martha Reeves born
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July 19, 1941
Roosevelt Forms Fair Employment Practices Committee
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July 27, 1941
Denise Nicholas Born
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July 31, 1941
Charlene Drew Jarvis Born
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July 04, 1942
Donald L. Hense Born
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July 05, 1942
Harriet Michel Born
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July 12, 1942
Darlene Blackburn Born
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July 17, 1942
William T. Williams Born
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July 29, 1942
Byron Rushing Born
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July 08, 1943
Faye Wattleton Born
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July 10, 1943
Arthur Ashe Born
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July 10, 1943
Honorable Sophia Hall Born
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July 12, 1943
Emmitt McHenry Born
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July 14, 1943
Harold Wheeler Born
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July 14, 1943
George Washington Carver Honored with National Park Monument
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July 18, 1943
Calvin Peete Born
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July 28, 1943
Darlene McKinnon Born
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July 19, 1944
Walter J. Turnbull Born
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July 21, 1944
Barry Williams Born
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July 29, 1944
Richard Pegue Born
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July 07, 1945
Fern Logan Born
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July 08, 1945
Stan Lathan Born
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July 20, 1945
John Jacob Oliver Born
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July 23, 1945
Newton Collier Born
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July 11, 1946
Benjamin Wright Born
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July 22, 1946
DeWayne Wickham Born
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July 29, 1946
Lois D. Conley Born
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July 01, 1947
Joyce Owens Born
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July 04, 1947
First Black Player in the American League
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July 07, 1947
Dr. Joyce F. Brown Born
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July 09, 1947
O.J. Simpson Born
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July 16, 1947
Alexis Herman Born
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July 19, 1947
John S. Butler Born
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July 22, 1947
Danny Glover Born
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July 27, 1947
Lee Bailey Born
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July 31, 1947
Alice Bussey Born
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July 1948
Southern Democrats Leave Convention
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July 07, 1948
Satchel Paige Joins the Major Leagues
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July 08, 1948
Ruby Sales Born
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July 12, 1948
Dr. Rogsbert Phillips Born
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July 17, 1948
Veronica Claypool Born
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July 26, 1948
Truman Signs Executive Orders 9980 & 9981
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July 04, 1949
Ralph G. Moore Born
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July 08, 1949
Amalia Amaki Born
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July 09, 1949
Riley Temple Born
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July 12, 1949
Frederick M. Jones Receives Patent
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July 19, 1949
Reverend Calvin Butts III Born
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July 22, 1949
Brenda Gaines Born
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July 29, 1949
Joan Gray Born
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July 20, 1950
Black Troops of the 24th Regiment Win First U.S. Victory in Korean War
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July 25, 1950
Ghalib Ghallab Born
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July 28, 1950
Michael Battle Born
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July 29, 1950
Glenn Tunstull Born
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July 02, 1951
David Steward Born
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July 09, 1951
Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe Born
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July 10, 1951
Patricia L. Hill Born
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July 12, 1951
Illinois Riots Prompt National Guard Action
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July 25, 1951
Angela Jackson Born
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July 28, 1951
Shirley Jean Wilcher Born
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July 12, 1952
Eric McKinnie Born
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July 21, 1952
George Wallace Born
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July 03, 1953
Ebony Breaks the Color Barrier
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July 17, 1953
Jesse D. Locker Appointed U.S. Ambassador to Liberia
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July 01, 1954
Dr. Heloise Westbrook Born
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July 20, 1954
Freeman Bosley, Jr. Born
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July 24, 1954
Mary Church Terrell Dies
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July 29, 1954
Michele Clark Jenkins Born
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July 09, 1955
Frederick Morrow Becomes Eisenhower Aide
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July 16, 1956
Regina Harris Baiocchi Born
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July 30, 1956
Anita Hill Born
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July 30, 1957
Judith Rice Born
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July 17, 1959
Billie Holiday Dies
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July 31, 1960
Nation of Islam Calls for Black State
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July 01, 1961
Carl Lewis Born
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July 04, 1961
John Leonard Harris Born
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July 14, 1961
Shari L. Carpenter Born
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July 03, 1962
Jackie Robinson Inducted to Hall of Fame
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July 31, 1962
Wesley Snipes Born
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July 16, 1963
Miriam Makeba Urges United Nations to Impose a Complete Boycott on South Africa
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July 31, 1963
David Bodrick Born
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July 02, 1964
Civil Rights Act Signed by President Johnson
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July 13, 1965
Thurgood Marshall Appointed U.S. Solicitor General
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July 17, 1967
John Coltrane Dies
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July 20, 1967
First Black Power Conference
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July 30, 1970
Louis E. Lomax Dies
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July 06, 1971
Louis Armstrong Dies
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July 26, 1971
Gregory Christie Born
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July 31, 1971
Jim Brown Inducted into Hall of Fame
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July 03, 1972
NAACP Condemns Nixon’s Policies
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July 13, 1972
Shirley Chisholm Nominated for U.S. Presidency at Democratic National Convention
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July 25, 1972
Tuskegee Experiments Exposed
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July 05, 1975
Ashe Wins Wimbledon
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July 06, 1975
Gibson Wins Wimbledon Title
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July 01, 1977
TransAfrica Established
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July 05, 1977
Lynn Allen's Gymnastics Center, Inc. Opens
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July 01, 1978
Alarming Suicide Rates Noted
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July 09, 1979
Massey Named Head of Argonne Lab
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July 17, 1984
1980s Study Published on Income Gap
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July 19, 1984
Leontine Kelly Elected Bishop of the United Methodist Church
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July 19, 1988
Rev. Jesse Jackson Addresses the Democratic National Convention
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July 10, 1989
Peter Bynoe Purchases Denver Nuggets
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July 25, 1990
Graves Purchases D.C. Pepsi
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July 04, 1991
National Civil Rights Museum Dedicated
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July 05, 1991
Nelson Mandela Elected President of the African National Congress
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July 26, 1993
Reggie Lewis Dies
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July 01, 1995
Shirley Jackson Becomes Chariman of Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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July 01, 1997
Manley Begins Term as Spelman President
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July 31, 1997
Michael Powell Appointed Commissioner of FCC
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July 18, 1998
African American Civil War Soldiers Memorial Dedicated
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July 01, 2000
Campbell Named College President
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July 01, 2000
Confederate Flag Removed from South Carolina's Capitol
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July 03, 2000
Harold Nicholas Dies
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July 08, 2000
Venus Williams Wins Wimbledon Singles Championship
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July 10, 2000
Williams Sisters Win Wimbledon Doubles Championship
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July 10, 2000
Kweisi Mfume Criticizes South Carolina's Lawmakers Over the Confederate Flag
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July 11, 2000
First Female Elected Bishop in the AME Church
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July 11, 2000
Derek Jeter Wins MVP in MLB All-Star Game
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July 11, 2000
U.S. Census Bureau Reports 15 Million Africans Have Died of AIDS
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July 11, 2000
Black Man Found Hanging From a Tree in Louisiana
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July 12, 2000
Freedom Schooner Amistad Sails Into Connecticut
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July 23, 2000
Tiger Woods Wins British Open Golf Tournament
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July 26, 2000
National Urban League Releases "The State of Black America 2000"
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July 01, 2001
Phillip Clay Named Chancellor of MIT
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July 23, 2001
Daisy Bates' Home Designated As a National Historic Landmark
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July 25, 2001
Roy Chappell Honored
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July 01, 2002
Sullivan Retires from Morehouse
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July 30, 2003
Howard Armstrong Dies
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July 24, 2004
Barbara Sizemore Dies
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July 12, 2005
Arthur Fletcher dies
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July 12, 2005
Arthur Fletcher Passes Away
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July 15, 2005
James Oscar Lee Dies
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July 31, 2005
Donald White Passes Away
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July 08, 2006
Dr. Gilbert Mason, Sr. Dies
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July 24, 2006
Richard Fairley Dies
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July 30, 2006
17 Black Baseball Players Inducted in MLB Hall of Fame
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July 30, 2006
Dr. Gilbert Mason Day Proclaimed in Biloxi, Mississippi
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July 02, 2007
Robert “Buck” Brown Dies
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