Eric Himpton Holder, a deputy1991"> attorney general under Bill Clinton, was born in Bronx, New York.

Corporate CEO1991"> Herman Morris, Jr. is born in Memphis, Tennessee.

Cambridge, Massachusetts Mayor1991"> Kenneth E. Reeves is born on this date in Detroit, Michigan.

Zerrie Campbell, president of1991"> Malcolm X College, is born in Chicago, Illinois.

Humanitarian and actress1991"> Elisabeth Omilami is born on this date in Atlanta, Georgia.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution Director of Diversity Programs and Community Relations, Reed Kimbrough was born on this date in Selma, Alabama.

Former Ballerina1991"> & Educator Sandra Fortune-Green is born.

Attorney1991"> Peter Bynoe is born in Boston, Massachusetts.

Filmmaking pioneer Oscar Micheaux died on this date in Charlotte, North Carolina. Micheaux's first film, The Homesteader was the first feature film produced by an African American. Micheaux wrote, produced, directed, and distributed all of his films throughout his career. Some of Micheaux's other works include1991"> Within Our Gates and The Betrayal.

Businessman1991"> Eric Johnson is born in Chicago, Illinois.

The Municipal Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. outlawed1991"> segregated restaurants in that city on this date.

A school strike led by Barbara Johns, a 16-year-old student, at Prince Edward County's high school over conditions there becomes a part of the desegregation suit filed by the1991"> NAACP with the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas.

Attorney1991"> Charles E. Walker is born.

R&B and pop singer Luther Vandross was born on this date in1991"> New York City. The Grammy-winning and multiplatinum artist is best known for his hits Here and Now, Never Too Much, and Dance With My Father.

MLB Hall of Famer1991"> Willie Mays joined the New York Giants on this date in New York City. Mays went on to hit 660 career homeruns.

Television Station General Manager1991"> Michael Jack is born.

Filmmaker1991"> Stanley Nelson is born on this date in New York City.

Former White House Photographer1991"> 1898">Sharon Farmer is born.

Lawyer1991"> & Political Advisor 1809">Ralph B. Everett is born.

Prominent business man1991"> David Steward is born on this date in Chicago, Illinois.

Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe is born

Patricia L. Hill, police officer and community activist, is born in1991"> Chicago, Illinois.

More than three thousand whites riot in Cicero, Illinois when a black family moves into their community. Governor Adlai Stevenson is forced to call in the National Guard to suppress the riots.

Poet, playwright, and fiction writer1991"> Angela Jackson was born on this date in Greenville, Mississippi.

Affirmative action specialist1991"> Shirley Jean Wilcher was born on this date in Erie, Pennsylvania.

Newspaper editor1991"> Sylvester Monroe was born on this date in Leland, Mississippi.

Minister1991"> Rev. Joseph A. Darby is born.

Theater founder1991"> Jackie Taylor is born in Chicago, Illinois.

Marie Johns is born in Indianapolis, Indiana. She will go on to be a successful telecommunications executive.

Shelia Evans Tranumn was born on this date in Durham, North Carolina. Tranumn serves as Associate Commissioner of Education for1991"> New York State's Education Department. She became the highest-ranking African American in education for the state of New York.

Neurologist1991"> Dr. Richard Payne is born in Elizabeth, New Jersey.

Music Theorist, Composer1991"> & Minister Rev. Dwight Andrews is born.

Pro baseball player Dave Winfield was born on this date in St. Paul, Minnesota. Winfield played 22 seasons in the Majors and was a 12-time All-Star. He hit 465 homeruns and 3,110 hits in his career. He won the world title in 1992 with the Toronto Bluejays. In 2001, Winfield was inducted into pro baseball's Hall of Fame.

Georgia Power corporate executive1991"> Richard Lewis Holmes was born on this date in Columbus, Georgia.

Writer1991"> Terry McMillan is born in Port Huron, Michigan.

Gymnastics coach and educator1991"> Lynn Allen was born on this date in Nashville, Tennessee.

Physician1991"> & Surgeon Dr. Donna M. Mendes is born.

Theatrical Director1991"> Ricardo Khan is born.

Health Care Administrator1991"> Otis L. Story, Sr. is born.

CEO, Partnership Radio1991"> Abe Thompson is born.

Black Women Film Preservation Founder1991"> Sheryl Gripper was born on this date in Waco, Texas.

Motivational speaker and workforce consultant1991"> Donna Satchell is born on this date in Brooklyn, New York.

While sleeping in their bed, a bomb kills Harry T. Moore, a dedicated and passionate leader of the Florida1991"> NAACP, and his wife Harriette after Moore calls on the resignation of an infamous sheriff who took the lives of two black men in his custody accused of raping a white woman.