Dr. Rebecca Cole, who became the second Black female physician in America, was born on this date in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Cole served as a sanitary visitor or traveling physician to visit families in their homes in slum neighborhoods and instruct them on hygiene and infant care. She practiced medicine for fifty years.

Les Cenellies, the first Black poetry anthology appeared in print.

Slave Dred Scott files a petition in court for his freedom on this day. His claim is based upon having lived as a slave within the borders of a fre state for seven years.

Secretary of the American Negro Academy John W. Cromwell was born on this date.

The New England Labor Convention protested slavery on this date.