The Louisiana legislature votes to extend the Separate Car Act to include train station waiting rooms. This same year the legislatures votes to make interracial marriages illegal.

The United States Congress repeals the 1871 Enforcement Act, making it easier to disenfranchise blacks.

Chemist and inventor Lloyd A. Hall was born on this date in Elgin, Illinois. Hall is responsible for introducing curing salts and seasonings for processing and preserving meats. It revolutionized the meat-packing industry.

Morehouse College President Benjamin E. Mays was born on this date in Ninety-Six, South Carolina. He was awarded the Spingarn Medal from the NAACP.

Inventor Albert C. Richardson patented his casket lowering device on this date.

Poet and author Jean Toomer was born on this date in Washington, D.C. Toomer is best known for his poetic prose work called Cane.