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  Michael Jackson - 1984 Music Legend, Michael Jackson Swept The Grammy Awards On February 28, 1984. His LP, Thriller, Won Best Album Of 1983. The Song, "Beat It" Won Best Single And Michael

Elijah Muhammad   Nation Of Islam Leader, Elijah Muhammad Died February 25, 1975, In Chicago, At The Age Of 77.Elijah Muhammad Was A Powerful, Controversial Figure Who Attacked The Beliefs Of T

Roberta Flack On The Week Beginning February 24, 1973, Singer, Roberta Flack, Had A Billboard Number One Hit Single With The Song, "Killing Me Softly With His Song." The Song Remained In That Posi

Julius Erving Basketball Legend Julius Winfield Erving, II Was Born On February 22, 1950, In Roosevelt, New York.More Popularly Known As "Dr. J," Erving Helped Launch The Modern Style Of NBA Play T

The Antislavery Movement The First Formal Protest Against Slavery In The Western World Took Place On February 18, 1688, By Four Mennonite Men In Germantown Pennsylvania.Francis Daniel Pastorius, Ge

Nat King Cole   Nat King Cole, At One Time, The Most Successful Post-World War II, Black Pop Singer, Died Of Lung Cancer On February 15, 1965. He Was 45 Years Old At The Time Of His Death. C

  Sugar Ray Robinson   Sugar Ray Robinson, The Man Many Consider The "Perfect" Boxer And Pound For Pound, The Greatest Pugilist To Ever Step Into The Ring, Won The Middleweight Championsh

Barbara C. Harris On February 11, 1989, At The Age Of 58, The Reverend Barbara C. Harris Was Ordained As Bishop Of The Episcopal Diocese Of Massachusetts And Became The First Female Bishop Of The Ep

  Alex Haley     Author, Alexander Murray Palmer Haley Died In Seattle, Washington, February 10, 1992, Of A Heart Attack. He Was Buried Beside His Childhood Home In Henning, Tenness

Paul L. Dunbar On February 9, 1906, Paul Laurence  Dunbar Died At The Age Of 34, From Tuberculosis.Born June 27, 1872, In Dayton, Ohio, This Son Of Former Slaves Became A Prolific And Popular

  Dr. Debi Thomas   On February 8, 1986, 18 Year-Old Debi Thomas Won The Woman's Senior Singles U.S. Figure Skating Championship, Becoming The First Black American To Win The Title.In Mar

  Benjamin "Pap" Singleton The Exodus Of 1879 Is Generally Said To Have Begun In February Of That Year And Continued For Several Years, Thereafter. Thousands Of Southern Blacks Migrated Wes

Sojourner Truth Activist Isabella Baumfree, Better Known As, Sojourner Truth, Was Commemorated On A U.S. Postage Stamp, On February 4, 1986.On The First Day Of June, 1843, She Set Out From New York

Jack Johnson Boxer, Jack Johnson Won His First Title On February 3, 1903, Beating "Denver" Ed Martin Over 20 Rounds For The World Colored Heavyweight Championship.His Efforts To Win The Full Title

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James Weldon Johnson On February 2, 1988, A Commemorative Stamp Of James Weldon Johnson WasIssued By The United States Postal Service As Part Of Its Black Heritage USA Series.James Weldon Johnson W

Dr. Carter G. Woodson On February 1, 1926, "The Father of Black History" -  Scholar, Author, Historian And Educator, Dr. Carter G.Woodson, Initiated What We Know Today As, Black History Mont

  The Thirteenth Amendment To The U.S. Constitution On January 31, 1865, The House Of Representatives Passed The Thirteenth Amendment To The U.S. Constitution By A Narrow Margin - With 11 D

  Matthew HensonOn January 28, 1944 Explorer, Matthew Alexander Henson Received A Congressional Medal For His Work On A History-Making Expedition With Admiral Robert E. Peary, In 1909.Henson Was

Mahalia Jackson On January 27, 1972, The Woman Known As The"Queen Of Gospel Song," Died At Age 60, In Evergreen Park, Illinois. Mahalia Jackson Was Gospel Musc's First International Superstar.Reare

  Bessie Coleman & Willa Brown Bessie Coleman Was Born In Texas,  January 26, 1893, To Sharecropper Parents. She Was Twelfth Of Thirteen Children. She Was Inspired To Become A Pilot

Constance Baker MotleyOn January 25, 1966, Constance Baker Motley Became America's First Black Female Federal Judge, After Being Appointed To The U.S. District Court For Southern New York, By Presiden

  Clarence "Big House" Gaines Former Winston Salem State University Head Basketball Coach, Clarence "Big House" Gaines, Won His 800th Game On January 24, 1990. A Native Of Paducah, Kentu

Jackie Wilson On September 29, 1975, While Performing At The Latin Casino In Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Jackie Wilson Suffered A Heart Attack. He Would Linger In A Brain-Dead State For The Next Nine Yea