These are books that should be read all year round. However, reading during Black History Month is a great start: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/black-history-month-books_us_5a79a9a8e4b018ad89502122
February 3, 1964 New York School Boycott
On February 3, 1964, thousands of students boycotted the New York School System in support of full integrationof New York public schools: http://crdl.usg.edu/events/ny_school_boycott/?Welcome
Another source: WNYC: https://www.wnyc.org/story/school-boycott-1964/
February 6, 1961: “Jail-No Bail”
February 6, 1961, SNCC starts “jail-no bail” movement in Rock Hill, South Carolina. https://snccdigital.org/events/rock-hill-sit-ins-and-jail-no-bail/
Another source Zinn Education Project: https://zinnedproject.org/2016/02/jail-no-bail/
February 7, 2013 Mississippi Officially Abolishes Slavery
Four years ago on this date, Mississippi officially abolishes slavery: http://abcnews.go.com/News/mississippi-officially-abolishes-slavery-ratifies-13th-amendment/blogEntry?id=18533376
Born on this day. . .
Louis Lomax, African American journalist: http://www.blackpast.org/aah/lomax-louis-emanuel-1922-1970
August 15 Birthdays
Famous African Americans born on August 15:
Oscar Peterson, Canadian jazz pianist and composer:
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/oscar-peterson-mn0000489316
http://www.npr.org/2008/05/16/17622315/oscar-peterson-on-piano-jazz
http://jazz-piano.org/pianists/oscar-peterson/
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/oscar-peterson/
Vernon Jordan, lawyer and civil rights leader: http://www.blackpast.org/aah/jordan-vernon-e-1935
http://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/vernon-e-jordan-jr
Maxine Waters, Congresswoman:
https://waters.house.gov/about-maxine/biography
August 13 Birthdays
James B. Parsons, African American attorney and judge: http://aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/james-parsons-influential-judge
https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/parsons-james-benton
Kathleen Battle, African American opera singer: http://www.kathleenbattle.com
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kathleen-battle-mn0000538723/biography
Claudia McNeil, African American actress: http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/true-acting-talent-claudia-mcneil
http://www.blackpast.org/aah/mcneil-claudia-1917-1993
August 12 Birthdays
The following African Americans were born on August 12. Here is some information about them:
Annie Wilson Lillian Evans (later Tibbs):
http://panafricannews.blogspot.com/2010/02/biography-of-opera-singer-lillian-evans.html
https://www.whitehousehistory.org/lillian-evanti
http://aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/lillian-e-evanti-magnificent-voice
http://www.blackpast.org/aah/evans-annie-evanti-lillian-1891-1967
http://www.operndance.com/2014/04/black-opera-singer-series-lillian-evanti.html
Emma Ophelia DeVore (later Mitchell):
http://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/ophelia-devore-41
http://www.blackpast.org/aah/mitchell-ophelia-devore-1922-2014
Camille Billops:
http://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/camille-billops-41
http://www.blackpast.org/aah/camille-billops-1933
http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/camille-billops-artist-born
Born on this day. . .
Carl T. Rowan, African American journalist:
http://www.blackpast.org/aah/rowan-carl-t-1925-2000
http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ro-Sc/Rowan-Carl.html
http://whospeaks.library.vanderbilt.edu/interview/carl-t-rowan
Alexander Murray Palmer Haley, African American author:
http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/alex-haley
https://www.biography.com/people/alex-haley-39420?_escaped_fragment_=
Born on August 10. . .
Anna Julia Cooper, African American author, educator, and scholar:
http://ajccenter.wfu.edu/about-anna-julia-cooper/
http://www.blackpast.org/aah/cooper-anna-julia-haywood-1858-1964
http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/03/12/385176497/a-child-of-slavery-who-taught-a-generation
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