In 1818, Absalom Jones, activist and leader in
the Black Pioneer period, died in Philadelphia, PA.
In 1882, Henry Highland Garnet, activist,
Presbyterian minister, diplomat, and abolitionist, died in Monrovia,
Liberia.
In 1843, Garnet called for a slave revolt and
general slave strike at the National Black Convention in Buffalo, NY.
In 1920, Andrew "Rube" Foster organized the
National Association of Professional Baseball Clubs (Negro League),
the first Black baseball league.
In 1923, The Renaissance, the first Black pro
basketball team, was organized.
In 1970, Joseph L. Searles, III began training as
a floor partner with Newburger, Loeb, and Co. Searles was the first
Black on the New York Stock Exchange.
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