In 1760, Richard Allen, AME Church Bishop and
abolitionist, was born.
In 1817, Frederick Augustus Douglass, orator,
activist, and abolitionist, was born a slave in Tuckahoe, MD. Douglass
was commemorated on a U.S. postage stamp issued on his birthday 150
years later.
In 1867, Morehouse College was founded in
Atlanta, GA, as Augusta Institute.
In 1920, Mammie Smith became the first Black
woman to make a record. Smith recorded "You Can't Keep a Good Man
Down" and "This Thing Called Love."
In 1957, at a meeting that convened in New
Orleans, LA, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was
formed with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as its president.
We hope you enjoyed this piece of knowledge;
there will be more to come throughout the month.
- Epsilon Delta Chapter of
Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority, Inc.
& Black Student Union of the
University of WI - Madison
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