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On this day in history

Other days: Feb 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20| 22 | 23 | 28 Black inventors | Making Black History Did you know on this day: February 22, 2010 In 1898, African American postmaster was lynched and his wife and three daughters shot and maimed for life in Lake City, SC. In 1911, Activist and social reformer Francis Ellen Watkins Harper died in her home in Philadelphia. Harper founded the National Convention of Colored Women in 1864 and was involved in other projects for women's rights. In 1950, Julius Winfield "Dr. J" Erving (49 years old), former basketball player, was born in Roosevelt NY. In 1989, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince of Bel Air won the first Grammy for the hit single "Parents Just Don't Understand." - Epsilon Delta Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. & Black Student Union of the University of WI - Madison

Francis Ellen Watkins Harper "Dr. J" Julius Erving