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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 23, 2010 In 1868, W. E. B. Du Bois, activist, author, and educator, was born in Great Barrington, MA. In 1895, William H. Heard, AME minister and educator, was named minister to Liberia. In 1942, Haki Madhubuti, activist, author, and founder of the Third World Press, was born. In 1979, Frank E. Petersen, Jr. became the first Black Brigadier General in the U.S. Marine Corps. In 1990, Arthur A. Fletcher, businessman, was named Chairman of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (CCR) by President George Bush. 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

W. E. B. Du Bois Brigadier General Frank E. Petersen, Jr.