In 1906…Paul Laurence Dunbar, renowned poet and
novelist, died in Dayton, OH. A book of his poems was published in
1913--The Complete Poems.
In 1944…Alice Walker, winner of the Pulitzer
Prize and author of The Color Purple, Eatonon, GA. in 1971...Leroy
"Satchel" Paige was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Paige became
the first player from the Negro League to receive this honor.
In 1995...Dr. Bernard A. Harris, Jr. became the
first Black Astronaut to take a spacewalk. Harris was the Payload
commander on STS-63 (February 2-11) - the first flight of a joint
Russian and American space program.
In 1952...author Ralph Ellison's novel Invisible
Man wins the National Book Award. 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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