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Pan-Africanism leader Marcus Garvey died on this day in 1940
The contributions of Black Nationalist and Pan-Africanism leader Marcus Garvey (pictured) inspired other great leaders who forged similar movements. Garvey died on this day in 1940, but not without leaving...
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Haitian Revolution General Toussaint Louverture was born on this day in 1743
The Haitian Revolution was a slave revolt that was part of a series of revolutionary wars that occurred in Europe and across the Americas. The 13-year campaign was led by military leader General Toussaint...
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Civil rights icon Malcolm X was born on this day in 1925
Born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebr., the future leader’s parents, Earl and Louise, lived modestly. The elder Little was a Baptist preacher who considered himself a student of the Pan-African philosophies...
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Harriet Tubman joined Underground Railroad Movement on this day in 1853
The Underground Railroad was a large movement in North America consisting of several individuals who worked together to aid slaves in their escape from their captors. Harriet Tubman (pictured)...
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President of Guinea Ahmed Sékou Touré died on this day in 1984
Ahmed Sékou Touré rose to prominence as one of the key figures who fought for West African independence from European colonizers. Touré was the president of Guinea from 1958 until his death on this...
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Anti-lynching journalist Ida B. Wells died on this day in 1931
Ida B. Wells-Barnett stands as one of the most accomplished figures in African-American history, becoming a champion of women’s and civil rights. The Mississippi native died on this day in 1931,...