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February 7 Grenada Independence Day
Eubie Blake, pianist, born in Baltimore, 1883
Irwin C Mollison appointed judge of the US Customs Court by President Truman, 1945
February 8 Three South Carolina State students are killed during segregation protests in Orangeburg, 1968
February 9 Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple, born, 1944
Martin Luther King, civil rights activist, meets with President Lyndon Johnson to discuss Black voting rights, 1965
Leroy "Satchel" Paige elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, 1971
Bernard Harris becomes the first Black astronaut to take a spacewalk, dedicating it to the achievements of all African Americans, 1995
February 10 Joseph Charles Rice, educator, born, 1854
Leontyne Price, world renowed opera singer, born, 1927
Roberta Flack, singer, born, 1940
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) founded, 1965
Andrew Brimmer is appointed the first Black person to serve on the Federal Reserve Board, 1966
Alex Haley, author of Roots, dies, 1992
February 11 Clifford Alexander Jr becomes the first Black Secretary of the Army, 1977
Nelson Mandela, South African president and politcal activist, released from prison after 27 years, 1990
February 12 Issac Burns Murphy, jockey, dies, 1869
NAACP founded after riot in Springfield, Il, 1909
February 13 Andrew "Rube" Foster organizes The Negro Baseball League, the first Black baseball league, 1920
The Renaissance, the first Black pro basketball team, organized, 1923
Joseph L Searles becomes the first Black member of the New York Stock Exchange, 1970
Eubie Blake, pianist, born in Baltimore, 1883
Irwin C Mollison appointed judge of the US Customs Court by President Truman, 1945
February 8 Three South Carolina State students are killed during segregation protests in Orangeburg, 1968
February 9 Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple, born, 1944
Martin Luther King, civil rights activist, meets with President Lyndon Johnson to discuss Black voting rights, 1965
Leroy "Satchel" Paige elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, 1971
Bernard Harris becomes the first Black astronaut to take a spacewalk, dedicating it to the achievements of all African Americans, 1995
February 10 Joseph Charles Rice, educator, born, 1854
Leontyne Price, world renowed opera singer, born, 1927
Roberta Flack, singer, born, 1940
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) founded, 1965
Andrew Brimmer is appointed the first Black person to serve on the Federal Reserve Board, 1966
Alex Haley, author of Roots, dies, 1992
February 11 Clifford Alexander Jr becomes the first Black Secretary of the Army, 1977
Nelson Mandela, South African president and politcal activist, released from prison after 27 years, 1990
February 12 Issac Burns Murphy, jockey, dies, 1869
NAACP founded after riot in Springfield, Il, 1909
February 13 Andrew "Rube" Foster organizes The Negro Baseball League, the first Black baseball league, 1920
The Renaissance, the first Black pro basketball team, organized, 1923
Joseph L Searles becomes the first Black member of the New York Stock Exchange, 1970
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