Frederick Augustus Douglass, orator, activist, and abolitionist, was born a slave in Tuckahoe, MD, on this date in 1817. Douglass was commemorated on a U.S. postage stamp issued on his birthday 150 years later.
Morehouse College was founded in Atlanta, GA, as Augusta Institute on this date in 1867.
Blanche Kelso Bruce became the first Black to preside over the Senate when he was called to the chair on this date in 1879. Bruce presided in the absence of Vice President William A. Wheeler.
Mammie Smith became the first Black woman to make a record on this date in 1920. Smith recorded "You Can't Keep a Good Man Down" and "This Thing Called Love."
Morehouse College was founded in Atlanta, GA, as Augusta Institute on this date in 1867.
Blanche Kelso Bruce became the first Black to preside over the Senate when he was called to the chair on this date in 1879. Bruce presided in the absence of Vice President William A. Wheeler.
Mammie Smith became the first Black woman to make a record on this date in 1920. Smith recorded "You Can't Keep a Good Man Down" and "This Thing Called Love."
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