African American History Calendar
Month
:
Jul 2023
Aug 2023
Sep 2023
Oct 2023
Nov 2023
Dec 2023
Jan 2024
Feb 2024
Mar 2024
Apr 2024
May 2024
Jun 2024
Jul 2024
Aug 2024
Sep 2024
Oct 2024
Nov 2024
Dec 2024
Jan 2025
Feb 2025
Mar 2025
Apr 2025
May 2025
Jun 2025
Jul 2025
Week
:
Dec 10 - Dec 16
Dec 17 - Dec 23
Dec 24 - Dec 30
Dec 31 - Jan 6
Jan 7 - Jan 13
Jan 14 - Jan 20
Jan 21 - Jan 27
Jan 28 - Feb 3
Feb 4 - Feb 10
Feb 11 - Feb 17
Feb 18 - Feb 24
Feb 25 - Mar 2
Mar 3 - Mar 9
Mar 10 - Mar 16
Mar 17 - Mar 23
Year
:
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
Login
December 2023
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
(48)
1
2
(49)
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
(50)
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
(51)
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
(52)
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
(01)
31
February 2024
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
(05)
1
2
3
(06)
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
(07)
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
(08)
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
(09)
25
26
27
28
29
January 2024
Public Access
Category:
All
None
Military
Category: All
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
W
K
0
1
01
President Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation - 1863
02
"The Liberator" abolitionist paper first published - 1831
03
William Tucker first African American child born in America
04
Congressional Black Caucus formed - 1971
05
George Washington Carver died -1943
06
W
K
0
2
07
William B. Purvis patents fountain pen - 1890
08
Charles Deslandes leads slave revolt in Louisiana - 1811
New Orleans slave revolt - 1811
09
10
George Washington Carver born - 1864
11
Slave population in the 13 colonies: 462,000 -1700
12
African Americans have the right to study law - 1948
13
W
K
0
3
14
African American Delegates were majority of S.C. State Assembly - 1868
15
First African American sorority - 1908
16
Free African Americans enlisted - 1776
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
17
U.S. purchases the Virgin Islands - 1917
18
Portable electric light patented - 1938
19
20
Barack Obama inaugurated as the 44th president - 2009
W
K
0
4
21
Osai Tutu Kwamina defeats British at Assamaka, Ashanti - 1824
22
James Robert Gladden becomes first African American certified in orthopedic surg
23
24
25
First Black Women's Rights Convention - 1851
26
27
W
K
0
5
28
29
Andrew Young's U.N. appointment confirmed by Senate - 1977
30
31
Congress passes 13th Amendment which abolished slavery in America - 1865
Description:
Jan 1, 1863 - President Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation
Description:
"The Liberator" abolitionist paper first published - 1831
Description:
January 3, 1624 - William Tucker first African American child born in America.
Description:
January 4, 1971 - Congressional Black Caucus formed.
Description:
January 5, 1943 - George Washington Carver, agricultural scientist, died.
Description:
January 7, 1890 - William B. Purvis patents fountain pen.
Description:
January 8, 1811 - Charles Deslandes leads slave revolt in Louisiana.
Description:
New Orleans slave revolt - 1811
Description:
January 10, 1864 - George Washington Carver, agricultural scientist, born.
Description:
1700 - Slave population in the 13 colonies: 462,000
Description:
January 12, 1948 - U.S. Supreme Court rules that African Americans have the right to study law at state institutions.
Description:
African American Delegates were majority of S.C. State Assembly - 1868
Description:
January 15, 1908 - Alpha Kappa Alpha, first African American sorority, is founded at Howard University.
Description:
Free African Americans enlisted - 1776
Description:
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Description:
U.S. purchases the Virgin Islands - 1917
Description:
Capt. B. Collins' portable electric light patented - 1938
Description:
Barack Obama inaugurated as the 44th president - 2009
Description:
Osai Tutu Kwamina defeats British at Assamaka, Ashanti - 1824
Description:
January 22, 1949 - James Robert Gladden becomes first African American certified in orthopedic surgery.
Description:
January 25, 1851 - Sojourner Truth addresses the first Black Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio.
Description:
Andrew Young's U.N. appointment confirmed by Senate - 1977
Description:
January 24, 1865 - Congress passes 13th Amendment which, on ratification, abolished slavery in America.
Send New Event suggestions to: admin@africanamericanhistorycalendar.com