Black History Month Timeline Carter G. Farmer’s Woodson son of Fanny Wyoming is the(1875-1950), first territory cookbook toisformerly give enslaved parents attends the University of Chicago published women theinright which to she vote.standardized and Harvard University, where he is the second December 10, 1869 cooking measurements.. known Black person to earn a Ph.D. During his January 7, 1896 studies, Woodson discovers the erasure of Black Mary McLeod Bethune creates the National people in academic texts and lessons about Council ofHistory. Negro Nellie Tayloe RossWomen. is inaugurated as the first American
woman Governor December 5, 1935in U.S. history (Governor 1910s of Wyoming).
Pearl S. Buck receives the Nobelfound Prize for Carter G. Woodson Jesse E. Moorland Violette Neatlyand Anderson is the first the black Literature Earth. Association forfor theThe StudyGood of Negro Life and History, now woman to Association practice law before the U.S. known as the 10, December 1938 for the Study of African American Supreme Court. Life and History (ASALH), an organization dedicated to
January 5, 1925
encouraging the 1926 study and celebration of Black history. January 29,
1915
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her Amelia Earhart makes the first solo seat on a bus to a white person; her flight from Hawaii toenslaved North civil America. Richard Wright, formerly rights arrestR.sparks the modern civil rights advocate, and author, begins lobbying for the January 11, 1935 movement in the US. Day, a national creation of National Freedom
Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of African American Life and History introduce “Negro Capt. Annie receives the first Purple Hattie WyattFox Caraway (D-Arkansas) is the History Week” as a campaign for schools to highlight Black Heartwoman awarded to a woman for hertheservice first elected toWoodson the U.S. Senate, history in their curriculums. chose second week of February because it included Abraham Lincoln’s while under at Pearl becomes the attack first woman toHarbor. chair a Senate birthday, February 12th, and Frederick Douglass’ birthday, December 7, 1941 Committee and the first to serve as the February 14th.
Senate’s presiding officer. 1926 January 12, 1932
holiday celebrating the day the 13th amendment December 1, 1955 was officially approved on February 1st, 1865.
Marian Muriel Siebert Anderson becomes is the first the first African American woman to woman own a seat to sing on the at the N.Y. Stock In the midst of the Civil Rights Movement, Metropolitan Exchange. Opera.
1942
colleges and universities across the country
January December 7, 1955 28, 1967 begin celebrating “Negro History Week”
throughout the entire month of February. Several mayors across the country declare the month a municipal holiday as well.
1960s
Margaret President’s Chase Commission Smith (R-Maine) on the Status startsof President Harry Truman signs a bill her Women tenure is established in the Senate, to examine where she stays establishing National Freedom Day. in discrimination office until 1973, against became women theand firstways 1948 woman to eliminate to serve it. in both the House and Senate as she served in the December 14,previously 1961 House (1940-49). Judith Rodin is named president of Univ. President Ford decrees Black January 3,Gerald 1949 of Pennsylvania, woman to head History Month tothe be first a national holiday. Pauli ordained as the first an IvyMurray Leagueisinstitution. 1976 female African American Episcopal priest. 15 December 17, 1993 January 8, 1977
