15th Amendment to the US Constitution ratified in 1879

On February 3rd, 1879 the Fifteenth Amendment was ratified. It stated no citizen can be denied the right to vote because of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. Of course, back in 1879 the amendment was only for men.

Rosa Parks birthday

Rosa Parks' Birthday - Rosa Parks was a very important woman in early history. She was a civil rights activist. She was born on February 4th, 1913. for more information, click here

Bob Marley's Birthday

Biography of Bob Marley, click here

Chris Rock's Birthday

Biography of Chris Rock

Alice Walker's Birthday

Biography of Alice Walker

Abraham Lincoln's birthday

Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809), as the sixteenth president of the United States, issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, thereby declaring that all slaves within the Confederacy would be permanently free.

Frederick Douglas's birthday

Frederick Douglass (1817-1895) was a writer, lecturer, editor, and civil rights activist who escaped slavery at age 21 and went on to campaign for the abolition of slavery, establish a newspaper, and hold the office of Minister to Haiti. He was a major voice in the anti......More

Frederick Douglass (1817-1895) was a writer, lecturer, editor, and civil rights activist who escaped slavery at age 21 and went on to campaign for the abolition of slavery, establish a newspaper, and hold the office of Minister to Haiti. He was a major voice in the anti-slavery/civil rights movement of his time.More information, click here

Toni Morrison's Birthday

Biography of Toni Morrison

William "Smokey" Robinson's Birthday

Biography of Smokey Robinson

Sidney Poitiers Birthday

Sidney Poitier's Birthday