var sc_invisible=1; Today in Black History. © 2020 BET Interactive, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Black Entertainment Television LLC. 1643 Queen Anne, the widow of Louis XIII, is granted sole and

Roberto Rossellini, Italian film director. The United States Post Office is established.

Hernando de Soto discovers the Mississippi River which he calls Rio de Espiritu Santo.

In what is regarded by many as the greatest prizefight of all time (the “Thrilla in Manila”), The verdict was handed down on 22 of the original 24 defendants in the.

Execution of Anne Boleyn Anne Boleyn is beheaded after a four day show trial May 19, 1536; Weekly Quiz for May 13-20 Test your knowledge of historical events in our multi-choice weekly history quiz for May 13-20. Mary Lou Williams, jazz pianist and composer. Serena Williams was born in Saginaw, Michigan. Tour selected Library of Congress online exhibitions: The following online research tools provide additional resources on African Americans and segregation, black laws, and the Jim Crow era. Educator and political leader Mary McLeod Bethune died at the age of eighty on May 18, 1955, in Daytona Beach, Florida. c. 1905. Brigadier General Benjamin O. Davis watches a Signal Corps crew erecting poles, somewhere in France.

(May 19) Huey P. Newton was killed in Oakland, California. This day's facts in the arts, politics, and sciences. Mary McLeod Bethune with a Line of Girls from the School. Today in History May 8 1450 Jack Cade's Rebellion--Kentishmen revolt against King Henry VI. SHARE. The first major battle of the Mexican War is fought at Palo Alto, Texas. However, in a dissenting opinion, Justice John Marshall Harlan argued that segregation in public facilities smacked of servitude and abridged the principle of equality under the law. Multiple wildfires in California prompt fresh evacuations. Samantha Knowles Draws Attention to Black Hair Discrimination, Fans Will Not Be Happy About This Male R&B Singer Calling Out Beyoncé, SZA And Cardi B, Hip-Hop Reacts To The Tragic Death Of Leah LaBelle, Michelle Obama Hilariously Breaks Down Why Melania Trump's Inauguration Gift Exchange Appeared So Awkward, This 13-Year-Old Cheerleader Serving Some Serious Sassy Face Is Taking Over Twitter As Everyone's New Favorite Meme, Man Films Racist Old Navy Encounter Where Store Managers Accused Him Of Stealing The Jacket He Wore To The Store, Why Kobe Bryant’s Daughters Were Appointed New Guardians, After Joseline Hernandez Breaks Down Over Losing Custody, Stevie J Issues Petty Response, Pregnant Ciara And Her Family Crush 'Something New' Choreography In Adorable Tik Tok Video, Get Exclusive Tyler Perry Content and More With BET+, It's a Woman's World in American Gangster: Trap Queens, Saving Our Selves: A BET COVID-19 Relief Effort Special. Louis Moreau Gottschalk, American pianist. January 12, 2016. Mount St. Helens Erupts Mount St. Helens in Washington state erupts May 18, 1980; Weekly Quiz for May 13-20 Test your knowledge of historical events in our multi-choice weekly history quiz for May 13-20.

Number 7 will leave you truly stumped then amazed! 388,850 September 4, 1888; The Smurfs TV Debut The Smurfs title card from the 1981 TV series September 12, 1981; Fatal Legacy of a Beautiful Riviera

Dr. Daniel Hale Williams c. 1900

Black History Month, or National African American History Month, is a celebration of Black History. Despite poverty, her family managed to send her to the local mission school. Click The Companies Below | For Additional Product Info. Each day, BET.com presents a new historical fact … Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox.

African American Perspectives: Materials Selected from the Rare Book Collection, The African-American Experience in Ohio, 1850-1920, Vice President Dedicates Mrs. Bethune’s School, Sources for Images on African American History, African American History Online: A Resource Guide, Negro Drinking at “Colored” Water Cooler in Streetcar Terminal, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black-and-White Negatives, Negro Going in Colored Entrance of Movie House… Belzoni, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi. U.S. Marines land in Tangier, North Africa, to protect the Belgian legation. September in Film & TV History.

In 1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt made Bethune director of the Division of Negro Affairs, National Youth Administration, then the highest government position ever held by an African-American woman. In traveling we are thrown in “jim crow” cars, denied the privilege of buying a berth in the sleeping coach. An act of supremacy defines Queen Elizabeth I as the supreme governor of the church of England. This is a recap of the world's news events that happened on Wednesday, May 19th. series of Farm Security Administration photographs, A Greyhound Bus Trip from Louisville, Kentucky to Memphis, Tennessee…, The African-American Mosaic: A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History & Culture, The African American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship, With an Even Hand: Brown v. Board at Fifty, Sources for Images on African American History, To learn more about historically black colleges, see the Today in History features on. SHARE.

The first African American Presidential nominee, Shirley Chisholm (MORE), Civil rights leader and journalist Ida B. Wells-Barnett made sure the world was aware of the the lynching horrors in America of Blacks (MORE), Matthew Alexander Henson was the first to reach the North Pole. var sc_project=11814306; This Day in Black History highlights historical events and groundbreaking achievements of African-Americans.

By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica. The Court’s majority opinion denied that legalized segregation connoted inferiority. Jesse Owens, track star and Olympic medalist, was born. All rights reserved.

Simultaneously, she served the Roosevelt administration as a special adviser on minority affairs. Other passengers of a lighter hue had breakfast, dinner and supper. Sukarno controlled Jakarta after a day of coup of countercoup. Bethune grasped the importance of education early on. Then, a new letter showed up, this time demanding $70,000. For more information on African Americans and education browse the following online research tools: On May 18, 1896, the Supreme Court ruled separate-but-equal facilities constitutional on intrastate railroads. var sc_security="ce53b535"; Click The Companies Below | For Additional Product Info. When the money was finally delivered… Sloan Wilson, American author (The man in the Gray Flannel Suit, A Summer Place). May 18 in Articles and Photos. The crime captured the attention of the entire nation.

Thomas Pynchon, novelist (Gravity's Rainbow). The Black Laws.

Privacy Notice
EMAIL. As president of the college from 1904-42, her efforts on behalf of the school garnered national attention.

This foe of my race stands at the school house door and separates the children, by reason of ‘color,’ and denies to those who have a visible admixture of African blood in them the blessings of a graded school and equal privileges… We call upon all friends of ‘Equal Rights’ to assist in this struggle to secure the blessings of untrammeled liberty for ourselves and posterity. Peter Benchley, novelist (Jaws, The Deep). Martin Luther King, Jr. - March On Washington, Former President Obama's 2013 Inauguration At The US Capitol, The Obama Family During The 2009 Swearing In Ceremony, https://blackhistory.today/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Spokesperson-8-22-20.mp4. From the heroes of the Underground Railroad to the civil rights movement to the election of the country's first Black president, look back at how African-Americans have impacted the world. > More Black History on this day

Today in History May 18 526 St. John I ends his reign as Catholic Pope. Eatmon Media. With an initial investment of just $1.50, Bethune created an educational institution that served students and community. Bethune spent her final years writing and traveling. After nearly a decade of teaching, she opened her own school, the Daytona Educational and Industrial School for Negro Girls in Daytona Beach, Florida (now Bethune-Cookman College). It wasnt until April 2 that the kidnappers gave instructions for dropping off the money. Below is an actual historical (silent) video of one of the Selma to Montgomery marches.

African American Perspectives: Materials Selected from the Rare Book Collection. As a result, she served as vice president of the National Urban League, president of the National Association of Colored Women and as an advisor on minority issues to presidents Coolidge and Hoover.

STREAM EXCLUSIVE ORIGINALS, TYLER PERRY AND CLASSIC HITS, Madea’s Farewell The Play - Virtual Museum. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 18, 1980, the Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington state exploded, leaving 57 people dead or missing. Bethune is best known for starting the college that has her name today, Black History Today Eatmon Media, Rev. President Dwight Eisenhower orders the National Guard out of Little Rock as Ernest Green becomes the first black to graduate from an Arkansas public school. https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-history-milestones Hon. Jack Cade's Rebellion--Kentishmen revolt against King Henry VI. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State Journal, 1886. HistoryNet.com is brought to you by Historynet LLC, the world's largest publisher of history magazines.
Former slaves, her parents were leaders of Mayesville’s African-American community. Educator and political leader Mary McLeod Bethune died at the age of eighty on May 18, 1955, in Daytona Beach, Florida. She was also appointed a special assistant to the secretary of war to oversee the selection of candidates for the Women’s Army Corps, one of many influential positions she held during the 1940s. On This Day In History: anniversaries, birthdays, major events, and time capsules.

Born in Mayesville, South Carolina, in 1875, Bethune was one of the last of Samuel and Patsy McLeod’s seventeen children. 1541 Hernando de Soto discovers the Mississippi River which he The first Black /Minority owned and operated TV station in the US began broadcasting. General 'Stonewall' Jackson repulses the Federals at the Battle of McDowell, in the Shenendoah Valley.