Black History On This Day August 1st

Slavery abolished in the British empire (1834) Slavery is abolished in the British empire.

Slaves in Trinidad and Tobago are emancipated. (1838) Slaves in Trinidad and Tobago are emancipated.

First African American Vet born (1869 - 1939) Augustus Nathaniel Lushington, the first African...

First African American to graduate from a nursing school (1879) Mary Eliza Mahoney graduates from the nursing...

Educator Benjamin E. Mays born (1895 - 1984) Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays born in Ninety Six,...