In 1641- Massachusetts becomes first colony to give statutory recognition to slavery
In 1955- Start of Montgomery Bus Boycott
In 1961- Ernie Davis becomes first African American to win Heisman Trophy
In 1987- Carrie Saxon Perry begins terms as Mayor of Hartford, CT, becoming first black woman mayor of a major US city
To Inspire You
His headstone said "Free at last, Free at last" - But death is a slave's freedom - We seek the freedom of free men - And the construction of a world - Where Martin Luther King could have lived - and preached non-violence