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
A race of people is like and individual man; until it uses its own talent, takes pride in its own history, expresses its own culture, affirms its own selfhood, it can never fulfill itself.