Ron D. &T.J. H.

Sojourner Truth

May 1, 1851

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Sojourner Truth give her famous “Ain’t I a Woman” speech in Akron, Ohio.

President Abraham Lincoln

Jan 1, 1863

link to image President Abraham Lincoln gave the Emancipation Proclamation.

Paul Lawrence Dunbar

Mar 1, 1896

Ohio native and famous poet Paul Lawrence Dunbar publish Lyrics of a Lowly Life.

NAACP

Mar 1, 1909

NAACP founded.

Tuskegee Airman

Mar 1, 1941

First training of the Tuskegee Airman established.

Robinson, Jackie

Mar 1, 1947

First african amercian to play major leage baseball.

Rosa Parks

Mar 1, 1955

Rosa Parks refuse to give up her bus seat.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Mar 1, 1963

Martin Luther King Jr. give his famous “I Have a Dream” speech.

Thurgood Marshall

Mar 1, 1967

Thurgood Marshall become a Supreme Court justice.

Obama

Mar 1, 2008

First african amercian president.