Black History Month Facts
The Tuskegee Institute, founded by Booker T. Washington in 1881, is now a world famous center for Agricultural research.
The Tuskegee Institute, founded by Booker T. Washington in 1881, is now a world famous center for Agricultural research.
February 16 – The “we shall overcome” speech persuading congress to pass legislation needed to enforce the 15th Amendment which guarantees all Americans the right to vote was delivered by President Lyndon Johnson.
MSUM’s Interdisciplinary Center for Diversity and Social Justice Panel will be held on February 18th 1:30-3:00 in CMU 205. For more information, view the following flyer.
The first Afro-American to win the Nobel Peace Prize was Ralph Bunche.
The first Afro-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1950 for her volume of poetry was Gwendolyn Brooks.