This Week In Black History – August 17, 2023

August 17, 1849 – Lawyer-activist Archibald Henry Grimké, who challenged the segregation policies of President Woodrow Wilson, born.

August 18, 1859 – Harriet Wilson’s Our Nig is first novel published by a black writer.

August 19, 1954 – Dr. Ralph J. Bunche named undersecretary of the United Nations.

August 20, 1993 – Dr. David Satcher named director of the Centers for Disease Control.

August 21, 1831 – Nat Turner leads slave revolt in Virginia. August 22, 1843 – Henry Highland Garnett calls for a general strike by slaves.

August 23, 1926 – Carter G. Woodson, historian, author, inaugurated Negro History Week and later produced the Negro History Bulletin.