This Week In Black History – November 9, 2023

November 9, 1731 – Mathematician, urban planner and inventor Benjamin Banneker born.

November 10, 1983 – Wilson Goode, Philadelphia’s first African American mayor, elected.

November 11, 1989 – Civil Rights Memorial is dedicated in Montgomery, AL.

November 12, 1941 – Madame Lillian Evanto founded the National Negro Opera Company.

November 13, 1894 – Albert C. Richardson patented casket-lowering device.

November 14, 1915 – Booker T. Washington, educator and writer, died.

November 15, 1881 – Payton Johnson patented swinging chair.