This Week In Black History – February 29, 2024

March 1, 1994 – Leonard S. Coleman, Jr., elected president of the National Baseball League.

March 2, 1867 – U.S. Congress enacted charter to establish Howard University.

March 3, 1865 – Freedman’s Bureau established by the federal government to aid newly freed slaves.

March 4, 1965 – Bill Russell of the Boston Celtics honored as NBA most valuable player for fourth time in five years.

March 5, 1770 – Crispus Attucks became one of the first casualties of the American Revolution.

March 6, 1857 – U.S. Supreme Court issued Dred Scott decision.