This Week In Black History – September 12, 2024

September 12, 1992 – Dr. Mae C. Jemison became the first African American female to travel in space.

September 13, 1886 – Literary critic Alain Locke, first African American Rhodes Scholar, was born.

September 14, 1921 – Constance Baker Motley, first African American appointed federal judge, was born.

September 15, 1963 – Four African American girls were killed in Birmingham, AL church bombing.

September 16, 1923 – First Catholic seminary for black priests dedicated in Bay St. Louis, MS.

September 17, 1983 – Vanessa Williams became first African American woman named Miss America.

September 18, 1895 – Booker T. Washington delivered famous Atlanta Exposition speech.