This Week In Black History – March 13, 2025
March 13, 1773 – Jean Baptiste Pointe Du Sable, black pioneer and explorer, founded Chicago.
March 14, 1965 – Montgomery bus boycott ended when municipal bus service is desegregated.
March 15, 1988 – Eugene Antonio Marino, first Black archbishop, assigned to Atlanta.
March 16, 1846 – Rebecca Cole, second black female physician in America, was born.
March 17, 1885 – William F. Cosgrove patented automatic stop plug for gas and oil pipes.
March 17, 1890 – Charles B. Brooks patented the street sweeper.
March 18, 1822 – The Phoenix Society, a literary and educational group, founded by blacks in New York City.
March 19, 1971 – Rev. Leon Sullivan elected to board of directors of General Motors.