This Week In Black History – July 3, 2025

July 3, 1688 – The Quakers in Germantown, PA, made the first formal protest against slavery.

July 4, 1900 – Trumpeter Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong, jazz pioneer, born.

July 5, 1892 – Andrew J. Beard patented the rotary engine.

July 6, 1957 – Althea Gibson won women’s singles title at Wimbledon, becoming first African American to win tennis’s most prestigious award.

July 7, 1948 – Cleveland Indians signed pitcher Leroy “Satchel” Paige.

July 8, 1943 – Faye Wattleton, first African American director of Planned Parenthood, born.

July 9, 1893 – Dr. Daniel Hale Williams performed first successful open-heart surgery.