October 10, 1906: On this day, Mary Church Terrell gave one of the most powerful speeches that...
Activism
October 9, 1842: On this day St. Augustine Catholic Church of New Orleans, the first black...
October 8, 1941: On this day activist and former presidential candidate Jesse Jackson was born. Jesse Louis...
October 7, 1889: On this date William Owen Bush became the first Black person elected to the...
October 6, 1917: On this day one of this country’s greatest civil rights leaders, community organizers, and...
