"Civil rights may be at the core of equal justice movements, and they may elevate an equity agenda that protects our children from racial and gender discrimination, but they do not have the capacity to fully redistribute power and eradicate racial inequity. There is only one practice that can do that. Love." —Monique Morris
February 25
- Hiram R. Revels, first Black US Senator, took oath of office, 1870
- Martin Luther King was ordained as a Baptist minister, 1948
- President Nixon met with members of the Congressional Black Caucus and appointed a White House panel to study a list of recommendations made by the group, 1971
February 26
- The right to vote for Black people sent to states for ratification, 1869
- Carter G. Woodson started Negro History Week. This week would later become Black History Month, 1926
February 27
- John W. Menard spoke in Congress in defense of his claim to a contested seat in Louisiana's Second Congressional District. Congressman James A. Garfield of the examining committee said "it was too early to admit a Negro to the U.S. Congress." 1869
- Marion Anderson, singer, born in Philadelphia 1897.
- Charlotte Ray, first Black woman lawyer, graduated Howard University, 1872
February 28
- Poet Phillis Wheatly died, 1784
- Arkansas legislature required free blacks to choose between exile and enslavement, 1859
- Richard Spikes invented/patented the automatic gear shift, 1932
- Hattie McDaniel became the first Black person to win an Academy Award, 1940