This Week in Black History
February 23, 2021
February 23 WEB DuBois, author and historian, born 1868
February 24 Bishop Daniel A Payne, reformer and educator of AME Church, born 1811
February 25 Hiram R. Revels, first Black US Senator, took oath of office, 1870
February 26 Cassius Clay changed his name to Muhammad Ali after converting to Islam, 1964
February 27 Charlotte Ray, first Black woman lawyer, graduated Howard University, 1872
February 28 Phillis Wheatly, poet, died 1784
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