Voices of the Past Archives

Born in 1912 and raised by his grandparents, Julia and Janifer Rustin, young Bayard Rustin...

25
Sep

On this day in 1875 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune was born as the first free...

10
Jul

Today is Malcolm X Day and we celebrate this icon of world history. Born Malcolm...

17
May

56 years ago, in the Spring of 1968, the Black Panther Party for Self Defense...

23
Apr

Ida B. Wells was born into enslavement in 1862 during the Civil War. In her...

26
Mar

Born in 1875 to formerly enslaved parents, Carter G. Woodson was a historian and author....

08
Feb

Shirley Chisholm was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1924 to immigrant parents. The eldest of...

21
Jan

James Marshall Hendrix was born in Seattle, WA in 1942. During his childhood his father...

07
Dec

Born in 1940 to parents who were sharecroppers, John Lewis grew up on a farm...

26
Oct

Cesar Chavez was born in 1927 to parents who were farmers. Growing up during the...

26
Sep