*On this date, in 1931, Frente Negra Brasileira was formed. Translated to English, the Black Brazilian Front was part of the Black Movement of Brazil and was Brazil’s first Black political party. It was formed in 1931 and active until the November 10, 1937, suspension of political parties by the then president, Getúlio Vargas. Arlindo Veiga dos Santos organized the party following the Revolution […]
learn more*Arthur Chaskalson was born on this date in 1931. He was a Jewish African lawyer, judge and anti-apartheid activist. Born in Johannesburg he came from a modest background, his father was a Lithuanian immigrant who died when he was 5 years old. Despite their tight finances, his mother sent him to two elite private schools, Pridwin and Hilton.
learn more*Frank E. Petersen, Jr. was born on this date in 1932. He is an African American Marine Corps pilot and officer (retired) and is a lecturer and administrator
learn more*Andrew Young was born this date in 1932. He is an African American Civil Rights activist, former mayor of Atlanta, Georgia and American ambassador to the United Nations.
learn more*On this date in 1932, Nixon v. Condon was decided. This was a voting rights case decided by the United States Supreme Court, which found the all-white Democratic Party primary in Texas unconstitutional. Nixon v. Condon was one of four cases brought to challenge the Texas all-white Democratic Party primary. The National Association for the […]
learn more*James Nabrit III was born on this date in 1932. He was an African American civil rights attorney and legal activist.
James Madison Nabrit III was born in Houston, Texas, the son of James Nabrit, Jr., a prominent civil rights attorney, law professor and later President of Howard University. He grew up in Washington, D.C., where he attended segregated public schools through part of high school.
learn moreYvonne Brathwaite Burke was born on this date in 1932. She is an African American politician and lawyer.
learn more*On this date in 1932, Powell v. Alabama, 287 U.S. 45, was decided. This was a landmark Supreme Court decision in which the Court reversed the convictions of nine young black men for allegedly raping two white women on a freight train near Scottsboro, Alabama. In March 1931, nine black men—Charlie Weems, Ozie Powell, Clarence Norris, Olen […]
learn more*Unita Blackwell was born, on this date, in 1933. She is a Black politician and activist.
learn moreOn this date in 1933, The National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) was passed into law. It was a US labor and consumer law passed by the US Congress to authorize the President to regulate the industry for fair wages and prices that would stimulate economic recovery. It also established a national public works program known […]
learn more*Richard Hatcher was born on this date in 1933. He is an African American politician and law professor.
learn more*James Fowler was born on this date in 1933. He was a white-American, murderer, drug dealer, and state trooper. James Bonard Fowler was born into a farming family in Geneva County, Alabama. He attended local schools, which were racially segregated, and played football in high school. After graduating, he served for a period in the […]
learn more*Clifford Alexander was born on this date in 1933. He is a Black lawyer, businessman, and public servant. Clifford Leopold Alexander Jr. was born in New York City. His parents were Clifford Leopold Alexander and his wife. He attended the private Ethical Culture and Fieldston schools. Alexander graduated from Harvard College in 1955 and Yale Law School in 1958. He […]
learn more*John W. Joseph was born on this date in 1933. He was a Black politician and community activist. John Wilfred Joseph was the son of Reverend Adam Joseph and Mrs. Julia Lee Jones Joseph. He was born and raised on his father’s farm in Plaisance, Louisiana, during racial segregation. The state’s dual education system relegated […]
learn more*Willie Brown was born on this date in 1934. He is a Black lawyer, politician and businessman.
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