English: The corner of Press and Royal Streets, where the memorial to Plessy v Ferguson stands (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Afro History
Today in Afro History ! Brown vs. Board of Education ruling by U.S. Supreme Court in 1954 !

Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site, Topeka, Kansas, USA – Monroe Elementary school, where racial segregation was challenged in 1954 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Monroe Elementary School – Brown Vs the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas national historic site. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site, Topeka, Kansas, USA – Monroe Elementary school, where racial segregation was challenged in 1954 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Arthur Ashe becomes first Afro American to qualify for the U.S. Davis Cup in 1963 !
Today in Afro History ! NFL running back, Chuck Muncie passes away in 2013. MOVE Headquarters bombed in Philadelphia in 1985.
Former San Diego Chargers, New Orleans Saints, and Cal running back Chuck Muncie making an appearance at the Fun Zone on Maxwell Family Field prior to a Cal home game against the UCLA Bruins. The Golden Bears won 41-20. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Joe Gans becomes the first Afro American World Boxing Champion in 1902 !
Today in Afro History ! Legendary Reggae Artist, Bob Marley passes away in 1981.

English: Bob Marley and The Wailers, The Summer of ’80 Garden Party, Crystal Palace Concert Bowl. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Bob Marley live in concert, just a couple of years before his death (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Nelson Mandela is inaugurated and becomes the first Afro South African elected as President of South Africa in 1994 !

The statue of Nelson Mandela in Parliament Square, London. Sculptor: Ian Walters (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Young Nelson Mandela. This photo dates from 1937. South Africa protect the copyright of photographs for 50 years from their first publication. See . Since this image would have been PD in South Africa in 1996, when the URAA took effect, this image is PD in the U.S. Image source: http://www.anc.org.za/people/mandela/index.html (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Nigeria becomes a member of The British Commonwealth in 1960.
Today in Afro History ! The Muhammad Ali – Joe Frazier Fight III (The Thrilla in Manila) 1975 !

Today in Afro History ! William H. Hastie becomes the first Afro American Governor of The U.S. Virgin Islands in 1946 !

William H. Hastie was the first African American appointed to a United States Court of Appeals, the Third Circuit. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Judge William H. Hastie, dean of the Howard University Law School, Civilian Aide to the Secretary of War, ca. 1941 – NARA – 535835 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Haiti revolts against France, lead by Toussaint Louverture in 1794 !
Today in Afro History ! Robert S. Abbott publishes Chicago’s first Afro newspaper “The Chicago Defender” in 1905 ! Moneta Sleet wins Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography in 1969 !

English: Chicago, Illinois. Mr. John Sengstacke, part owner and general manager of the Chicago Defender, one of the leading Negro newspapers (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Chicago, Illinois. Copy reader of the Chicago Defender, one of the leading Negro newspapers (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Linotype operators of the Chicago Defender, Negro newspaper. Chicago, Illinois (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Chicago, Illinois. Newsboy selling the Chicago Defender, a leading Negro newspaper (Photo credit: Wikipedia)