This Week In American History: On February 23, 1968 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was key note speaker for civil rights leaders at Carnegie Hall for a benefit celebrating the 100th birthday of W.E.B DuBois. DuBois was the first African American to earn a doctorate. He later became a professor of history, sociology, and economics at Atlanta University. DuBois was also a civil rights … [Read more...]
This Week In American History: Toni Morrison
This Week in American History: Toni Morrison was born in February 1931. As a novelist, editor, and professor, she won both the Nobel and the Pulitzer Prizes. Further, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama in 2012. Childhood Born in Lorain, Ohio as Chloe Anthony Wofford, was the second oldest of four children. Her father, George Wofford, worked as a … [Read more...]
