Black History Month Facts of the Day: Feb 9th


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On every single day of Black History Month this February, we will provide you with a daily fact that occurred on the same day in a past year in history.

Today’s Black History Month facts focus on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Paul Laurence Dunbar.

– On this day in 1906, Paul Laurence Dunbar died at the age of 33.

– On this day in 1944, Alice Walker, the author of the Color Purple, was born.

– On this day in 1952, Ralph Ellison’s novel “Invisible Man” won the National Book Award

– On this day in 1965, Martin Luther King met with President Johnson to discuss black voting rights.

– On this day in 1995, astronaut Bernard Harris is the first black to take space walk.


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