Today in Black History

Here are some links to help you dive a little deeper into events that happened on February 15...

1968:    On this day Henry Lewis becomes the first African American to lead a symphony orchestra in the United States.

              http://praiseindy.com/daily-bread/patrickcole/henry-lewis-first-african-american-conductor-of-an-americam-symphony-orchestra/

1965:    Nat King Cole, singer and pianist, died in Santa Monica, California.

              http://www.biography.com/articles/Nat-King-Cole-9253026

1964:    Louis Armstrong's "Hello Dolly" recording becomes his first and only number one record.

              http://www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/artist_id_armstrong_louis.htm

1961:    U.S. and African nationalist protesting the slaying of Congo Premier Patrice Lumumba disrupts U.N. sessions

              http://www.history.com/topics/patrice-lumumba

1851:    Black abolitionists invaded Boston courtroom and rescued a fugitive slave.

              http://www.historyextra.com/milestone/black-abolitionists-invaded-boston-courtroom

1848:    Sarah Roberts barred from white school in Boston  in Boston. Her father, Benjamin Roberts, filed the first school integration suit on her behalf.

              http://www.masshist.org/longroad/02education/roberts.htm

1804:    The New Jersey Legislature approved a law calling for "gradual" emancipation of African Americans. In so doing, New Jersey became the last Northern state to outlaw slavery.

              http://www.slavenorth.com/newjersey.htm