Black - African American History Facts

Granville T. Woods, inventor of over 50 products, was born in Columbus, OH, on this date in 1856. The steam-boiler furnace, the telegraph system for trains, and automatic air brakes were some of his inventions.

Charlotte E. Ray, the first black female lawyer, became the first black woman admitted to practice before the District Supreme Court (Washington, DC) on this date in 1872.

The National Urban League, founded primarily by black socialist Dr. George Edmund Haynes, Eugene Kinckle Jones, and Ruth Standish Baldwin in 1910, was incorporated on this date in 1913.

Rex Ingram, Lena Horne, and Hazel Scott, headlined the list of award recipients of the NAACP Youth Council for Unity in Motion Pictures on this date in 1944. These awards were a precursor of the "NAACP Image Awards."