Category: Episode

  • Fri, 1441-04-22
    Goree Island, home of "The Door of No Return."

    The date remembers Goree Island. This land mass played an important part in the early days of African American history. Goree Island is a small...

  • Thu, 1441-05-05
    Blacks in Latin America, a brief history

    On this date of Cinco de Mayo, we look briefly at the history of Africans in Latin (Central and South) America and the Caribbean.

    In...

  • Thu, 1441-12-01
    Black history in Europe, a short story

    *African (Black) history in Europe from 1400 is briefly recalled on this dates Registry.

    To address the story of black people in Europe,...

  • Wed, 1500-03-13
    Bahia, a source point for Africa in the Americas

    *The state of Bahia in Brazil from 1500 is remembered on this date. This is a former Portuguese/African slave region.

    The Portuguese...

  • Sun, 1500-11-03
    African & Native Americans share a rich history

    *From the beginning of U. S. history, American Native populations and Africans had a historical relationship of both cooperation and...

  • Fri, 1600-09-29
    Canadian Black History, a story

    *A brief article on Black Canadian history before America’s Civil Rights movement is recognized on this date.

    The first recorded black...

  • Tue, 1606-01-03
    First Black birth recorded in America

    *On this date in 1606, the first recorded birth of a child of African decent in the continental United States occurred. This was is in the...

  • Tue, 1619-08-20
    African slaves arrive at Point Comfort (Hampton), VA

    It was on this date in 1619 that 20 Africans arrive at Hampton, Virginia, aboard a Dutch ship. They were the first Africans on record to be...

  • Thu, 1663-09-13
    1663 slave revolt in Virginia.

    On this date in 1663, the first known slave revolt occurred in Gloucester County, VA. The conspiracy between Black slaves and indentured servants...

  • Fri, 1670-11-14
    Bance Island Opens for slave trade

    *Bance Island, Sierra Leone from 1670 is celebrated on this date. This was a major launching point of the Middle Passage to America first...

  • Thu, 1700-07-15
    "Jumping The Broom," a short history

    "Jumping the Broom," is celebrated on this date.
    This is an African American phrase and custom for marriage.

    The significance of...

  • Tue, 1708-02-28
    Slave revolt in Long Island, NY

    *On this date in 1708, one of the first recorded slave revolts occurred in America. It happened in Newton, Long Island, NY, and seven white...

  • Wed, 1712-04-06
    Slave revolt in New York

    On this date in 1712, the New York Slave Rebellion occurred.

    Reacting to harsh treatment by their masters, about 25 Black slaves and...

  • Sun, 1732-02-17
    The Mardi Gras Indians

    *The Mardi Gras Indians are celebrated on this date (Fat Tuesday) in 1732. These African Americans participate as a cultural foundation of New...

  • Sun, 1733-11-01
    Early African Slave Rebellion Successful

    On this date in 1733, one of the first successful African slave rebellions took place.

    Enslaved Africans on the island of St. John (today...

  • Fri, 1737-03-15
    Fort Mose founded

    *The founding of Fort Mose occurred on this date in 1738. Fort Mose is the site of the first free African settlement in the United States....

  • Sat, 1738-03-01
    Maroons sign Treaty with England

    On this date in 1738, escaped African slaves and British settlers in Central America agreed to a conflict truce.

    The articles of...

  • Sun, 1749-10-26
    England formally sanctions American slavery

    On this date in 1749, the British parliament formally legalized slavery in the colony now known as Georgia.

    Reference:
    The African...

  • Sat, 1753-09-01
    1st American book of poetry by a Black woman published

    *On this date in 1773, the first book of poetry written by a Black woman was published in America.

    Poems on Various Subjects, Religious...

  • Mon, 1770-03-05
    British massacre demonstrators in Boston

    *This is the date of the Boston Massacre in 1770. That evening Crispus Attucks, a free Black man, was the first person to die for America’s...