African American History Month

Did You Know

Just months before oral arguments in Brown v. Board of Education, Chief Justice Fred Vinson died and was replaced by Earl Warren. It was Warren who lead the Supreme Court to a unanimous decision (May 17, 1954) to end segregation in public schools.

 

The Harlem Renaissance took place in the 20’s and 30’s, when an outpouring of creativity redefined all aspects of African American culture. The world famousApollo Theater was born during The Harlem Renaissance.

In 1881, the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary was founded as the first college for black women in the U.S.  Today, that school is known as Spelman College.

The Spoleto Festival USA is 17 days and nights of over 100 performances from both renowned and emerging artists, and is a great opportunity to see the low-country.

Lincoln University of Pennsylvania is not just America’s oldest historical black college, it is one of the world’s first institutions of higher learning for African Americans.

Maurice Ashley, the first African American Chess Grandmaster, was a commentator at the famous 1996 chess match “Man vs. Machine”, when IBM’s Deep Blue took on World Champion Gary Kasparov.

The Boys Choir is only half the story at the Choir Academy of Harlem. The Girls Choir of Harlem made its concert debut at Alice Tulley Hall at Lincoln Center in November, 1997.

The low-country of South Carolina and Georgia offers spectacular opportunities for bird watching, with nine national wildlife refuge locations and several state-owned sanctuaries.