On February 13, 1970, Joseph L. Searles III became the first black floor member and floor broker in the New York Stock Exchange. Searles graduated and played football at Kansas State University, then played professionally for the New York Giants. He subsequently became an aide to New York mayor John Lindsay. Continue reading Profile: Joseph L. Searles III
Bernard Anthony Harris Jr. is a former NASA astronaut. On February 9, 1995, Harris became the first African American to perform an extra-vehicular activity, during the second of his two Space Shuttle flights. Continue reading Profile: Bernard A. Harris (1956-)
Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. was an American professional tennis player who won three Grand Slam singles titles. Ashe was the first black player selected to the United States Davis Cup team and the only black man ever to win the singles title at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open. He retired in 1980. Continue reading Profile: Arthur Ashe (1943-1993)
The Orangeburg massacre refers to the shooting of protesters by South Carolina Highway Patrol officers in Orangeburg, South Carolina, on the South Carolina State University campus on the evening of February 8, 1968 Continue reading A look back at 1968 Orangeburg Massacre
