20s-30s
The year that the first Black newspaper was published.
What is 1926?
This year segregation in public schools was deemed unconstitutional.
What is 1954?
This American Historian created a nationally observed holiday in 1976 that lasts for a month.
What is Black History Month by Professor Carter Wooden?
On this day Martin Luther King Jr. Day is first celebrated nationally.
What is November 2, 1987?
On March 14, 2010 Disney creates its first Black princess.
Who is Princess Tianna?
This year was the first time TSU granted its students degrees
What is 1924?
This is the date that Olympian Wilma Rudolph is born.
What is June 23, 1940?
During this year Tennessee Agriculture and Industrial State College is renamed to Tennessee State.
When is 1968?
This is the year that Serena Williams wins the U.S Open Women's Singles Tennis Championship.
What is 1999?
During November 4th, 2008 Black history was made.
What is President Barack Obama being elected?
This inventor invented and patented the first automatic stop light.
Who is Garrett A. Morgan?
This is the year when the Civil Rights Act got signed by President Eisenhower
What is 1957?
This Civil Rights activist group went to Washington, D.C. in 1961 to integrate interstate buses.
Who is Freedom Riders?
Mae Carol Jamison makes history by becoming the first black woman to travel into space.
What is September 12, 1992?
On this day Kobe Bryant plays his last game and drops 60 points against another team.
What is April 17th, 2016 against Utah Jazz?
This author writes the famous novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God in 1937
Who is Zora Neale Hurston ?
On this day in history the Brooklyn Dodgers Jackie Robinson to play for them.
What is April 15th, 1947?
This protest started on February 1, 1960 by 4 black students at a lunch counter and sparked 6 months of this particular peaceful protest.
What is Greensboro sit-ins?
The first surgeon ever to separate conjoined twins at the head in 1987.
Who is Dr. Benjamin Carter?
The Honors Program becomes an official College at TSU.
What is January 5th, 2016?
This gold medalist won 4 gold medals in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Who is Jesse Owens?
This is the year that Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat
What is 1955?
Dr. Walter S, Davis, former President of TSU, wanted to create a program for his students to study Honors in their respective fields. After talking it over they decided to keep up with the other universities around the nation and as a result of this an Honors Program was created during this year.
When is Fall 1964?
On this day in history the first Collegiate Women's organization, The National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, Incorporated, Women of Empowerment, The Frankie J. Pierce Federated Chapter is charted on the campus of TSU.
What is May 6, 1996?
On this day this person becomes the 8th President of TSU and is sworn in.
What is Glenda Glover on January 2nd, 2013?