22 December-Today's All facts
1905 - James Amos Porter (1905-1970) was born on this date
James Amos Porter wrote the definitive book, Modern Negro Art (1943, 1969, 1992); head, Department of Art, Howard University from 1953-1970; painter and historian.
1943 - W.E.B. Du Bois elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters
On this date in 1943, W.E.B. Du Bois was the first Black elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters.
1898 - Dr. Chancellor Williams born
On this date in 1898, Historian and author of Destruction of Black Civilization, Dr. Chancellor Williams born
1883 - Arthur Wergs Mitchell born
On this date in 1883, Arthur Wergs Mitchell, 1st African American to be elected to congress, was born in Lafayette, Alabama.
1873 - Charles Lenox Remond dies
On this date in 1873, Abolitionist Charles Lenox Remond dies. He was the first Black lecturer employed by the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society.
