26 June-Today's All facts
1959 - Prince Edward County abandons school system
Prince Edward County, Virginia, Board of Supervisors abandoned school system to prevent integration.
1938 - James Weldon Johnson dies in automobile accident.
James Weldon Johnson dies of injuries received in an automobile accident near his summer home in Wiscosset, Maine.
1934 - W. E. B. DuBois resigns from NAACP.
W. E. B. DuBois resigns from his position at the NAACP in a disagreement over policy and racial strategy.