Autherine Lucy becomes first African-American student to enroll in classes at the University of Alabama. After a long legal battle that included a Supreme Court ruling on her behalf, Autherine Lucy became the first African-American to enroll at the University of Alabama. However, soon after her arrival, a mob of angry segregationists would cause uproar […]

On this day in black history, in 2009, Eric Holder becomes the first black person to be confirmed as the US Attorney General. Eric Holder was born on January 21st, 1951 in New York City. He attended Columbia Law School. Holder was an associate judge of the D.C. Superior Court under Reagan; U.S. attorney for […]