Robert Lewis Douglas
February 6, 1972
On this day in 1972, Robert Lewis "Bob" Douglas, Founder, Owner and Coach of the New York Renaissance (the RENs) basketball team, is inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
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Jail-In Movement
February 6, 1961
Jail-in movement started in Rock Hill, S.C., when students refused to pay fines and requested jail sentences. Students Nonviolent Coordinating Committee urged south-wide "Jail, No Bail" campaign. CORE organizer Thomas Gaither introduced “Jail, No Bail” in an effort to make the sit-ins more successful, gain new media attention, and decrease the amount of funds spent on bail ($17,000 in bail money had already been spent). Read more...
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The Mayflower of Liberia
February 6, 1820
The first organized emigration back to Africa begins when 86 free African Americans leave New York Harbor aboard the Mayflower of Liberia. They are bound for the British colony of Sierra Leone, which welcomes free African Americans as well as fugitive slaves. Read more...
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