August
30, 1901—Roy Wilkins, 2nd Executive Director of NAACP, is
born.
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August 30, 1800—Gabriel Prosser's slave revolt in Virginia is discovered.
August
30, 1838—The first African American magazine, Mirror of
Freedom, begins publication in New York City.
August
30, 1843—African Americans participate in a national
political convention for the first time at the Liberty Party Convention held in
Buffalo, NY. Samuel R. Ward leads the convention in prayer; Henry Highland
Garnet is chosen as a member of the nominating committee; and Charles R.
Ray is selected as one of the convention's secretaries.
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