Today In Black History – Feb 15th

1848 – Sarah Roberts is barred from a white school in Boston, Massachusetts. Her father, Benjamin Roberts, files the first school integration suit on her behalf.

1965 – Nat King Cole, singer and pianist, passes away in Santa Monica, California at the age of 45. He succumbs to lung cancer.

1999 – The body of Amadou Diallo, an unarmed West African gunned down by New York City police, is returned to his native Guinea.