August 17, 1849 – Lawyer-activist Archibald Henry Grimké, who challenged the segregation policies of President Woodrow Wilson, born. August 18, 1859 – Harriet Wilson’s Our Nig is first novel published by a black writer. August 19, 1954 – Dr. Ralph J. Bunche named undersecretary of the United Nations. August 20, 1993 – Dr. David Satcher […]