#feb 5th

a suit was filed against englewood NJ regarding segregation in schools. after eight years and hundreds of arrests, sit ins and protests, the NJ supreme court ruled on this case and basically said that any form of segregation, coincidental or otherwise, is not allowed.

willis johnson filed a patent for the first mechanical mixing device, or an eggbeater, when previously all mixing was done by hand or manually.

princeton names their first black valedictorian: nicholas johnson

henry louis "hank" aaron, an exceptional black baseball player at a time when being one was very difficult, was born

natalie cole, musician and daughter of nat cole, was also born on the 5th!