On this day in Black History: Ice cream scooper, Adam Clayton Powell Jr.’s “Speech on Civil Rights” and more
Written by ABC Audio. All rights reserved. on February 2, 2024
On this day in Black history, February 2:
— In 1897, Alfred L. Cralle, a businessman and inventor, received a patent for his invention, the “ice cream mold and disher,” known today as the ice cream scooper.
— In 1915, biologist Ernest Everett Just became the first recipient of the NAACP’s Spingarn Medal for his pioneering science efforts in cell division and fertilization.
— In 1955, New York Representative Adam Clayton Powell Jr., then one of the only African Americans in the U.S. Congress, gave his “Speech on Civil Rights” in support of civil rights legislation.
— Happy Birthday to Williams Ellisworth Artis, Anne Raven Wilkinson, Carl Wright, Joshua “Southside” Luellen and Raynell “Supa Cent” Steward.
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