#OTD The United States Postal Service issued a commemorative stamp in honor of abolitionist and women's rights activist Sojourner Truth. Recording artist Wyclef Jean narrates.

#OTD Journalist P.L. Prattis became the first African American news correspondent admitted to the press galleries of the U.S. Congress. Pastor and recording artist Montell Jordan narrates.

#OTD Golfer Pete Brown, the first African American to win a PGA Tour event, was born in Port Gibson, Mississippi.

#OTD Four students from North Carolina A&T sat at a Woolworth's lunch counter to protest the whites-only policy. This sit-in sparked a movement in protest of segregation around the country. Chicago public school teacher Kimiko Cowley-Pettis narrates.

#OTD Hall of fame boxer Jersey Joe Walcott was born in Merchantville, New Jersey

#OTD The charity single "We Are The World" was recorded by supergroup USA For Africa to aid in famine relief on the continent.

#OTD Cartoonist E. Simms Campbell, the first African American to have his illustrations syndicated nationally, passed away at the age of 65.

#OTD Entrepreneur Sheila Crump Johnson, co-founder of Black Entertainment Television, was born in McKeesport, PA.

#OTD Olympic volleyball player Flo Hyman collapsed during a game in Japan and passed away at the age of 31.

#OTD Rod Paige was confirmed as the nation's 7th U.S. Secretary of Education and the first African American to hold the position.