This Day In Black History: February 4th- Rosa Parks Born On This Day

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Here’s some key events that happened on this day brought to you by Black Facts

1.	1996 – J.C. Watts becomes the first Black selected to respond to a state of the union J.C. Watts becomes the first Black selected to respond to a state of the union address.
2.	1986 – A stamp of Sojourner Truth is issued A stamp of Sojourner Truth is issued by the U.S. Postal Service
3.	1971 – National Guard mobilized to quell rioting in National Guard mobilized to quell rioting in Wilmington, North Carolina. Two persons killed. Until the 9th.
4.	1969 – MPLA begins armed struggle in Angola MPLA begins armed struggle against Portugal in Angola.
5.	1913 – Rosa Parks (born Roas Louise McCauley) was born on this day. Rosa Parks (born Rosa Louise McCauley) was born on this day in Tuskegee, Alabama
6.	1794 – France abolishes slavery. France abolishes slavery. The nation will have a lukewarm commitment to abolition and will, under Napoleon, reestablish slavery in 1802 along with the reinstitution of the “Code noir”, prohibiting blacks, mulattoes and other people of color from entering French colonial territory or intermarrying with whites.