On July 28, 1917, thousands of Black Americans marched down New York City’s Fifth Avenue as part of the so-called Silent Parade to protest racial violence.
July 28 (UPI) — On this date in history: In 1868, the ratified 14th Amendment was adopted into the U. S. Constitution, guaranteeing citizenship and all its privileges to African Americans. In 1917, thousands of Black Americans marched down New York City’s Fifth Avenue as part of the so-called Silent Parade to protest racial violence. In 1945, the United States approved the charter establishing the United Nations. In 1945, a military B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building in New York City, killing 14 people and setting the building ablaze.
