Sam and Chirs By mrspepperstech700 Nov 8, 1851 Sojourner Truth give her famous “Ain’t I a Woman” speech in Akron, Ohio. Mar 1, 1863 President Abraham Lincoln give the Emancipation Proclamation? Mar 1, 1906 9) When did Ohio native and famous poet Paul Lawrence Dunbar publish Lyrics of a Lowly Life? Nov 8, 1932 the first training of the Tuskegee Airman established Nov 8, 1947 African American to play for Major League Baseball and what was his name? his name is jackie robinson Jan 25, 1954 3) What year was the NAACP founded? Jan 25, 1955 Rosa parks refused to give up her bus seat Nov 8, 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. give his famous “I Have a Dream” speech? Nov 8, 2008 the first African American president elected in the United States?