August 30, 1901—Roy Wilkins, 2nd Executive Director of NAACP, is born.
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August 30, 1800—Gabriel Prosser's slave revolt in Virginia is discovered.
August 30, 1838—The first African American magazine, Mirror of Freedom, begins publication in New York City.
August 30, 1843—African Americans participate in a national political convention for the first time at the Liberty Party Convention held in Buffalo, NY. Samuel R. Ward leads the convention in prayer; Henry Highland Garnet is chosen as a member of the nominating committee; and Charles R. Ray is selected as one of the convention's secretaries.
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