Black Facts for July 16th

Ida B. Wells and Her Anti-Lynching Campaign - Birthday
Wells was born into slavery on July 16, 1862, in Holly Springs, Mississippi.
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Sponsored by Prospanica Boston Professional Chapter
Jul
16
1862
Donald Payne, first African American congressman f
Donald Payne, first African American congressman from New Jersey (1988), born
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Jul
16
1934
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Shoeless Joe Jackson , byname of Joseph Jefferson Jackson (born July 16, 1888, Greenville, S.C., U.S.—died Dec. 5, 1951, Greenville), American professional baseball player, by many accounts one of the greatest, who was ultimately banned from the game because of his involvement in the 1919 Black
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Source: Brittanica
Sponsored by Illinois Math and Science Academy
Jul
16
1888
Barry Sanders
Barry Sanders, born on July 16, 1968 in Wichita, Kanas is a former American football running back. He was the son of William, who was a Roofer and Shirley, a registered nurse. He was the one of the eleven children. He attended Wichita North High School. During his career with the Detroit Lions of
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Source: Black History Resources
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Jul
16
1968
Musician Miles Davis receives award
In Paris, jazz trumpeter Miles Davis was named a Knight in the (French) Legion of Honor, one of that nations highest cultural honors.
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Jul
16
1991
Janelle Penny Commissiong of Trinidad and Tobago
Janelle Penny Commissiong of Trinidad and Tobago is crowned the black Miss Universe
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Jul
16
1977
(1884) William H. Crogman, “Negro Education: Its Helps and Hindrances”
? William Henry Crogman, a native of the West Indian island of St. Martin, was educated at Pierce Academy in Massachusetts immediately after the Civil War. In 1868 he was named to the English faculty of newly organized Claflin College in South Carolina. By 1870 Crogman returned to college, ente
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Source: Black Past
Jul
16
1884
Alabama A&M University [Normal] (1875-- )
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical (Alabama A & M) University is a historically black university located in the city of Normal, Alabama.  The school began in 1875 when Alabama officials used the Morrill Act of 1862 allowing state governments to establish colleges for African American
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Source: Black Past
Sponsored by Center for Critical Race and Digital Studies
Jul
16
2009
Ida B. Wells - Birthday
Early life and education [ edit ] Ida Bell Wells was born in Holly Springs, Mississippi, on July 16, 1862,[6] several months before United States President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation freeing slaves in Confederate-held territory.
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Source: BlackHistory.com
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Jul
16
1862
Payne, Donald Milford (1934-2012) - Birthday
Payne was born in Newark, New Jersey on July 16, 1934.
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Source: Black Past
Jul
16
1934
Ida B. Wells-Barnett - Birthday
Wells-Barnett , née Ida Bell Wells (born July 16, 1862, Holly Springs, Mississippi, U.
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Jul
16
1862
Lee, Barbara J. (1946 - ) - Birthday
Barbara Jean Lee was born on July 16, 1946 in El Paso, Texas.
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Source: Black Past
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Jul
16
1946
Death of Ida B.Wells-Barnett
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett
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Jul
16
1862
Ida B. Wells-Barnett: Anti-Lynching Advocate - Birthday
Early Life Wells-Barnett was born a slave on July 16, 1862 in Holly Springs, Miss.
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Jul
16
1862
Violette A. Johnson, first African American woman
Violette A. Johnson, first African American woman to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, born
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Jul
16
1822
The movie, Green Pastures, premieres in New York's
The movie, Green Pastures, premieres in New Yorks Radio City Music Hall.
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Sponsored by Illinois Math and Science Academy
Jul
16
1936
From the Slave Quarters to the Courtroom: The Story of the First African American Attorney in the United States - Birthday
William Henry Johnson was born into slavery in Richmond, Virginia on July 16, 1811.
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Source: Black Past
Sponsored by Intellitech
Jul
16
1811
Ida B. Wells Barnett - Birthday
Ida Wells was born a slave on July 16, 1862, in Holly Springs, Mississippi, to James and Elizabeth (Warrenton) Wells.
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Sponsored by Greater Boston Veterans Collaborative
Jul
16
1862
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