Xavier University established.

Nat Turner was a renowned African-American known for leading the 1831 slave rebellion to free blacks in Southampton County, Virginia, after being subjected to slavery himself. He started a revolt among the black slave followers to free their brother on several plantations. They gained more arms and horses with each raid on plantation. Afterwards, they were accused of 50 white civilians’ death and the Virginia legislation began to target free blacks as well with a colonization bill implicating their freedom once again with sale and relocation. In their rage and fear of uprising, white Americans organized troops and attacked the blacks resulting in over 150 deaths regardless of their involvement in the slave rebellion.

Turner was born into slavery on October 2, 1800 in Southampton County, Virginia. His master Benjamin Turner named him Nat and upon his death Nat’s ownership was transferred to Benjamin’s brother Samuel. During Civil War era he was referred to as Nathaniel according to the sources. He didn’t know much about his father as he reportedly escaped from slavery when Turner was young. He spent most of his life in Southampton County, Virginia, a plantation area. The place was mostly populated by the enslaved laborers. Turner was a highly intelligent person who learned to read and write at a very young age. Moreover, he had deep religious sentiments and was often seen praying, fasting and reading bible. His spirituality enabled him to have these visions which he interpreted as messages from God. These visions had a great impact on his understanding of life and which led to his return to his owner after running away a month before. His followers labeled him ‘The Prophet’, as he often conducted baptizing services and preached bible to his fellow slaves.

In 1928, Nat Turner had a realization that he was ordained for some great purpose and later it turned out to be the freedom of his fellow salves. He started to interpret weather as a sign from God to begin revolt against their owners. In early 1831, an annular

The image converter for detecing electromagnetic radiation was patented by George R. Carruthers making him the first Black to do so.

Spingarn Medal awarded to James Weldon Johnson, former U.S. consul in Venezuela and Nicaragua and NAACP executive secretary, for his work as an author, diplomat and leader.

African American First Vice President and President of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), was born on November 11, 1956.

Nat Turner was captured almost two months after the uprising in Southampton county, Virginia in 1831. He had dug a hole and remained there for weeks at a time, hiding from his would-be captures. On the morning of October 30th, Turner left his place of hiding in search of food and provisions. Soon after, a hunting dog picked up his scent and he was later take into custody.

While in prison, Turner gave a detailed statement as to why he did what he did. He is said to have stated to reporters that he was called by God. He is reported to have went quietly and calmly to his death by reporters, on November 11, 1831.

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Portable Fire Escape

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The Bethune Museum & Archives, a depository and center for African

American womens history, is established in Washington, DC

Leader of a Virgina slave revolt, Nat Turner was hanged

1989: The Civil rights Memorial in Montgomery, AL is dedicated.

1995: Nigerian author and poet Ken Saro-Wiwa is executed.

He died on November 11, 1865, in Atchison, Kansas.

Louis Armstrong recorded the first of Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings that influenced the direction of jazz.

Armistice signed, ending World War I. Official records listed 370,000 Black soldiers and 1400 Black commissioned officers. A little more than half of these soldiers served in the European Theater. Three Black regiments the 369th, 371st and 372nd received the Croix de Guerre for valor. The 369th was the first American unit to reach the Rhine. Various individual Blacks were decorated for bravery. The first soldiers in the American army to be decorated for bravery in France were Henry Johnson and Needham Roberts of the 369th Infantry Regiment. Blacks were angered by a series of racial incidents.

Civil Rights Memorial is dedicated in Montgomery, AL, 1989

Corrine Brown, now in her eighth term in office, is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives. She represents Florida’s Third Congressional District which includes Jacksonville and the surrounding area.  Brown was born on November 11, 1946 in Jacksonville, Florida and grew up there. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Florida Agriculture and Mechanical University and an M.A. from the University of Florida in 1971. Before entering Congress, Brown owned a travel agency, taught at several Florida colleges, and worked as a counselor at Florida Community College (1977-1992).

In 1983 Brown was elected to the Florida State House of Representatives. She held this position until 1992, when she ran and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.

Corrine Brown is a member of numerous committees and caucuses. She belongs to the Veteran’s Affairs Committee, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, the Subcommittee on Aviation, the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, and is Chair of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. She is also the Second Vice Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, and is a member of the Aerospace, Women’s Issues, Diabetes, Human Rights, Missing and Exploited Children, Native American, and Progressive Congressional Caucuses.

Brown is focused on economic development, directing her activities particularly towards bringing new jobs into the Third Congressional District. She obtained federal funding for a new courthouse in Jacksonville and obtained a 57% increase in federal transportation funding for the state of Florida – approximately $60 billion.  Brown focuses on improving health care for veterans as well as the National Veteran’s Cemetery System.

Brown has received awards from the National Parks and Conservation Association, the Sierra Club, the League of Conservation Voters and the Florida Public Interest Research Group for her environmental work, which includes preventing oil from being drilled off the coasts

Angola proclaimed independent.