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1822

The first black to perform with an American opera company was Caterina Jarboro, who was featured in a Chicago Opera Company production of Aida at the New York Hippodrome on July 22, 1933. She also sang the title role of the opera in Milan, Italy, in May, 1930. La Julia Rhea sang the role of Aida in

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9

2001

Col Frederick D Gregory becomes the first African American to lead a space missi

Col Frederick D Gregory becomes the first African American to lead a space mission.

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Nov

22

1989

Exibition of African American Art

William A. Harper organized the first large scale exibition of African American art in New York City in 1862.

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Jan

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1862

Shirley Franklin is sworn in

Shirley Franklin is sworn in as the first African American Mayor of Atlanta and the only African American female mayor of a major American city.

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Jan

7

2002

African American Shakespearean actor Morgan Smith

African American Shakespearean actor Morgan Smith dies in Sheffield, England. Smith had emigrated to England in 1866.

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Mar

22

1882

March 24,1837 Canada gives Blacks the right to vote.1865 Black troops ar

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2001

Black patriots participated in the first

Black patriots participated in the first aggressive action of American forces, the capture of Fort Ticonderoga by Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boy.

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May

10

1775

North Carolina Mutual and Provident Insurance

North Carolina Mutual and Provident Insurance Company founded by John Merrick and associates in Durham, North Carolina as the first African American owned insurance company.

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Oct

20

1898

Moneta Sleet becomes the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize for his

Moneta Sleet becomes the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize for his photograph of Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr. and her daughter at her husbands funeral

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May

5

1969

Percy Julian, developer of drugs to combat glaucom

Percy Julian, developer of drugs to combat glaucoma and methods to mass produce cortisone and George Washington Carver are the first African American Inventors admitted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in the halls 17-year history.

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Apr

8

1990

Lawrence Douglas Wilder assumes title as governor

In Richmond, Virginia former Lt. Governor Lawrence Douglas Wilder took office as the first popularly elected African American governor of an American state.

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Jan

14

1990

Founder of Pro-Line

Comer Cottrell, founder and president of Pro-Line Corporation (1970), the largest African American owned business in the Southwest and the first African American to be part owner of a major league baseball team (1989), the Texas Rangers, born

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Dec

7

1931

African Methodist Episcopal Zion (AMEZ) Church

African Methodist Episcopal Zion (AMEZ) Church formally organized at meeting in New York City.

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Jun

21

1821

The Bloodiest Race Riot in History

Hostility to draft and fear of Blacks, the cause of the war and potential competitors in the labor market, led to New York Draft Riots, one of the bloodiest race riots in American history. Mobs swept through streets, murdered Blacks and hanged them on lamp posts.

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Jul

13

1863

William A. Harper

William A. Harper, student of Henry O. Tanner at the Art Institute of Chicago, one of the most gifted African American artist of the early 20th century, born

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Dec

27

1873

First Artist to recieve Spingarn medal

Jacob Lawrence was the first artist to recieve the Spingarn Medal in 1970 for emience among American painter

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Mar

17

1970

Eugene A. Marino, SSJ, is consecrated at the first African American auxiliary bi

Eugene A. Marino, SSJ, is consecrated at the first African American auxiliary bishop in the U.S. He is assigned to Washington, D.C.

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Sep

12

1974

Black Woman named "American Mother of the Year."

Emma Clarissa Clement, a black woman and mother of Atlanta University President Rufus E. Clement, was named American Mother of the Year by the Golden Rule Foundation. She was the first Afro-American woman to receive the honor.

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May

1

1946

First Black American woman aviator

First Black American woman aviator, Bessie Coleman was born, 1893

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Jan

26

1893

Colin L. Powell

Colin L. Powell was the first African American to hold the highest U.S. Military post. In August 1989 he was named chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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1989

Birthday

Ruth Gaines-Shelton Born April 8, 1872. African- American Playwright born at Glasgow, MO. Best known for prize winning comedy The Church Fight, which was published in Crisis (a publication of NAACP) in May of 1926.

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Apr

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1872

Jamestown, Virginia.

On August 20, 1619, twenty Africans arrived in Jamestown, Virginia, aboard a Dutch ship. They are the first blacks to be forcibly settled as involuntary laborers in the North American British Colonies.

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Aug

20

1619

Estevan

Estevan (or Esteban, also called Estevanico, or little Steven)African explorer.Estevan died in 1539.

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Jan

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1539

Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson appears on the cover of Life magazine; first time an African American is featured on the cover in the magazines 13 year history

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May

10

1950

Mary Eliza Mahoney

Mary Eliza Mahoney, the first African American to graduate from a nursing school, graduates from the nursing program at the New England Hospital for Women and Children

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Aug

1

1879

Quincy Jones wins an Emmy for musical composition for the miniseries Roots. It

Quincy Jones wins an Emmy for musical composition for the miniseries Roots. It is one of nine Emmys for the series, an unprecedented number

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Sep

11

1977

Naval Frigate named after African American

The Navy frigate USS Jesse L. Brown was commissioned. The ship was named for Ensign Jesse L. Brown, the first African American naval aviator killed in combat over Korea.

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Feb

17

1973

Sammy Davis Jr., dies

Sammy Davis Jr., actor, dancer, singer and world class entertainer dies in Beverly Hills, California at age 64. Davis, born in Harlem, was a member of the popular and notorious Hollywood Rat Pack. He also held starring roles in a host of Broadway musicals and motion pictures.

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May

16

1990

First African American Intercollegiate football

Livingstone and Biddle College (now Johnson C. Smith) play the first African American intercollegiate football game

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Dec

27

1892

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