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President Johnson signed a the 1968 Housing Act

President Johnson signed a the 1968 Housing Act which outlawed discrimination in the sale, rental or leasing of housing. This bill also made it a crime to interfere with civil rights workers and to cross state lines to incite a riot.

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Apr

11

1968

Federal Reserve Board of Governors

Andrew F. Brimmer, economist and former Professor of Economics at University of Pennsylvania, is nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson to serve as a Governor of the Federal Reserve System. This appointment represented the first black to serve in this capacity.

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Apr

13

1966

Michelle Obama

Born: 1/17/1964 Chicago, IllinoisMichelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama is an American lawyer and writer. She is married to the 44th and current President of the United States, Barack Obama, and is the first African-American First Lady of the United StatesBusiness / Schooling: Awards / Achievements:

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Kwesi Mfume

Born: 0/24/948 Baltimore, MarylandKweisi Mfume is the former President/CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, as well as a five-term Democratic Congressman from Marylands 7th congressional district, serving in the 00th through 04th CongressBusiness

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Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf

Born: 0/29/938 Monrovia, LiberiaAfrica’s first female head of state won the 20 Nobel Peace Prize for her work in promoting Liberian reconciliation and in atoning for Liberia’s history of civil war. She was re-elected for a second term the same year, reneging on an earlier promise to run for only

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Senate failed by a margin of 34 to 16 to cast the

Senate failed by a margin of 34 to 16 to cast the two-thirds vote necessary to oust President Johnson.

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May

16

1868

President Grant suspended the writ of habeas

President Grant suspended the writ of habeas corpus and declared martial law in nine South Carolina counties affected by Klan disturbances.

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Oct

17

1871

Amin (Dada), Idi (1925-2003)

Idi Amin was the Ugandan military dictator and President from 1971 to 1979. During his reign Amin’s military forces are estimated to have killed 500,000 people and exiled roughly 70,000 non-Ugandan nationals (mostly Indians) from

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Bruce, Blanche Kelso (1841-1898)

Blanche Kelso Bruce was born a slave in 1841 in Prince Edward County, Virginia but was raised in Missouri. Shortly after the beginning of the Civil War, Bruce fled to Kansas, becoming a free man before Lincoln’s Emancipation

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Shaw v. Reno (1993)

April 20, 1993, Argued

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Dawson, Horace G. (1926- )

Horace G. Dawson, Jr. was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Botswana by President Jimmy Carter in 1979. After his confirmation by the U.S. Senate he served in that post until 1983. Dawson was born in Augusta, Georgia on January 30, 1926. He attended Lincoln University in Pennsylvania where he earned

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Jan

14

2004

President Johnson signed Economic Opportunity Act

President Johnson signed Economic Opportunity Act.

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Aug

20

1964

Gov. Daniel H. Chamberlain

Governor Daniel H. Chamberlain, acting in concert with white Democrats and conservatives, refused to sign his commission.

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Dec

16

1875

The Freeman's Bureau.

The Freemans Bureau was established by Congress on March 3, 1865. The bureau was designed to protect the interests of former slaves. This included helping them to find new employment and to improve educational and health facilities. In the year that followed the bureau spent $17,000,000

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Mar

3

1865

Top 10 Most Famous Black Actors of All Time

Hollywood is a giant industry which provides work to hundreds of actors. At the advent of this industry only white actors ruled the silver screen and the blacks were given only minor roles. As the time progressed, blacks were given the voice in the society and eventually allowed white collar

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Oliver Tambo

Born: 10/27/1917 Bizana, South AfricaDied: 4/24/1993 Johannesburg, South AfricaOliver Tambo was a South African anti-apartheid politician and revolutionary who served as President of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1967 to 1991.Business / Schooling: Awards / Achievements:

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Proclamation on Violence

President Grant issued proclamation on violence in Mississippi.

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Dec

21

1874

1907 Civil rights activist and politician Grace Towns Hamilton was born inAt

1907 Civil rights activist and politician Grace Towns Hamilton was born in

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Feb

10

1907

Andrew Brimmer

Andrew Brimmer becomes the first African American governor of the Federal Reserve Board when he is appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson

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Feb

26

1966

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Born: 6/3/954 Ogwashi Ukwu, NigeriaNgozi Okonjo-Iweala is a Nigerian economist best known for her two terms as Finance Minister of Nigeria and for her work at the World Bank, including several years as one of its Managing DirectorsBusiness / Schooling:

Harvard University

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Chica da Silva (1731/5-1796)

Francisca da Silva de Oliveira, better known as Chica da Silva (or spelled Xica da Silva), was a Brazilian woman born into slavery, who went on to gain her freedom and become a powerful and well-known member of Brazilian

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1st Black chariman of P.C.G.E.P.

Archibald J. Carey, Chicago minister and attorney, appointed first Black chairman of Presidents Committee on Government Employment Policy.

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Aug

3

1957

President of South Africa and political activist, Nelson Mandela was born, 1918

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Jul

19

1918

L Douglas Wilder was elected governor of Virgina, becoming the first Black Gover

L Douglas Wilder was elected governor of Virgina, becoming the first Black Governor in the US since Reconstruction, 1989

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Nov

7

1989

Prosper, Pierre-Richard (1963– )

Pierre-Richard Prosper is an attorney and diplomat who turned his passion for the rule of law into a global pursuit for justice for victims of the worst crimes of humanity, and accountability for the perpetrators of those

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Sep

11

2001

Jesse Jackson announces his candidacy for the office of President of the US

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Nov

3

1983

1st Black Supreme Court Justice

Thurgood Marshall, U.S. solicitor general, named to the Supreme Court by President Johnson. He was confirmed by the Senate on August 30 and became the first Black Supreme Court justice.

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Jun

13

1967

President John F Kennedy sends federal troops in integration of University of Mi

President John F Kennedy sends federal troops in integration of University of Mississippi, 1962

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Sep

29

1962

Former Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere dies

Former Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere dies at the age of 77 from leukemia. Nyerere was lauded as one of the greatest statemen of his time.

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Oct

14

1999

Australian Aborigine Governor

In the second notable appointment of an Australian Aborigine, the 69-year-old pastor Sir Douglas Nicholls, has been chosen as the Governor of South Australia.

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May

13

1976

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