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Mar

26

1831

African-American self-determination refers to efforts to secure self-determination for African-Americans and related peoples in North America. It often intersects with the historic Back-to-Africa movement and general Black separatism, but also manifests in present and historic demands for

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Frances Watkins Harper, writer born

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper

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Sep

24

1825

Miss. Plan disenfranchises Blacks

African-Americans are

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Nov

1

1890

Blues artist John Lee Hooker born

Blues singer, songwriter and guitarist John Lee Hooker was born in Clarkdale, Mississippi. Hooker began his 50 years as a musician at age 14, when he sang with religious groups and studied guitar with Will Moore. By age 73, Hooker had received the 1968-69 Best Blues Album award from Jazz and Pop

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Aug

22

1917

Racial integration

Racial integration, or simply integration, includes desegregation (the process of ending systematic racial segregation). In addition to desegregation, integration includes goals such as leveling barriers to association, creating equal opportunity regardless of race, and the development of a culture

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Afro-Uruguay: A Brief History

In the following account University of Pittsburgh historian George Reid Andrews provides an introduction to the history of the population of African ancestry in

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Freeman A. Hrabowski

Freeman A. Hrabowski is President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). Hrabowski’s research and publications focus on science and math education, with special emphasis on minority participation and

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Chicago Blues Style: Characteristics and Artists

When American became embroiled in World War II, it served to increase the exodus of African-Americans from the Southern states northward to cities like St. Louis, Detroit, and Chicago. Former sharecroppers were moving out of the rural areas of Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia to find jobs in the

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Civil Rights Movement Timeline From 1965 to 1969

This civil rights movement timeline focuses on the struggles final years, when some activists embraced black power, and leaders no longer appealed to the federal government to end segregation, thanks to the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Although the

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Mar

7

1960

The Black Presence in Pre-20th Century Europe: A Hidden History

In the In the following account, Professor Allison Blakely of BostonUniversity describes the presence of blacks in Early Modern Europe. Hisarticle reminds us that persons of African ancestry resided acrossEurope. Their numbers ranged from a few hundred scattered acrossGermany, Scandinavia and

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Gratz et al v. Bollinger et al (2003)

No. 02-516. Argued April 1, 2003--Decided June 23, 2003

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Percy Julian

Dr. Percy Lavon Julian was an African American chemist who is most well known for extracting medicinal drugs from plants. He was born in Montgomery, Alabama on April 11, 1899 to James Sumner and Elizabeth Lena Julian. His grandparents had been slaves in the Civil War era and Julian grew up facing

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Apr

11

1899

4 Pan-African Leaders You Should Know

John B. Russwurm was an abolitionist and co-founder of the first newspaper published by African-Americans, Freedoms

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First Black American woman aviator

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

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Jan

26

1893

African-American History Timeline: 1970 to 1979

The 1970s is known as the beginning of the Post-Civil Rights Movement Era. With several federal acts of legislation established to protect the rights of all Americans, the 1970s marked the start of a new era for African-Americans. During this decade, African-Americans made great strides in

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Metropolitan AME Church, Washington D.C. (1821- )

Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal (AME) is the oldest continuously operating black church in the District of Columbia. Metropolitan AME is also designated by the AME Church (the black denomination founded in 1787 by Richard Allen) as the National Cathedral of African

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Jan

9

1894

History of the African Americans in Houston

The African American population in Houston, Texas has been a significant part of the cities community since its founding. As of 2010, John B. Strait and Gang Gong, authors of Ethnic Diversity in Houston, Texas: The Evolution of Residential Segregation in the Bayou City, 1990–2000, stated that of

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Carter G. Woodson

Born: 12/19/1875 New Canton, VirginiaDied: 4/3/1950 Washington, D.C., United StatesKnown as the “Father of Black History,” Carter G. Woodson believed that documenting and sharing African American contributions was essential to cultivating positive self worth among African-Americans as

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Supreme Court Hears Offender’s Court Costs Issue

A Montgomery County man was sentenced to prison until at least his mid-80s is challenging a trial judge’s decision not to waive his mandatory court costs, after concluding the man has to “take responsibility for his

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Shirley Ann Jackson

Shirley Ann Jackson is President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Prior to her current role, Jackson was appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1995 to serve as Chair of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Jackson became the first woman and first African American to hold that

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Race, Family, and Real Estate: Beryl Satter's Family Properties

In her new book, Family Properties: Race, Real Estate, and the Exploitation of Black Urban America, historian Beryl Satter puts a human face on the often told story of racial discrimination in urban housing by following the career of her father, Chicago attorney Mark J. Satter, who was both an

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Ruby Dee

Name at birth: Ruby Ann Wallace

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“The Yellow Rose of Texas”: The Ironic Origins of a Popular Song

While many Americans are familiar with the song, The Yellow Rose of Texas, few know the story of Emily West, the African American woman who was the inspiration for its creation. In the excerpt below from a longer article that first appeared in 1996, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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African Americans in the Shadow of Mt. Shasta: The Black Community of Weed, California

In the following article, James Langford, the first black teacher in Weed, briefly describes the history of the African American community there. Langford, who graduated from California State University at San Francisco with an elementary teaching credential in the spring of 1974, began teaching

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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

How Muhammad Ali Influenced Hip-Hop

The death of Muhammad Ali is a reminder that his political candor, distinctive voice, and outsized personality helped shape hip-hop

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Storm of '28 Heros

In an effort to pay honor where it is due, West Palm Beach, Florida, City Manager A.E. Parker yesterday paid tribute to two laborers who served throughout the trying period of intern here as volunteer workers. W.A. Watts, he said, worked 18 hours a day making coffins, and M.W. Stark supervised the

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Jan

0

1999

(1993) Clarence Thomas, “The New Intolerance - Law Day Address”

Thank you all so much. Thank you, Judge Bell for your kind words, and I also thank you for all the kind things youve done for me in my life, especially over the last three or four years. I -- This is a real pleasure to be here. I didnt thing so many people would be interested in what I had to

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'What's The Matter With Kansas?' - A Deconstruction

Apart from Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont - all Eastern seaboard states - only states boasting an overwhelming majority of white voters (ranging from 93.5% to 84.5% of the total population) were considered (since to include states with higher percentages of African-Americans and other minorities

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