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Seminole Indian force defeated by American troops

Seminole Indian force defeated by American troops at Battle of Okeechobee. Black chief John Horse shared command with Alligator Sam Jones and Wild Cat.

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Dec

25

1837

Claimed Pres. Election

President Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden claimed the presidential election. Republicans and Democrats claimed elections in Louisiana, South Carolina and Florida.

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Nov

7

1876

Colonies give Statutory Recognition

Massachusetts became the first colony to give statutory recognition to slavery. Other colonies followed: Connecticut 1650; Virginia, 1661; Maryland, 1663; New York and New Jersey, 1664; South Carolina, 1682; Rhode Island and Pennsylvania, 1700; North Carolina. 1715; Georgia, 1750.

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Dec

1

1641

The Cotton Bag Fort

A African American Designs The Cotton Bag Fort: When Andrew Jackson assembled his force at New Orleans, his soldiers, many of whom were African American slaves, were outnumbered by the British forces ten to one. Faced with this disadvantage, Jackson consulted with men as to what was the best

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Oct

2

2002

Forty-second Congress convened

Forty-second Congress convened (1871-73) with five Black congressmen: Joseph H. Rainey, Robert Carlos Delarge and Robert Brown Elliott,South Carolina; Benjamin S. Turner, Alabama; Josiah T. Walls, Florida. Walls was elected in an at-large election and was the first Black congressman to represent an

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Mar

4

1869

Martin Luther King

Born: 1/15/1929 Atlanta, GeorgiaDied: 4/4/1968 Memphis, TennesseeKing was a pivotal figure in the non-violent civil rights movement. During the 1950s and 1960s, he sought to improve race relations and overturn discrimination in American society. He is remembered for his powerful speeches which

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Henry Rucker appointed collector of Internal Revenue for Georgia, 1897

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Aug

4

1897

Armistice signed, ending World War I

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

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Nov

11

1918

Professional baseball player, Frank Robinson,becomes the manager of the Clevelan

Professional baseball player, Frank Robinson,becomes the manager of the Cleveland Indians and the first Black manager of a major league team, 1975

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Oct

9

1975

Elijah Muhammad, born

Elijah Muhummad was born Elijah Poole in

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Oct

10

1897

Did You Know That In...

1634 - French Catholics provided education for all laborers, regardless of race in Louisiana

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Jan

0

1634

Georgia Equal Rights Association organized.

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Jan

10

1866

Alexandre Dumas is born

Alexandre Dumas is born in Villiers-Cotterets to a Haitian mulatto, Thomas Alexandre Dumas, and Marie Labouret Dumas, a French woman. He will become an acclaimed author of the French classics The Three Musketeers, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Man in the Iron Mask, and The Corsican

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Jul

24

1802

Did You Know That In...

1773 - Pennsylvania slave trade is stifled after a 20-pound tax is imposed on every slave.

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Jan

0

1773

Bill Russell named head coach of the Boston Celtic

Bill Russell named head coach of the Boston Celtics, becoming the first African American to coach an NBA team.

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Mar

28

1966

Jewel Plummer Cobb, cancer research biologist

Jewel Plummer Cobb, cancer research biologist, President of California State University, Fullerton, the first African American to hold such as position in the CSU system, born.

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Jan

17

1924

Congress cracks down on civil rights for blacks

Congress readmitted North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama and Florida on condition that the constitutions of said states shall never be amended or changed as to deprive any citizen or class of citizens or the United States of the right to vote in said states who are entitled

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Jun

25

1868

Democratic governor elected in Georgia

Democratic governor elected in Georgia in campaign marked by violence and acting lieutenant governor.

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Dec

19

1871

Slavery Purchased America's Freedom

Slavery Purchased Americas Freedom: While the white Americans profit from slave trade, they actually benefited from the slave system to fund the war against England. As one historian put it, Americans actually purchased their freedom with products grown by slaves and then traded to the French

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May

2

2002

Field Order No. 15

Gen. William T. Sherman issued his Field Order No. 15 setting aside the islands from Charleston, south, the abandoned rice fields along the river for thirty miles back from the sea, and the country bordering the St. Johns River, Florida, for exclusive settlement by Blacks. The order provided that

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Jan

16

1865

Hiram R.Revels First Speech

Hiram R. Revels made his first speech in the Senate, opposing the readmission of Georgia without adequate safeguards for Black citizens. This was the first official speech by a Black in Congress.

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Mar

16

1869

Memphis Federal Court Case

Consent judgment in Memphis federal court ended restrictions barring voters in Fayette County, Tennessee. This was the first voting rights case under the Civil Rights Act.

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Apr

25

1960

The first daily Black newspaper, The New Orleans Tribune, is published in Englis

The first daily Black newspaper, The New Orleans Tribune, is published in English and French, 1864

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Jul

21

1864

Two killed in Memphis racial disturbances

Two killed in Memphis racial disturbances.

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Oct

14

1971

The French abolish Slavery in all there territories, 1848

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Sep

16

1848

Philip Emeagwali

Inventor Philip Emeagwali was born in Akure, Nigeria

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Aug

23

1954

Storm of 1928

The hurricane that hit Palm Beach County Florida, on September 16, 1928, has been identified as the third largest death total, caused by a natural disastor, in the United States.

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Sep

16

1928

Eddie Kendricks

Eddie Kendricks is born in Union Springs, Alabama. He will become

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Dec

17

1939

Jefferson F. Long

Jefferson F. Long of Macon, Ga., elected to an unexpired term in the Forty-first Congress. Georgia Democrats carried state election with a campaign of violence and political intimidation.

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Dec

20

1870

Jesse James Payne was lynched in Madison County

Jesse James Payne was lynched in Madison County. Florida.

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Oct

12

1945

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