3340 Black Facts for October

How Did Jackie Robinson Make History? - Death
Dates: January 31, 1919 -- October 24, 1972 Also Known As: Jack Roosevelt Robinson Childhood in Georgia Jackie Robinson was the fifth child born to sharecropper parents Jerry Robinson and Mallie McGriff Robinson in Cairo, Georgia.
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Oct
24
1972
Death of Jack Roosevelt ("Jackie") Robinson (53),
Death of Jack Roosevelt (Jackie) Robinson (53), first Black in major leagues in twentieth century, in Stamford, Connecticut.
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Oct
24
1972
The first Black-authored play to become a long-run Broadway hit, Langston Hughes
The first Black-authored play to become a long-run Broadway hit, Langston Hughes Mulatto opens, 1935
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Oct
24
1935
Department of Labor said some 500,000 Blacks had
Department of Labor said some 500,000 Blacks had left the South in the preceding twelve months.
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Oct
24
1923
In New Orleans, 25,000 Black workers strike, 1892
In New Orleans, 25,000 Black workers strike, 1892
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Oct
24
1892
Zambia proclaimed independent
Zambia proclaimed independent.
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Oct
24
1964
Mfume, Kweisi (Frizzel Gray) (1948 - ) - Birthday
Kweisi Mfume was born as Frizzel Gray in Baltimore, Maryland on October 24, 1948, the eldest of four children.
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Source: Black Past
Oct
24
1948
Denise Levertov - Birthday
Denise Levertov , (born October 24, 1923, Ilford, Essex [now in Greater London], England—died December 20, 1997, Seattle, Washington, U.
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Source: Brittanica
Oct
24
1923
Dorothy Porter Wesley (1905-1995)
William Jefferson Clinton presented her with the Charles Frankel Award from the National Endowment for the Humanities
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Oct
24
1994
Italy invaded Ethiopia
Italy invaded Ethiopia. American Blacks held mass meetings of protest and raised funds for the Ethiopian defenders.
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Source: Blackfacts.com
Oct
24
1935
Marjorie Joyner - Birthday
Marjorie Stewart Joyner was born in Monterey, Virginia on October 24, 1896, the granddaughter of a slave and a slave-owner.
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Source: Black History Resources
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Oct
24
1896
Activist Kweisi Mfume born
Birthday of Rep. Kweisi Mfume who was born Frizzell Gray in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1996 Mfume became president of the NAACP.
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Oct
24
1948
Emmett Chappelle: Distinguished African-American Scientist
Inventor Emmett Chappelle is the recipient of 14 U.S. patents and was recently recognized as one of the 100 most distinguished African-American scientists and engineers of the 20th
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Source: ThoughtCo
Oct
24
1925
Robinson, Jack (Jackie) Roosevelt (1919–1972) - Death
Jackie Robinson died of a heart attack on October 24, 1972 at his home in Stamford, Connecticut.
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Source: Black Past
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Oct
24
1972
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