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U of Alabama First Black Student

Autherine J. Lucy becomes the first black student to attend the University of

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Feb

3

1956

Confederate Flag Protest

In Montgomery, Alabama, Thomas Reed, president of the Alabama chapter of the NAACP, was arrested after he and 11 others attempted to strike a Confederate flag flying atop the state capitol building.

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Feb

3

1988

Black Mother and Sons Condemned to Death

Rosa Ingram and her fourteen-and sixteen -year-old sons condemned to death for the alleged murder of a white Georgian. Mrs. Ingram said she acted in self-defense.

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Feb

3

1948

Negro Baseball League founded

The Negro Baseball League founded.

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Feb

3

1920

King, Horace (1807-1885)

Horace King, born a slave on September 8, 1807 in Chesterfield District, South Carolina, was a successful bridge architect and builder in West Georgia, Northern Alabama and northeast Georgia in the period between the 1830s and 1870s. King worked for his master, John Godwin who owned a successful

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Feb

3

1846

Édouard Glissant

Édouard Glissant , (born September 21, 1928, Le Lamentin, Martinique—died February 3, 2011, Paris, France), French-speaking West Indian poet and novelist who belonged to the literary Africanism

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Feb

3

2011

Cyber-Youth Network Launch

On Wednesday, February 3rd, for the first time in history, Americas urban students will have a Web site specifically designed to address their educational needs and interests. The site -- called the Cyber-Youth Network -- provides a model for online education by offering students and teachers

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Feb

3

1999

Born: 2/23/868 Great Barrington, MassachusettsDied: 8/27/963 Accra, GhanaWilliam Edward Burghardt W. E. B. Du Bois was an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author and editor. Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Du Bois grew up in a relatively tolerant and

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Feb

3

1998

Henderson, George Washington (c. 1850-1936)

Born a slave in Clark County, Virginia, George Washington Henderson graduated from the University of Vermont in 1877 and became the first African American to be inducted into Phi Beta Kappa (PBK), the highest academic honor society. He later received a bachelor’s degree in divinity from Yale

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Feb

3

1936

Hall, Stuart (1932-2014) - Birthday

Stuart Hall was born on February 3, 1932 in Kingston, Jamaica to parents of mixed-race African, Indian, and British descent.

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Feb

3

1932

The Air Force Academy drops its ban on applicants with sickle cell trait.

The Air Force Academy drops its ban on applicants with sickle cell trait.

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Feb

3

1981

Riggs, Marlon (1957-1994) - Birthday

He was born in Fort Worth, Texas to a military family on February 3, 1957, and spent his childhood at various military posts, including time spent living in Georgia and Germany.

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Feb

3

1957

Reginald F. Lewis

Lewis was born on this day in Baltimore, Maryland. He received his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1968. He was a partner in Murphy, Thorpes & Lewis, the first black law firm on Wall Street. In 1989 he became president and CEO of TLC Beatrice International food Company, Lewis became the

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Feb

3

0001

Blanche Kelso Bruce elected to US Senate

Blanche Kelso Bruce elected to a full six-year term in the U.S. Senate by the Mississippi legislature.

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Feb

3

1874

Jazz artist Tony Williams dies

Award-winning jazz drummer Tony Williams dies in Daly City, California

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Feb

3

1997

Laura Wheeler Waring, portrait painter and illustrator dies.

Laura Wheeler Waring, portrait painter and illustrator dies.

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Feb

3

1948

Blacks, Puerto Ricans Boycott NYC Public Schools

School officials reported that 464,000 Black and Puerto Rican students boycotted New York City public schools. More than 267,000 were absent during second boycott, March 16.

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Feb

3

1964

Destiny’s Child

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Feb

3

2013

Marlene Nourbese Philip

Marlene Nourbese Philip is the winner of the 1988 Casa de las Americas prize for poetry. She is a writer, poet, university lecturer and lawyer who lives in Canada but who hails from Tobago. Her published works include the novel Harriets Daughter and three collections of poetry including

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Feb

3

1947

Geraldine McCullough Wins Widener Gold Medal

Geraldine McCullough, sculptor, wins the Widener Gold Medal award.

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Feb

3

1965

Former Saint Louis Cardinals first baseman Bill White is named president of the

Former Saint Louis Cardinals first baseman Bill White is named president of the National League. He is the first African American to head a major sports league.

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Feb

3

1989

Mercer, Mabel Alice Wadham (1900-1984) - Birthday

Mabel Alice Wadham was born on February 3, 1900 in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England.

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Feb

3

1900

Townsend, Willard S. (1895-1957)

African American labor leader Willard S. Townsend was born on December 4, 1895, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Willard and Cora Elizabeth Townsend. In 1938 he organized railway workers of several Chicago, Illinois stations to form the International Brotherhood of Redcaps and remained the union’s president

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Feb

3

1957

Tennis player Lori McNeil defeats Chris Evert

Tennis professional Lori McNeil defeated Chris Evert in the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.

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Feb

3

1989

Black Hero of Argentina dies

Antonio Ruiz (El Negro Falucho), national hero of Buenos Aires, Agentina, dies for his country.

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Feb

3

1810

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