Black Facts for September 20th

First Negro Convention of Free Men agree to start there boycott on slave-produce
First Negro Convention of Free Men agree to start their boycott on slave-produced goods, 1830
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Sep
20
1830
Anti-Amalgamation Law
Maryland enacted first anti-amalgamation law to prevent widespread intermarriage of English women and Black men. Other colonies passed similar laws: Virginia, 1691; Massachusetts 1705; North Carolina, 1715; South Carolina, 1717; Delaware, 1721; Pennsylvania, 1725.
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Sponsored by APEX Museum
Sep
20
1664
Pianist Ferdinand Morton born
Birthday of pianist Ferdinand Jelly Roll Morton in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Sep
20
1885
Alfre Woodard wins an Emmy for outstanding guest performance in the dramatic ser
Alfre Woodard wins an Emmy for outstanding guest performance in the dramatic series L.A. Law. It is her second Emmy award, her first having been for a supporting role in Hill Street Blues in 1984.
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Sponsored by National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) Boston Metropolitan Chapter
Sep
20
1987
The Cosby Show premieres on NBC.
The Cosby Show premieres on NBC.
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Sep
20
1984
Martin Luther King Jr
Martin Luther King Jr. stabbed in chest by a deranged Black woman while he was autographing books in a Harlem department store. Woman was placed under mental observation.
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Sponsored by Prospanica Boston Professional Chapter
Sep
20
1958
James H. Meredith Denied Admission to University
Governor Barnett personally denied James H. Meredith admission to the University of Mississippi.
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Sep
20
1962
One of the 1st Black Elected Officals
William A. Leidesdorf elected to San Francisco town council receiving the third highest vote. Leidesdorf, who was one of the first Black elected officials, became the town treasurer in 1848.
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Sep
20
1847
Ball, Jr. Joseph T. (1804-1861) - Death
He died of tuberculosis on September 20, 1861 in Boston, Massachusetts and is buried there.
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Sep
20
1861
First National Black Convention Meets
First National Black convention met at Philadelphias Bethel AME church and elected Richard Allen president. Thirty-eight delegates from eight states attended the first national meeting of Blacks.
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Sep
20
1830
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