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Andrew Jackson issued Proclamation at Mobile, Ala., urging free Blacks to rally around the standard of the eagle in the War of 1812.
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Sep
21
1814
Singer Leslie Uggams born
Singer Leslie Uggams, who made her singing debut with the Lawrence Welk Band, was born in New York city.
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May
25
1943
W.E.B. Du Bois died
W.E.B. Du Bois (95), scholar, protest leader and a founder of the NAACP, died in
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Aug
27
1963
Death of former congressman Oscar DePriest (80),
Death of former congressman Oscar DePriest (80), Chicago.
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May
12
1951
California and Colorado Elect a Lt.Governor
State Sen. Mervyn M. Dymally elected lieutenant governor of California. State Sen. Georgia L. Brown elected lieutenant governor of Colorado.
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Nov
5
1974
The First Black Psychic
Shirley Ajayi was the first African American given a part on a television show as a psychic! The show lasted for about one year[actually six months] in Chicago, Illinois since the show was seasonal! Shirley started her career the minute her predictions came true! She was renamed Aura and hired to
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Mar
27
2002
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams performs the worlds first open-heart surgery on a young man named James Cornish. James was rushed to Provident Hospital in Chicago with a stab wound.
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Jul
10
1893
Malcolm X born in Omaha, Nebraska
Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. His mother, Louis Norton Little, was a homemaker occupied with the familys eight children. His father, Earl Little, was an outspoken Baptist minister and avid supporter of Black Nationalist leader Marcus Garvey. Earls civil
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May
19
1925
Viro "Black Sam" Small makes his wrestling debutat Owney's Bastile in New York
Viro Black Sam Small makes his wrestling debut at Owneys Bastile in New York; he is the first known black wrestler in the U.S.
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Jan
0
1870
Countee Cullen, born
Born in 1903 in New York City, Countee Cullen was raised in a Methodist
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May
30
1903
Death of Anthony Overton
Death of Anthony Overton (81), publisher, cosmetics manufacturer and banker, Chicago.
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Jul
2
1946
Slavery
Africans and Spaniards establish settlements from what is present-day Florida to California, and as far north as present-day Kansas.
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Jan
0
1538
Political Upset
Lt. Gov. Mervyn Dymally defeated in California election. Senator Edward W. Brooke defeated in Massachusetts election.
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Nov
7
1978
The First Black Psychic!
Shirley Ajayi was the first African American given a part on a television show as a psychic! The show lasted for about one year[actually six months] in Chicago, Illinois since the show was seasonal! Shirley started her career the minute her predictions came true! She was renamed Aura and hired to
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Sep
28
1986
Queen Nzingha Joins the Ancestors
Queen Nzingha, amazon queen of matamba west africa, joins the ancestors on this day. Nzingha was a warrior queen who waged war again Europeans. Her formation of strategic alliances and fighting prowess urged other great african leaders totake a stand against the colonialism/imperialistic regimes of
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Dec
17
1663
The Abolition Society of Wilmington, DE conducts a school for black children.
The Abolition Society of Wilmington, DE conducts a school for black children.
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Jan
0
1801
Secretary of war authorized Gen
Secretary of war authorized Gen. Rufus Saxton to arm up to five thousand slaves.
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Aug
25
1862
Katherine Dunham (1910-)
American dancer, choreographer, and scholar. She was a pioneer in the use of folk and ethnic choreography, and considered one of the founders of the anthropological dance movement. With Aida in 1963, she became the first Black to choreograph for the Metropolitan Opera in New York city.
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Sep
6
2001
Philips, 1st Black nominated president
Rev. Channing E. Philips of Washington, D.C., became first Black nominated for president by a major national party. Philips was nominated as favorite son candidate by District of Columbia delegation at Democratic convention in Chicago and received 671/2 votes.
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Aug
28
1968
U.S. Navy 1st Black Officer
In 1942, the U.S. Navy commissions its first black officer, Harvard University medical student Bernard Whitfield Robinson.
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Jun
18
1999
first black to run for Parliament
Dr. David Pitt-Trinidad born physician was the first black person to run for parliament. a labor party candidate, he ran in a conservative section of london and lost
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Jan
0
1999
The Presbyterian Synod of New York and Pennsylvania urgesits members to educat
The Presbyterian Synod of New York and Pennsylvania urges its members to educate their slaves.
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Jan
0
1787
Organization for Afro-American Unity
Organization for Afro-American Unity founded in New York by Malcolm X.
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Jun
28
1964
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
Willie Lee McCovey born
Baseball great Willie Lee McCovey born in Mobile, Alabama. McCovey joined the San Francisco Geiants in 1953 and played with the team for 14 years before moving to the San Diego Padres in 1974. He was Rookie of the Year in 1959 and led the National League in home runs in 1963, 1968 and 1969. McCovey
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Jan
10
1938
African Free School opened
African Free School opened in New York.
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Oct
10
1788
People United To Save Humanity (PUSH) founded at
People United To Save Humanity (PUSH) founded at Chicago meeting by Rev Jesse Jackson.
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Dec
18
1971
Death of Charles Hamilton Houston
Death of Charles Hamilton Houston (54), architect of the NAACP legal campaign Washington, D.C.
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Sponsored by NSBE Boston
Apr
22
1950
Heroic union seaman
Robert Smalls and 12 fellow Afro-American seamen captured the Planter, a cotton steamer converted into a Confederate battleship. Smalls piloted the gunboat into Union lines and presented the ship to the U.S. Navy at Charleston Harbor. Smalls was promoted to Captain during the Civil War
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May
13
1862
Police officers and Blacks exchanged sniper fire
Police officers and Blacks exchanged sniper fire on Chicagos West Side. One youth was killed and nine policemen were injured.
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Oct
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