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Olympic gold medal in the 800-meter run, went to"Long" John Woodruff, 1936
Olympic gold medal in the 800-meter run, went to Long John Woodruff, 1936
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Aug
4
1936
General Jackson Reneges On His Promise
General Jackson Reneges On His Promise: General Jackson, on order to prepare to meet Packenham, the British General, in the contest at New Orleans, came into the plantation fields to enlist five hundred Negro slaves. These are General Jackson comments: Had you not as soon go into battle an
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Oct
12
2002
Republican National Convention met in Philadelphia
Republican National Convention met in Philadelphia with substantial Black representation from Southern States. For the first time in American History, three Blacks addressed a major national political convention: Robert B. Elliot, Chairman of the South Carolina delegation; Joseph H. Rainy, South
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Jun
5
1872
Free Black granted 550 acres
John Johnson, a free black, granted 550 acres in Northampton County, VA., for importing eleven persons.
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May
10
1652
John Lawson, a Black gunner on flagship of Admiral
John Lawson, a Black gunner on flagship of Admiral David Farragut, exhibited marked courage in Battle of Mobile Bay and won a Congressional Medal of Honor.
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Aug
5
1864
John Mercer Langston, born
Congressman, attorney, diplomat, dean of the law school and president of Howard University, John Mercer Langston was born, 1829
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Dec
14
1829
Spingarn Metal: John Hope
Spingarn Medal presented to John Hope posthumously for his achievement as president of Morehouse College and for his creative leadership in the founding of the Atlanta University Center.
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Dec
8
1936
White supremacist John King sentenced to death
White supremacist John King, one of three white men accused of chaining James Byrd to a pickup and dragging him along a Texas road until he was decapitated, was sentenced to death by lethal injection. If his death penalty is carried out, he will be the first white Texan executed for killing a black
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Feb
25
1999
Fifty-first Congress convened
Fifty-first Congress convened. Three Black congressmen: Henry P. Cheatham, North Carolina; Thomas E. Miller, South Carolina; John M. Langston, Virginia.
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Mar
4
1889
Roy Jones Jr.
Roy Jones Jr. is an American boxer, born on the 16th of January, 1969 in Pensacola, Florida, USA. While also developing sequential interests in music and acting, Jones is most notably known as an all-time American boxer, winning a host of trophies to his name in an exciting career. What has
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Jackie Roosevelt Robinson's professional debut
Jackie Roosevelt Robinson made his professional debut as a member of the Montreal Royals in the
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Mar
17
1946
The First Black Newspaper
Freedoms Journal, first black newspaper, published by John Russwurm and Samuel Cornish, founded 1827.
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Mar
0
1827
In "Re Negro John Punch," the Virginia court mandatesan extra year's service f
In Re Negro John Punch, the Virginia court mandates an extra years service for two white men and lifetime servitude for John Punch for running away.
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0
1641
On October 1, 1943, Willie L. Williams was born, one of seven children, in Phila
On October 1, 1943, Willie L. Williams was born, one of seven children, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He became a Los Angeles Police Chief. He is the first Black man to head the Los Angeles police force.
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Oct
1
1943
John B. Russwurm died.
John B. Russwurm died.
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Jan
0
1851
St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church, Omaha, Nebraska (1865- )
The St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church (“St. John’s AME”) was first organized in 1865 in North Omaha, Nebraska Territory, with an initial membership of five people. Two years later, at about the time Nebraska was admitted to statehood, the congregation built its first
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Ntozke Shange is born
Born Paulette Williams, she graduated from Barnard College in 1970, and later earned an MA from the University of Southern California. It was there she changed her name to the Zulu “Ntozke” meaning “she who comes with her own things” and “Shange” meaning
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Oct
18
1948
Spingarn Medal Awarded: Anthony Overton
Spingarn Medal awarded to Anthony Overton, publisher, insurance executive and cosmetics manufacturer, for his achievements as
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Dec
4
1927
Heavyweight Boxer John Tate born
Birthday of heavyweight boxer John Tate, who was born in Marion City, Arkansas. Tate won the vacant World Boxing Association title in 1979 from South African Gerrie Coetzee.
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Jan
29
1955
Slavery
Great Britain enters the Atlantic slave trade after Sir John Hawkins carries enslaved Africans from Portugese Africa to Latin America and sells them to Spanish planters.
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Jan
0
1562
Urban League President
Vernon E. Jordan resigned as president of the National Urban League and announced plans to join a Washington law firm. He was succeeded by John E. Jacob, executive vice president of the league.
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Sep
9
1981
Bombing of MOVE headquarters
Philadelphia police, with the apparent blessing of Black Mayor Wilson Goode, drops an incendiary or explosive device on the home and headquarters of Black MOVE organization. Eleven people, including five children, were killed and 61 homes were engulfed in the fire.
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May
14
1985
John H. Johnson
John H. Johnson published first issue of Negro Digest.
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Nov
1
1942
John Hope, pres. Of Morehouse
John Hope became the first Black president of Morehouse College.
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Jun
30
1906
Attack on black and white Republicans
White Democrats, led by police, attacked a convention of Black and white Republicans in New Orleans. More than 40 persons were killed, and at least 150 were wounded. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, Military commander of the state, said, It was not riot; it was an absolute massacre...which the mayor and
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Jul
30
1866
Martin Luther King Jr. Born
Martin Luther King Jr. born in Atlanta. He was first given the name of Michael Luther King Jr. The name was formally changed to Martin at a later date.
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Jan
15
1929
John Brown held antislavery convention, which was
John Brown held antislavery convention, which was attended by twelve whites and thirty-four Blacks, at Chatham, Canada. The Escape, first play by an American Black, Published by William Wells Brown.
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May
8
1858
Kennedy Defeated Nixon
John F. Kennedy defeated Richard Nixon in the presidential election.
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Nov
8
1960
Forty-third Congress (1873-75) Convened
Forty-third Congress (1873-75) convened with seven Black congressmen: Richard H. Cain, Robert Brown Elliott, Joseph H. Rainey and Alonzo J. Ransier, South Carolina; James T. Rapier, Alabama; Josiah T. Walls, Florida; John R. Lynch, Mississippi.
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Dec
1
1873
First issue of Ebony magazine published
First issue of Ebony magazine published by John H. Johnson. The first issue sold 25,000 copies.
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Sponsored by NSBE Boston
Nov
1
1945
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