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Black Panther Leaders Killed
Two Black Panther leaders Fred Hampton and Mark Clark - killed in Chicago police raid. Civil rights leaders said the two men were murdered in their
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Dec
4
1969
Spingarn Medal: Clarence Mitchell Jr.
Clarence Mitchell Jr., director of the Washington Bureau of the NAACP, awarded the Spingarn Medal for the pivotal role he....played in enactment of civil rights
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Dec
4
1969
Anti-Slavery Society started
American Anti-Slavery Society
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Dec
4
1833
Bo Diddley is born.
Bo Diddley was born Ellas Bates on Sunday December 30th 1928 on a small farm near the town of McComb, Mississippi, USA, in rural Pike County, close to the Louisiana border, the only child of Ethel Wilson and Eugene Bates. He had 3 half-brothers and
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Dec
30
1928
Poet Jupiter Hammon born
Birthday of Jupiter Hammon, a writer and self-educated Calvinist, who was born a slave. Hammon is believed to be the first black poet published in the United States.
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Oct
17
1720
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
George P. White
George P. White was an outspoken Republican political leader, two-term Congressman from the Black 2nd (northeastern North Carolina). He introduced the first anti-lynching legislation into the Congress (it was defeated), founded the first black bank, and, after leaving North Carolina in the wake of
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Nov
10
1898
Joycelyn Elders
Born: 8/13/1933 Schaal, ArkansasMinnie Joycelyn Elders is an American pediatrician and public health administrator. She was a vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and the first African American appointed as Surgeon General of the United States.Business / Schooling: Awards
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Carol Mosely Braun
Carol Mosely Braun, a Democrat from Illinois, becomes the 1st African American woman elected to the United States Senate.
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Nov
3
1992
In May of 1975, Aaron also surpassed Ruth's RBI mark. He finished his career w
In May of 1975, Aaron also surpassed Ruths RBI mark. He finished his career
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Aug
1
1982
Condoleezza Rice
Born: /4/954 Birmingham, AlabamaCondoleezza Condi Rice is an American political scientist and diplomat. She served as the 66th United States Secretary of State, and was the second person to hold that office in the administration of President George W. BushBusiness / Schooling:
  • University of
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Anthony Burns, celebrated fugitive slave, arrested
Anthony Burns, celebrated fugitive slave, arrested by United States Deputy marshals in Boston. Two thousand United States troops escorted him through the streets of Boston when he was returned to the South on June 3.
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May
24
1854
Saint Francis Xavier Church
The first exclusively Black parish in the United States was Saint Francis Xavier Church in Baltimore, Maryland. It was purchased on this day and dedicated months later.
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Oct
10
1863
Michelle Obama
Born: 1/17/1964 Chicago, IllinoisMichelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama is an American lawyer and writer. She is married to the 44th and current President of the United States, Barack Obama, and is the first African-American First Lady of the United StatesBusiness / Schooling: Awards / Achievements:
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Jesse James Payne was lynched in Madison County
Jesse James Payne was lynched in Madison County. Florida.
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Oct
12
1945
Storm of 1928
The hurricane that hit Palm Beach County Florida, on September 16, 1928, has been identified as the third largest death total, caused by a natural disastor, in the United States.
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Sep
16
1928
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, Thorpe & Lewis, the first Black law firm on Wall Street. In 1989 he became president and CEO of TLC Beatrice International Holding Inc. With TLCs leverage
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Dec
7
1942
The Baptist Foreign Mission
More than 150 delegates from Baptist Churches in eleven states organized the Baptist Foreign Mission Convention of the United States at a meeting in Montgomery, Alabama. Rev. William H. McAlphine was elected president.
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Nov
24
1880
Frank Robinson named manager of the Cleveland
Frank Robinson named manager of the Cleveland Indians and became the first Black manager in the major leagues.
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Oct
3
1974
Frank Robinson
Born: 8/31/1935 Beaumont, TexasFrank Robinson is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder and manager. He played for five teams from 1956 to 1976, and became the only player to win league MVP honors in both the National and American LeaguesBusiness / Schooling: Awards / Achievements:
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U.S. Marines landed in Haiti
U.S. Marines landed in Haiti and the country became a de facto protectorate of the United States.
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Jul
28
1915
Frederick McKinley Jones
Born: 5/17/1893 Cincinnati, OhioDied: 2/21/1961 Minneapolis, MinnesotaFrederick McKinley Jones was an African-American inventor, entrepreneur, winner of the National Medal of Technology, and inductee of the National Inventors Hall of Fame. His innovations in refrigeration brought great improvement
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Field Order No. 15
Gen. William T. Sherman issued his Field Order No. 15 setting aside the islands from Charleston, south, the abandoned rice fields along the river for thirty miles back from the sea, and the country bordering the St. Johns River, Florida, for exclusive settlement by Blacks. The order provided that
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Jan
16
1865
Charles Wesley
Charles Wesley, historian, educator, and administrator, was born on this day. His published works included, Neglected History, Collapse of the Confederacy, Negro Labor in the United States, and 1850-1925: A Study of American Economic History.
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Dec
2
1895
Namibia gains independence
The History of NamibiaThe country has ever since that historical day; 21 March 1990 enjoyed peace, stability and progress in many ways. Namibia is also known as the smile of Africa because, of its geographical position and the friendliness and warmth of its citizens. Currently the country has
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Mar
21
1990
Dennis Hightower is promoted to president
Dennis Hightower is promoted to president of Disney Consumer Products-Europe/Middle East.
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Jul
25
1991
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali, (born Cassius Clay) stands before the Supreme Court regarding his refusal of induction into the US Army during the Vietnam War(Clay v- United States). He is asked How can you be a pacifist opposed to the idea of
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Jun
28
1970
Forty-fourth Congress (1875-77) Convened
Forty-fourth Congress (1875-77) convened with historic high of eight Blacks. One U.S. senator, Blanche K. Bruce, Mississippi. Seven Black congressmen: Jeremiah Haralson, Alabama; Josiah T. Walls, Florida; John R. Lynch, Mississippi; John A. Hyman, North Carolina; Charles E. Nash, Louisiana; Joseph
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Dec
6
1875
James, G. Winston (1967- )
Poet, author, and essayist, G. Winston James was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He immigrated with his family to the United States in 1971 at the age of three, grew up in Paterson, New Jersey, and graduated from Paterson Catholic Regional High School. James, who has lived in New York and Florida for
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The Great Migration
The Great Migration began. Approximately two million Southern Blacks moved to Northern industrial centers in the following
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Dec
4
1915
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