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16
1973
The first African American nursing school
The first African American nursing school opens at Spelman College in Atlanta, Ga.
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13
1881
Marchers led by Martin Luther King
Thousands of marchers, led by Martin Luther King Jr. completed first leg of five-day Selma-to-Montgomery march. Marchers were protected by federalized Alabama National Guardsmen and U.S. Army troops. Selma-to-Montgomery march ended with rally of some fifty thousands at Alabama capitol. One of the
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Mar
7
1965
Kenneth Gibson, mayor of Newark
Kenneth Gibson, mayor of Newark, became the first Black president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
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1
1976
First Black winner of Nobel Peace Prize was Ralph J Bunche, diplomat, born, 1904
First Black winner of Nobel Peace Prize was Ralph J Bunche, diplomat, born, 1904
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1904
Robert H. Wood
Robert H. Wood, Mississippi political leader, elected mayor of Natchez.
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Dec
20
1870
Indictment in Atlanta Murders
Fulton County (Atlanta) grand jury indicted Wayne B. Williams, a twenty-three-year-old photographer, for the murder of two of the twenty-eight Black youths killed in a series of slayings and disappearances in Atlanta. William denied the charges but was convicted in February, 1982.
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17
1981
Unita Blackwell
Unita Blackwell was the first black woman mayor elected in the state of Mississippi. She was elected mayor of Mayersville in 1976.
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1976
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Founded
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, the first organization of black Greek sisterhood was founded on this date at Howard University in Washington, D. C. by Ethel Hedgeman (Lyle).
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15
1908
Spingarn Medal: Coleman A. Young
Spingarn Medal awarded to Coleman A. Young in recognition of his singular accomplishments as mayor of the City of Detroit.
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Nov
30
1981
National Medical Association of Black Physicians
National Medical Association of Black Physicians organized in Atlanta, Ga.
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24
1884
COINTELPRO
FBI documents, released in response to a freedom of information suit, revealed that the government mounted an intensive campaign against civil rights organizations in the sixties. In a letter dated August 25, 1967, the FBI said the government operation, called COINTELPRO, was designed to
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25
1967
Basketball star Walt Frazier born
Basketball legend Walt Frazier was born in
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29
1945
Henry McNeal Turner Born
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1834
Actor Whitman Mayo dies
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2001
Georgia legislature reconvened and admitted Black
Georgia legislature reconvened and admitted Black representatives and senators.
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10
1870
Walter Francis White Born in Atlanta, Georgia
Walter Francis White Born in Atlanta, Georgia.
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1893
Dexter King named Chief Executive of SCLC
Dexter Scott King, youngest son of Martin Luther King Jr and Coretta Scott King, is named head of SCLC.
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Oct
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1994
Southern Christian Leadership Conference founded
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference was founded in New Orleans, Louisiana by five ministers including Martin Luther King, Jr., Ralph Abernathy, Joseph Lowery, Fred Shuttlesworth and C.K. Steele. Dr. King was the founding president, Abernathy president emeritus and Rep. Walter
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Jan
10
1957
King Holiday
Today the first national Martin Luther King Jr holiday was celebrated.
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20
1986
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David Norman Dinkins began his first working day as mayor
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Jan
2
1990
Australian Aborigine Governor
In the second notable appointment of an Australian Aborigine, the 69-year-old pastor Sir Douglas Nicholls, has been chosen as the Governor of South Australia.
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1976
Morehouse College organized in Augusta, Georgia
Morehouse College organized in Augusta, Georgia. The institution was later moved to Atlanta. New registration law in Tennessee abolished racial distinctions in voting.
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14
1867
Selma March completed
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. along with other notable civil rights leaders and thousands of supporters reach Montgomery Alabama after marching 4 days from Selma.
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Mar
25
1965
Georgia constitutional convention
Georgia constitutional convention (33 Blacks, 137 whites) open in Atlanta.
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9
1867
Absalom Jones and his followers dedicated African
Absalom Jones and his followers dedicated African Church of St. Thomas in Philadelphia. On August 12, 1794, the St. Thomas parishioners affiliated with the Protestant Episcopal Church.
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1794
Chicago's first African American mayor, Harold Washington, was born.
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1922
Another Black Church Destroyed
A Black church was destroyed by fire in Macon, Georgia. This was the eighth church burned in Georgia since August 15.
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1962
Representatives from 27 African nations, the Caribbean nations, four South Ameri
Representatives from 27 African nations, the Caribbean nations, four South American countries, Australia, and the U.S. meet in Atlanta for the first Congress of African People.
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1970
Booker T
Booker T. Washington dined at the White House with President Roosevelt and was criticized in the South.
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