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Lou Rawls is born
Louis Allen Rawls AKA Lou Rawls born in Chicago. He is a three-time Grammy-winning singer and has been a popular black MOR singer since the Fifties.
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Dec
1
1935
Ernest Everett Just
Born: 8/14/1883 Charleston, South CarolinaDied: 10/27/1941 Washington, D.C., United StatesErnest Everett Just was a pioneering African-American biologist, academic and science writer. Justs primary legacy is his recognition of the fundamental role of the cell surface in the development of
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Webb, Wellington E. (1941- )
Wellington Webb was born in Chicago in 1941.  He came to Denver at a very early age and before entering politics he was a forklift operator. Webb’s public service career began in 1972 when he was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives. In 1977, he was selected by President James Carter to
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Donald, Arnold (1954- )
Arnold Donald is an American businessman and CEO of Carnival Corporation headquartered in Miami, Florida. He has held the position since 2013. Prior to this position, he was a senior executive at Monsanto in
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Carson, Johnnie (1943- )
Johnnie Carson is a retired diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Uganda (1991-1994), U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe (1995-1997), and U.S. Ambassador to Kenya (1999-2003). Carson was born on April 7, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois. After attending public schools in Chicago, Carson received
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May
7
2009
Hayes, Charles Arthur (1918-1997)
African American Congressman, Charles Arthur Hayes, will forever be remembered for his commitment to legislate equal rights for black labor workers.  After noticing racism aimed toward black workers in his hometown of Cairo, Illinois, Hayes moved to Chicago and started unionizing activities in
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Henry Ransom Cecil McBay, chemist, is born
Henry Ransom Cecil McBay, chemist, Born May 29, 1914 in Mexia, Texas. He received a Bachelor of Science from Wiley College in 1934 and a Master of Science from Atlanta University in 1936. Henry McBay earned a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Chicago in 1945. McBay served as an Instructor
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May
29
1914
National Afro-American League, Pioneer Black
National Afro-American League, Pioneer Black protest organization, founded at Chicago meeting. Joseph C. Price, President of Livingstone College, was elected president.
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Jan
25
1890
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
Lane, William Henry/Master Juba (1825-c. 1852)
William Henry Lane is credited as one of the most influential figures in the creation of American tap dance. Lane developed a unique style of using his body as a musical instrument, blending African-derived syncopated rhythms with movements of the Irish jig and reel. Lane’s melding of these
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1st Black chariman of P.C.G.E.P.
Archibald J. Carey, Chicago minister and attorney, appointed first Black chairman of Presidents Committee on Government Employment Policy.
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Aug
3
1957
James B. Parsons
James B. Parsons named chief judge of the Federal District Court in Chicago and became the first Black to hold that position.
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Apr
18
1955
(1987) Clarence Thomas, “Why Black Americans Should Look to Conservative Politics”
Much has been said about blacks and conservatism. Those on the Left smugly assume blacks are monolithic and will by force of circumstances always huddle to the left of the political spectrum. The political Right watches this herd mentality in action, concedes that blacks are monolithic, picks up
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Greener, Richard T. (1844-1922)
The son of a sailor, Richard Theodore Greener, a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania became the first African American to graduate from Harvard College.  He later was assigned to serve the United States in diplomatic posts in India and
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(1830) Rev. Peter Williams, Jr. “This is Our Country”
Fourteen years after its founding the American Colonization Society remained controversial among African Americans.  By 1830 many of them opposed it and more generally the idea of forced or voluntary repatriation of blacks to Africa.   One of these opponents, Rev. Peter Williams, Jr., the minister
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Jul
4
1830
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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18
1971
Jean Baptist Pointe Desable founds Chicago
Jean Baptist Pointe Desable, a French speaking Santo Domingo native, becomes the first permanent resident and thus founder of Chicago.
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Jun
6
1790
Count Basie
William James Basie was one of the most notable jazz musicians of the 20th century. He was born on August 21, 1904 to Harvey Lee and Lillian Basie in Red Bank, New Jersey. Both his parents were musicians, which influenced Basie from an early age. His father played the mellophone, and his mother
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Aug
21
1904
Sam Cook, Father of Soul Music, born.
Singer Sam Cook, the son of a minister and believed by many to be the first father of soul music, was born in Chicago, Illinois. Cook began his singing career with a gospel group known as the Singing Children. His fame came in 1965 with You and Me, Only 16, and his very famous Stand By Me and
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Jan
22
1931
African Baptist Church [Boston] (1805- )
Officially founded on August 8, 1805 by the Reverend Thomas Paul, The African Baptist Church is the oldest black church in Massachusetts.  The first meeting of the congregants took place around 1800.  Thomas Paul and Scipio Dalton formed the African Baptist Church after a group of black congregants
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Aug
8
1805
de Sable founds Chicago
Jeanne Baptiste Pointe de Sable founded settlementnow known as Chicago, Ill, 1773
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Mar
12
1773
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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Aug
12
1794
Liberty Life Insurance Company (Chicago)
Liberty Life Insurance Company (Chicago), the first old-line legal reserve company organized by Blacks in the North, incorporated. U.S. Supreme Court (Irene Morgan v. Commonwealth of Virginia) banned segregation in interstate bus travel.
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Jun
3
1919
Sommersett, James (c1741-c1772)
James Sommersett was the subject of a landmark legal case in Great Britain, which was the first major step in imposing limits on Trans-Atlantic African slavery. Sommersett entered the pages of history when in 1771, he fled his North American owner, Charles Stewart, while both were living in
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Jun
22
1772
Gwendolyn Brooks, poet, first Black awarded a Pulitzer Prize (poetry) in 1950.
Gwendolyn Brooks, poet, first Black awarded a Pulitzer Prize (poetry) in 1950. Brooks was born in Topeka, Kansas but grew up in Chicago. She is a witty poet who satirizes blacks and whites and attacks racial discrimination. She uses black language and rituals to proclaim black solidarity.
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May
1
1950
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
Charles Edward Anderson--Meteorologist
Born: August 13, 1919
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Aug
13
1919
Smith, Charles Z. (1927-2016)
On July 18, 1988, Charles Z. Smith became the first African American to serve on the Washington Supreme Court.  He was appointed to the court by Washington’s then Governor Booth Gardner and was subsequently elected to his position on the court for a two-year term in 1988.  Justice Smith was elected
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Charles White Born April 2, 1918. Renowned African-Americccan artist born in Chicago, IL; died October 3, 1979. Charles White began his professional career by painting murals for the WPA during the Depression. He was influenced by Mexiccan muralists Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siquieros. Among
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Apr
2
1918
Emmett Till
Born: 7/25/1941 Chicago, IllinoisDied: 8/28/1955 Money, MississippiEmmett Till was an African-American teenager who was lynched in Mississippi at the age of 14, after reportedly flirting with a white woman.Till was from Chicago, Illinois, and visiting relatives in Money, a small town in the
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