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Opera singer Marian Anderson born
Opera singer Marian Anderson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Anderson was entered in the New York Philharmonic Competition at age 17 by her music teacher, and placed first over 299 other singers. Awarded a Rosenwald Fellowship in 1930, Anderson went to Europe for a year of study. She
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Feb
27
1902
Mary Eliza Mahoney
Mary Eliza Mahoney, the first African American to graduate from a nursing school, graduates from the nursing program at the New England Hospital for Women and Children
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Aug
1
1879
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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7
2009
Lewis Temple
Lewis Temple was born in 1800 as a slave in Richmond, Virginia. He obtained his freedom and moved to New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1829 where he worked as
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Johnson, Jack (1878-1946)
Jack Johnson, the first African American and first Texan to win the heavyweight boxing championship of the world, was born the second of six children to Henry and Tiny Johnson in Galveston on March 31, 1878.  His parents were former slaves.  To help support his family, Jack Johnson left school in
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Japanese Prime Minister Insults Blacks
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone said the United States intelligence levels are lower than those in Japan because of African Americans, Hispanics and Puerto Ricans. Nakasone later apologized saying his remarks were misinterpreted.
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24
1986
The Brooklyn Excelsiors is the first black baseballteam to tour the United Sta
The Brooklyn Excelsiors is the first black baseball team to tour the United States.
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Jan
0
1860
The Supreme Court weakened the foundations
U.S. Supreme Court undermined the legal foundations of segregation in three landmark cases, Sweatt v. Painter, McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents and Henderson v. United States.
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5
1950
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
Rebecca J. Cole--2nd Black Female Physician
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Aug
14
1922
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1746 - Lucy Terry(1730-1821), a slave, writes Bars Fight, a commemorative poem recrating the Deerfield Massacre. This poem is the first known to be written by a black person in the United States and was not published until 1985.
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0
1746
Booker T. Washington
Born: 4/5/856 Hales FordDied: /4/95 Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S.Booker T. Washington was an African-American educator, author, orator, and advisor to presidents of the United States. Between 890 and 95, Washington was the dominant leader in the African-American community. Washington was from the last
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COINTELPRO Memorandum
A memorandum sent to field offices of the FBI set goals for what was termed as a new counterintelligence program against African American Nationalist groups. The objective was to block attempts by targeted groups to coalesce, grow and exist. The agencey believed unity was the first step toward
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3
1968
Giffin, Susan
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Prince Hall Masonry founded
Prince Hall founded Africa Lodge No. 1. It was the first Black Lodge of Free Masons in the United States.
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3
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Foster, Abigail Kelley
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(1899) Lucy Craft Laney, “The Burden of the Educated Colored Woman”
Lucy Craft Laney was born in Macon, Georgia, in 1854, into a family of ten children. Taught to read and write by her mother, a domestic worker, she graduated from Macons Lewis High School and entered Atlanta University at the age of fifteen and graduated in 1873. Laney taught in the Georgia public
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Tyra Banks
Born on the December 4, 1973, Tyra Lynne Banks is one of the most famous American television personalities. Better known for her flawless career as a model, she has also been a producer, actress and author. She appeared twice on the cover for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and was one of
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4
1973
Paul Robeson and Japanese Americans, 1942-1949
One hero and friend of Japanese Americans, both individuals and the community generally, was Paul Robeson. Robeson was (after Joe Louis) the most popular and visible African American of the 1930s and 1940s. He was a celebrated stage actor and movie star, an internationally famous folk
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Highland Beach, Maryland (1893- )
Highland Beach, Maryland, the oldest of the major black resort towns, was founded along the western shore of Chesapeake Bay in 1893 by Charles and Laura Douglass.  Charles Douglass was the son of prominent abolitionist and 19th century civil rights activist Frederick Douglass. Major Charles
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Blacks Declared Non-Citizens of US
The Acting Commissioner of General Lands for the United States, J.S. Wilson, stated that blacks were not citizens of the United States, and therefore were not legally entitled to preempt public lands.
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7
1859
Zambia
In 1972, Kaunda outlawed all opposition political parties. The world copper market collapsed in 1975. The Zambian economy was devastated—it had been the third-largest miner of copper in the world after the United States and Soviet Union. With a soaring debt and inflation rate in 1991, riots took
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La Tribune de la Nouvelle-Orléans (1864-1868)
The New Orleans Tribune was the first African American daily newspaper in the United States. Started in 1864 by Charles Louise Roudanez the Tribune was notable in that it was bilingual. Articles were written in both French, for the majority of African Americans in Louisiana, and English, in order
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Katherine Dunham, dancer/anthropologist born
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22
1912
Elijah Muhammad, born
Elijah Muhummad was born Elijah Poole in
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10
1897
Roy Wilkins
Born: 8/30/1901 St. Louis, MissouriDied: 9/8/1981 New York City, New YorkRoy Wilkins was a prominent civil rights activist in the United States from the 1930s to the 1970s. Wilkins most notable role was in his leadership of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.Business
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Blayton, Jesse B., Sr. (1879-1977)
Jesse B. Blayton, Sr., was a pioneer African American radio station entrepreneur.  Blayton founded WERD-AM in Atlanta, Georgia on October 3, 1949 making him the first African American to own and operate a radio station in the United
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3
1949
Marcus Garvey
Born: 8/17/1887 Saint Anns Bay, JamaicaDied: 6/10/1940 London, United KingdomMarcus Garvey was a Jamaican political leader, publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, and orator who was a staunch proponent of the Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism movements, to which end he founded the Universal Negro
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Duke Ellington
Born: 4/29/899 Washington, D.C., United StatesDied: 5/24/974 New York City, New YorkDuke Ellington was an American composer, pianist and bandleader of jazz orchestras. He led his orchestra from 923 until his death, his career spanning over 50 yearsAwards / Achievements:
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Henry Lewis
On this day Henry Lewis becomes the first African American to lead a symphony orchestra in the United States.
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