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Race riot, Elaine, Phillips County, Arkansas
Race riot, Elaine, Phillips County, Arkansas. Five whites and twenty-five to fifty Blacks reported killed. Seventy-six Blacks were reported lynched in 1919. Kansas City Call founded by Chester Arthur Franklin. Spingarn Medal presented to Archibald Grimke, President of the American Negro Academy and
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Oct
13
1919
Carl B. Stokes
Carl B. Stokes elected mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, and Richard G. Hatcher elected mayor of Gary, Indiana. Stokes was sworn in on November 13, and became the first Black to serve as mayor of a major American city.
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Nov
7
1967
Satcher, David (1941- )
David Satcher, physician, educator, and administrator, was born in Anniston, Alabama, on March 2, 1941 to Wilmer and Anne Satcher.   In 1963 Satcher graduated from Morehouse College in Atlanta.  He earned a M.D. and Ph.D. in cytogenetics from Case Western Reserve University in
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Mar
2
1941
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass elected President of Freedman Bank and Trust.
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Feb
16
1857
Richard Arrington was elected the first Black mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, 1979
Richard Arrington was elected the first Black mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, 1979
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Oct
30
1979
(1976) Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, “Who, Then, Will Speak for the Common Good?”
In 1972 Barbara Charline Jordan became the first black member of Congress elected from Texas. Two years later this freshman Representative became a national figure because of her prominent role as a member of the House Judiciary Committee during the impeachment hearings of President Richard
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Mayor of Augusta Georgia
Edward M. McIntrye elected first Black mayor of Augusta, Georgia.
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Oct
28
1981
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
Vernon E
Vernon E. Jordan Jr., President of the National Urban League, critically injured in attempted assassination in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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May
29
1980
Barthelemy Boganda, President and foun
Barthelemy Boganda, President and founder of the Central African Republic, dies in a plane crash.
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Mar
29
1959
Proclamation on Violence
President Grant issued proclamation on violence in Mississippi.
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Dec
21
1874
Andrew Brimmer
Andrew Brimmer becomes the first African American governor of the Federal Reserve Board when he is appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson
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Feb
26
1966
Kurt Schmoke becomes the first African American mayor of Baltimore, Md
Kurt Schmoke becomes the first African American mayor of Baltimore, Md
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Dec
8
1987
Four term mayor of Langston Okla.
Melvin B. Tolson was mayor of Langston Oklahoma for four terms beginning in 1954. Tolson was a member of the Langston University faculty from 1947-1965.
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Jan
0
1954
Washington, 1st mayor of Washington D.C.
Walter E. Washington, became the first elected mayor of Washington, D.C., in the twentieth century.
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Nov
5
1974
Maynard Jackson, three term mayor of Atlanta dies at age 65.
Maynard Jackson, three term mayor of Atlanta dies at age 65.
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23
2003
Ethiopia defeats Italy at Battle of Adowa
The Battle of Adwa and the Victory of Adwa Centenary Medal
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Mar
2
1896
Walter E. Washington
President Lyndon B. Johnson named Walter E. Washington commissioner and unofficial mayor of Washington, D.C.
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Sep
6
1967
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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Laurent Kabilia becomes new President of Zaire and renames itthe Democratic Re
Laurent Kabilia becomes new President of Zaire and renames it the Democratic Republic of the Congo.The country was previously under the 37 year rule of Dictator Mobutu SeSE sEKO. cONGO HAS DEMOCRACY.
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May
17
1997
Attorney General George Williams
Attorney General George Williams sent a telegram to Acting Governor Pinchback, saying that the Black politician was recognized by the President as the lawful executive of Louisiana.
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Dec
12
1872
Alabama A&M University [Normal] (1875-- )
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical (Alabama A & M) University is a historically black university located in the city of Normal, Alabama.  The school began in 1875 when Alabama officials used the Morrill Act of 1862 allowing state governments to establish colleges for African American
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Jul
16
2009
David Dinkins was elected first Black mayor of New York City, 1989
David Dinkins was elected first Black mayor of New York City, 1989
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Nov
7
1989
First Black Elected Mayor of a Major City
Being elected mayor of Cleveland, Ohio made Carl Stokes the first Black to be elected mayor of a major city.
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Nov
13
1967
Benjamin Mays, President of Morehouse College
Benjamin Mays, President of Morehouse College, dies.
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Mar
28
1984
Dr. Harold D. West
Dr. Harold D. West is named President of Meharry Medical College
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Jun
14
1952
Colin Powell
Born: 4/5/937 Harlem, New YorkColin Powell is an American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army. He was the 65th United States Secretary of State, serving under U.S. President George W. Bush from 200 to 2005, the first African American to serve in that position. During
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Unita Blackwell
Unita Blackwell was born this day in Lula, Mississippi. She became the first black woman mayor elected in Mississippi.
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Mar
18
1933
Patricia Roberts Harris (1924-1985).
Patricia Roberts Harris, lawyer and diplomat, was the first black woman ambassador appointed to an overseas post under President Lydon B. Johnson administration.
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Jan
0
1924
Etta Moten sings for President
Etta Moten sings for President and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt at a White House Dinner. It is the first time an African American actress performs at the White House.
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Jan
31
1934
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