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Brueggergosman, Measha (1977- )
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28
1977
Blaks Declare Segregation a Violation
A mass meeting of blacks in Boston adopted a resolution declaring that segregated public schools in that city violated the State Constitution. Their request was denied.
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Aug
22
1844
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The First National Convention of Black Women held in Boston, MA
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Jul
29
1885
In the news: Elijah Heckstall
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A virtual jazz supper club with Tonina
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Oct
15
1974
Virtual performance series highlights Latinx voices
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Racism isn’t just a public health crisis. It’s a chronic illness
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(2004) Al Sharpton, “Speech Before the 2004 Democratic National Convention"
In  2004 Rev. Al Sharpton of New York City, campaigned for the Democratic nomination for President.  Sharpton saw himself as the successor to Rev. Jesse Jackson who campaigned for the Presidency on behalf of the impoverished and oppressed.  Although he did not garner as much support as Jackson did
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19
1775
Rock, John S. (1825-1866)
John S. Rock was born to free black parents in Salem, New Jersey in 1825. He attended public schools in New Jersey until he was 19 and then worked as a teacher between 1844 and 1848.  During this period Rock began his medical studies with two white doctors. Although he was initially denied
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3
1866
New York Draft Riots
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13
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(1862) John S. Rock, “A Deep and Cruel Prejudice”
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1862
Attucks, Crispus (1723-1770)
Crispus Attucks, the first martyr of the Boston Massacre in 1770, was probably born near Framingham, Massachusetts, a Christianized and multitribal town of Indians, whites, and blacks, in 1723.  Unusually tall for the era at six feet, two inches, Attucks was of mixed ancestry,the son of an African
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1872
(1855) William C. Nell, “The Triumph Of Equal School Rights In Boston”
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(1849) Charles Sumner, “Equality Before the Law: Unconstitutionality of Separate Colored Schools in Massachusetts”
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From smoker to marathon woman: Brazil woman completes six of the world’s biggest races
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