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Browder v. Gayle (1956)

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Korematsu v. United States

Korematsu v. US

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18

1944

First fugitive slave law enacted by Congress

In 1793, Congress passed the first Fugitive Slave Law to implement the provisions in the Constitution. It stated that to reclaim an escaped slave a master needed only to go before a magistrate and provide oral or written proof of ownership. The magistrate would then issue an order for the arrest of

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Feb

12

1793

Constitution Approved in South Carolina

South Carolina voters approved constitution, 70,758 to 27,228, and elected state officers, including the first Black cabinet officer, Francis L. Cardozo, secretary of state. New constitution required integrated education and contained a strong bill of rights section: Distinctions on account of race

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Apr

14

1868

Southern Regional Council announced that Sit-in movement had effected twenty states and more than one hundred cities in Southern and Border States in period from February, 1960, to September, 1961. At least seventy thousand Blacks and whites had participated in the movement, the report said. The

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Sep

21

1961

Executive Order 11246 (1965)

Under and by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and statutes of the United States, it is ordered as

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Fango, Gobo (1855-1886)

Gobo Fango was born in the Eastern Cape Colony in what is now South Africa around 1855, just before the beginning of the eighth of the nine Xhosa Wars (Cape Frontier Wars) against British and Boer settlers. Fango was a member of the Gcaleka tribe, a sub-group of the Xhosa peoples. These frontier

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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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U.S. Department of State Background Note

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President Carter signed Hawkins-Humphrey full

President Carter signed Hawkins-Humphrey full employment bill.

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Oct

27

1978

Anti-lynching Bill Proposed

African American Congressman George H. White,R-North Carolina, introduced a bill to make lynching of Americans a federal offense. The bill died in committee. In 1900, 105 African Americans were lynched in the United States.

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Jan

20

1900

Juba, South Sudan (1922- )

Juba is one of the newest capitals in the world. It became the capital of South Sudan when that nation was declared independent on July 9, 2011. Juba, located on the White Nile River, is the largest city in South Sudan and in 2011 it had an estimated population of 372,410 people. Since then

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2011

Born: 10/7/1931 Klerksdorp, South AfricaLeading figurehead in the South African anti apartheid movement. Desmond Tutu is a leading figure in speaking out for humanitarian and civil rights issues.Awards / Achievements:

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U.S. Constitution Approved

U.S. Constitution approved at Philadelphia convention with three clauses protecting slavery.

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Sep

17

1787

A Quena woman was shown in Europe as a circus

A Quena woman was shown in Europe as a circus

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Jan

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1815

Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church (1835- )

Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church in Nashville, Tennessee is one of three churches that evolved out of Nashville’s historic First Colored Baptist Church (1865-1891). It traces its origins back to black members of First Baptist Church who first met to hold prayer services in 1835. Up to that

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Elijah McCoy, inventor of the automatic lubricator for heavy machinery was born in Canada.

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Jan

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1844

Namibia nämĭb´ēə [key], officially Republic of Namibia, republic (2005 est. pop. 2,031,000), c.318,000 sq mi (823,620 sq km), SW Africa. It is bordered by Angola in the north, by Zambia in the northeast, by Botswana in the east, by South Africa in the southeast and south, and by the Atlantic Ocean

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African History: Biographies

African History: Biographies | FactMonster

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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

Bellegarde, Dantès (1877-1966)

W.E.B. DuBois once lauded Dantès Bellegarde as the International Spokesman of Black Folk for his active career as a Haitian diplomat, historian, and advocate for the ending of United States occupation of

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Jun

14

1966

N’Djamena, Chad (1900- )

N’Djamena is the capital and largest city of Chad. It was founded in 1900 following the French Army’s defeat of Rabih Al-Zubayr, a slave trader, in the Battle of Kousseri. Following the military victory, the French named the settlement Fort Lamy after Amédée-François Lamy, a French army

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Montgomery Buses segregated

Federal court ruled that racial segregation on Montgomery city buses violated Constitution.

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Jun

5

1956

Collins, George Washington (1925-1972)

Born on March 5, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, George Washington Collins graduated from Waller High School and immediately joined the United States Army in 1943 at the age of 18. He rose to the rank of sergeant and was discharged in 1946. Collins attended the Central Y.M.C.A. College in

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George H. White

George H. White, the only African American member of the U.S. House of Representatives, (1896) and the first to introduce an antilynching bill, born. He also founded Whitesboro, N,J, as a haven for African Americans escaping Southern racism.

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Dec

18

1852

Dred Scott v. Sandford

Dred Scott v. Sandford, United States Supreme Court, 1857

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President Johnson signed a the 1968 Housing Act

President Johnson signed a the 1968 Housing Act which outlawed discrimination in the sale, rental or leasing of housing. This bill also made it a crime to interfere with civil rights workers and to cross state lines to incite a riot.

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Apr

11

1968

March 24,1837 Canada gives Blacks the right to vote.1865 Black troops ar

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Jan

0

2001

Estes, Simon (1938- )

Simon Lamont Estes is a prominent and critically acclaimed African American opera singer. He has made singing appearances before six US presidents, including Barack Obama, numerous other presidents and world leaders, and dignitaries such as Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. He has

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Current government officials

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