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Slavery
King Charles II of england charters the Company of Royal Adventurers trading to Africa to supply 3,000 enslaved Africans annually to the West Indies.
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0
1662
Thomas, Harry K., Jr. (1956- )
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Burkina Faso
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30 million people worldwide joined in pop singer Bob Geldof's "Race Against Time
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25
1986
O’Neal, Adrienne S. (1954- )
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Owen, Robert
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Inhotep
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The first organized emigration to Africa begins when 86 free African Americans l
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Zimbabwe
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The National Association of Black Journalists
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Bridgetower, George (1780-1860)
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1780
LeMelle, Wilbert J., Sr. (1931-2003)
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Prince Hall Masonry founded
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2011
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2003
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2
1961
Botswana
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1938
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1904
Sullivan, Louis Wade (1933- )
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