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Whitney Young Jr.
Whitney Young Jr. named executive director of the National Urban League.
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Aug
1
1961
Spelman College [Atlanta] (1881- )
Spelman College, a historically black, liberal arts college for women, opened in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1881.  The previous year, a fledgling New England organization called the Women’s American Baptist Home Mission Society secured funds for a college for freedwomen in the city. Approximately one
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Negro National League
The Negro National League disbanded in 1931 due to bickering among owners, weak financial backing, few stars for the Black press to write about, and the death of Rube Foster on this day.
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Dec
9
1930
Movement of Black families into Trumbull Park
Movement of Black families into Trumbull Park housing project in Chicago triggered virtually continuous riot which lasted more than three years and required assignment of more than one thousand policemen to keep order.
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Aug
4
1953
Baseball Great Jackie Robinson born
In Cairo, Georgia on this date baseball great Jackie Robinson was born. The fifth African American to play major league baseball with a white team, Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, ending five decades of segregated baseball. At the time of his retirement in October 1972, Robinson is
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Jan
31
1919
Elgin Baylor announces his retirement from the Los Angeles Lakers. After 14 yea
Elgin Baylor announces his retirement from the Los Angeles Lakers. After 14 years in the NBA, Baylor had scored 23,149 points, the third highest in the league, and was the fifth highest career rebounder.
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Oct
4
1971
President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802
President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802 which forbade racial and religious discrimination in war industries, government training programs and government industries. Randolph called off scheduled march.
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Jun
25
1941
Oscar Robertson
Oscar Palmer Robertson is a retired professional basketball player. He was born on November 24, 1938 in Charlotte, Tennessee. He lived in a segregated housing project and attended a segregated high school called Crispus Attucks High School. He learned to play basketball at a very young age. His
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Nov
24
1938
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams founded the Provident Hospital and Training School.
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams founded the Provident Hospital and Training School.
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May
4
1891
Football player, William Henry Lewis, named All-American, 1893
Football player, William Henry Lewis, named All-American, 1893
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Oct
31
1893
First game of the National Negro Baseball League
First game of the National Negro Baseball League is played in Indianapolis
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May
2
1920
Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille Rashaun O’Neal was born on March 6, 1972 in New Jersey. He is a retired NBA player, former rapper, former actor and currently, an analyst on Inside NBA. He was drafted by Orlando Magic in 1992 and was suddenly thrown into the spot light. He shined brightly, winning Rookie of the Year in
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Mar
6
1972
1946 Georgia-born Jackie Robinson -- major league baseball's first blackplay
1946 Georgia-born Jackie Robinson -- major league baseballs first black player -- married Rachel Isum.
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Feb
10
1946
Little Walter is born.
The influential rhythm & blues harmonica player and singer Little Walter is born Marion Walter Jacobs in Marksville, LA, USA. His most popular records include My Babe and Juke.
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May
1
1930
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
(1804) Ohio Black Codes
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio , That from and after the first day of June next. no black or mulatto person shall be permitted to settle or reside in this state, unless he or she shall first produce a fair certificate from some court within the United
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Jackson, James Lloyd (1920-2008)
James Lloyd Jackson was one of the little known heroes of the D-Day Landing at Normandy Beach in France in 1944.  Jackson was born in Lakeland, Florida on February 25, 1920 to Essie May Holly and Amos Jackson. He graduated from Lakeland High School in 1938. For the next five years he worked for the
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Dec
27
1953
Football player and actor Charles Aaron "Bubba" Smith was born in Orange, Texas.
Football player and actor Charles Aaron Bubba Smith was born in Orange, Texas. Smith began his professional football career with the Baltimore Colts. He later played for the Houston Oilers and Oakland Raiders before retiring and making a name for himself in movies.
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Jan
29
1945
Aba Women's Riots (November-December 1929)
The riots or the war, led by women in the provinces of Calabar and Owerri in southeastern Nigeria in November and December of 1929, became known as the Aba Womens Riots of 1929 in British colonial history, or as the Womens War in Igbo history.  Thousands of Igbo women organized a massive revolt
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Jan
1
1914
Executive Director Emeritus of the National Urban League and political activist,
Executive Director Emeritus of the National Urban League and political activist, Whitney Young was born in Lincoln Ridge,Kentucky.
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Jul
31
1921
Tony Gwynn
Anthony Keith Gwynn, Sr., better known as Tony Gwynn, was a baseball pro who played for the San Diego Padres. He was born on May 9, 1960 in Los Angeles, California to Charles and Vendella Gwynn. The family moved to Long Beach, California when he 9 years old. He had two brothers, an elder brother
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Jun
16
2014
LeBron James
LeBron James is an American basketball superstar who currently plays for the National Basketball Association (NBA) team “Cleveland Cavaliers”. He is six feet, eight inches tall and weighs 250 pounds. He was born to a 16 year old single mother named Gloria Marie James on December
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Josh Gibson
Josh Gibson was an American Negro League professional baseball player. He was born in Buena Vista, Georgia on December 21, 1911. His father had a farm there but he moved the family to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Gibson was studying to be an electrician and only attended school till the 9th grade. He
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Jan
20
1947
Emmett Ashford
Emmett Ashrord was the first umpire in major league baseball.
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Jan
0
2000
Aretha Franklin the "Queen of Soul", singer born
Aretha Franklin
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Mar
25
1942
A Black scientist helped save thousands of lives
A Black scientist helped save thousands of lives during World War II. Dr. Charles Richard Drew set up and ran the pioneer blood plasma bank in Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. This bank served as one of the models for the system of banks operated later by the American Red Cross. On October
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Oct
1
1940
Frank Robinson
Born: 8/31/1935 Beaumont, TexasFrank Robinson is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder and manager. He played for five teams from 1956 to 1976, and became the only player to win league MVP honors in both the National and American LeaguesBusiness / Schooling: Awards / Achievements:
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Elston Howard: First Black to win AL MVP
On Nov. 7 1963, Elston Howard, catcher for the New York Yankees became the first African American to win the American leagues Most Valuable Player (MVP) award.
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Nov
7
1963
Ubangi Blackhawks
The Ubangi Blackhawks were a predominantly black semipro football team in Seattle who played for the Community League in the 1930s.  Sponsored by nightclub owner Noodles Smith, who was said to be present for every game, the team was also helped by Bruce Rowell who looked after the teams financial
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Nov
5
1937
Jackie Robinson
Born: 1/31/1919 Cairo, GeorgiaDied: 10/24/1972 Stamford, ConnecticutJackie Robinson was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) second baseman who became the first African American to play in the major leagues in the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when the Brooklyn Dodgers
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Apr
15
1947
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