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Macon B. Allen
Macon B. Allen, first African American admitted to the bar in Massachusetts ; the previous year he was admitted to the bar in Maine making him the first licensed African American attorney in the U.S.A.
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May
2
1845
Congress passed the first Enforcement Act which
Congress passed the first Enforcement Act which provided stiff penalties for public officials and private citizens who deprived citizens of the suffrage and civil rights. The measure authorized the use of the U.S. Army to protect the rights of Blacks.
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Sponsored by New York University
May
31
1870
Race riot, Atlanta
Race riot, Atlanta.
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Sep
6
1966
James Weldon Johnson resigned
James Weldon Johnson resigned as executive secretary of the NAACP, citing health reasons.
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Sponsored by APEX Museum
Dec
19
1930
Coretta Scott is born
Coretta Scott is born in Marion, Ala. She will marry Martin Luther King, Jr. In 1953 and be an integral part of his civil rights activities. After his assassination in 1968, she will continue her civil rights activities, founding the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Change in
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Sponsored by Museum of African American History in Massachusetts
Apr
27
1927
Legislation giving the suffrage to Blacks
Legislation giving the suffrage to Blacks in the District of Columbia was passed over President Andrew Johnsons veto.
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Jan
8
1867
Maynard Jackson elected mayor of Atlanta
Maynard Jackson elected mayor of Atlanta.
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Oct
16
1973
The first black post office open, Atlanta GA, 1955
The first black post office open, Atlanta GA, 1955
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Oct
22
1955
NAACP began a coordinated attack on segregation
NAACP began a coordinated attack on segregation and discrimination, filing a suit against the University of North Carolina on behalf of Thomas Hocutt. Case was lost on a technicality after the president of a Black college refused to certify the records of the plaintiff.
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Mar
15
1933
Morehouse College organized in Augusta, Georgia
Morehouse College organized in Augusta, Georgia. The institution was later moved to Atlanta. New registration law in Tennessee abolished racial distinctions in voting.
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Feb
14
1867
Cicely Tyson
Cicely Tyson hold a record seven Image Awards from the NAACP.
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Jan
0
0
South Carolina Republicans carried election with a
South Carolina Republicans carried election with a ticket of four whites and four Blacks: Richard H. Gleaves, lieutenant governor; Henry E. Hayne, secretary of state; Francis L. Cardozo, treasurer; Henery W. Purvis, adjutant general. Blacks won 97 of the 158 seats in the General Assembly and four
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Sponsored by Pride Academy
Oct
16
1872
1964 After 12 days of debate and voting on 125 amendments, the U.S. House of
1964 After 12 days of debate and voting on 125 amendments, the U.S. House of
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Sponsored by National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) Boston Metropolitan Chapter
Feb
10
1964
A Demonstration Led by NAACP
NAACP led protest demonstrations against the showing of the movie Birth of
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Dec
4
1915
John Hope honored by NAACP
John Hope, now president of Atlanta University, was honored in New York City by the NAACP for his achievements as an educational and civil rights leader.
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Sponsored by Pride Academy
Jul
3
1936
Lower house of Georgia legislature
Lower house of Georgia legislature, ruling that Blacks were ineligible to hold office, expelled twenty-eight representatives. Ten days later the senate expelled three Blacks. Congress refused to admit the state until the legislature seated the Black representatives.
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Sponsored by New York University
Sep
3
1868
Florida Freedom Fighters
On this day, Florida NAACP president Harry T. Moore and his wife Harriet were killed when a bomb tore through their home in Mims, Florida. No one has ever been convicted of the crimes.
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Dec
25
1951
South Africa was suspended from the U.N. General Assembly over its racial polici
South Africa was suspended from the U.N. General Assembly over its racial policies.
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Nov
12
1974
Death of Horace Mann Bond
Death of Horace Mann Bond (70), former president of Lincoln University (Pa.), in Atlanta.
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Dec
21
1972
NAACP petition on racism, "An Appeal to the
NAACP petition on racism, An Appeal to the World, presented to United Nations at Lake Success.
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Sponsored by Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association (MBLA)
Oct
23
1947
Suffrage for Black Veterans
President Lincoln recommended suffrage for Black veterans and Blacks.
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Sponsored by NSBE Boston
Apr
11
1865
National Baptist Convention
These Baptist groups, the Foreign Mission Convention of the United States, the American National Baptist Convention, the Baptist National Education Convention, Merged and established the National Baptist Convention at an Atlanta meeting.
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Sponsored by Eastern Bank
Sep
28
1895
Black Economist and Dean
Death of Brailsford Reese Brazeal (76), economist and former dean of Morehouse College, in Atlanta.
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Sponsored by National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) Boston Professional Chapter
Apr
22
1981
Death of George Washington Williams
Death of George Washington Williams (41), Blackpool, England. Williams served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1880 to 1881, during the 64th session of the General Assembly. He was the first African-American to serve in the Ohio Legislature.
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Aug
4
1891
Anti-Slavery Law
The congressional confiscation bill freed slaves who were forced to fight against the United States government, or to work in support of the rebellion.
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Aug
6
1861
Elijah Muhammad, born
Elijah Muhummad was born Elijah Poole in
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Oct
10
1897
Spingarn Medal: Clarence Mitchell Jr.
Clarence Mitchell Jr., director of the Washington Bureau of the NAACP, awarded the Spingarn Medal for the pivotal role he....played in enactment of civil rights
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Sponsored by APEX Museum
Dec
4
1969
Thomas W. Turner
Thomas W. Turner founder of the Federation of Colored Catholics and charter member of the NAACP dies at age 101
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Apr
15
1978
Scores injured in Klan-related incidents
Scores injured in Klan-related incidents in Georgia, Tennessee, California, Indiana and North Carolina, in March and April.
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Mar
15
1980
African American Women College Presidents
On July 1, 1987, for the first time in history, there were three African American women serving as Presidents of Four Year Colleges and Universities in America.They were - Dr. Niara Sudarkasa- President of Lincoln University in Pennslyvania; Dr. Johnetta Cole, President of Spelman College in
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Jul
1
1987
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