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Gov. Wes Moore Reflects on First 2 months - The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint

By BRIAN WITTE, Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said Thursday he's aiming for “the most full assault on child poverty” to ever happen in Maryland […]

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Militia Integrated in the War of Independence: The first integrated army in American history was the colonial militia that fought the early battles of the War of Independence. African American minutemen fought on the front lines in the first battles against British authority: African Americans

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1775

February 11, Robert Weaver sworn in as

February 11, Robert Weaver sworn in as administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency, highest federal post to date by a Black American.

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Feb

11

1961

Howard Beach Incident

White teens in Howard Beach chased Michael Griffith, an African-American youth, onto a freeway where he was hit by a motorist. Griffith died from his injuries setting off a wave of protests and racial tensions in New York.

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7

1986

Barbara Jordan dies

Barbara Charline Jordan was born February 21, 1936, in Houston, Texas. Jordan was elected to the Texas Senate in 1966, becoming the first female African-American to do so. In 1972, she was elected president pro-tempore of the Texas Senate - the first African-American elected to preside over

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17

1996

Born: 5/19/1925 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.Died: 2/21/1965 New York City, New YorkMalcolm Little and also known as el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz (Arabic: الحاجّ مالك الشباز), was an American Muslim minister and a human rights activist. To his admirers he was a courageous advocate for the rights of

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Dave, David Drake, was born a slave near Edgefield, South Carolina, c.1800. He d

Dave, David Drake, was born a slave near Edgefield, South Carolina, c.1800. He died after 1870, having enjoyed only a few years of freedom. Somehow Dave learned to read and to write a beautiful script. At an early age he was sent to the pottery works near Edgefield, where he became a master

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1800

The Reverend Emmanuel Cleaver

The Reverend Emmanuel Cleaver becomes the first African American mayor of Kansas City, Mo.

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26

1991

African-American term is coined

Jesse Jackson urges the use of the term African-American

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21

1988

Agrippa Hull: Revolutionary Patriot

In the following article, University of California at Los Angeles historian Gary B. Nash describes little-known Revolutionary War soldier who was attached by General George Washington to serve with Polish military engineer Tadeuz Kosciuszko. This account is part of a larger history of three

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21

1848

First Black American woman aviator

First Black American woman aviator, Bessie Coleman was born, 1893

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1893

Alabama Educational Television Commission

Alabama Educational Television Commission has its application for license renewal denied by the Federal Communications Commission because of racial discrimination against African Americans in employment and programming.

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Jan

8

1975

A Demonstration Led by NAACP

NAACP led protest demonstrations against the showing of the movie Birth of

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1915

First African-American woman in space

Dr. Mae Jemison became the first African-American woman in space when she launched from the Kennedy Center to join Spacelab J, a joint U.S.-Japanese mission.

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1992

Archie A. Alexander, architectural engineer and formergovernor of the Virgin I

Archie A. Alexander, architectural engineer and former

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1958

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(1879) Robert J. Harlan, “Migration is the Only Remedy for Our Wrongs”

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8

1879

Kurt Schmoke becomes the first African American mayor of Baltimore, Md

Kurt Schmoke becomes the first African American mayor of Baltimore, Md

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Dec

8

1987

Death of Richard Allen

Death of Richard Allen (71), who was nominated by author Vernon Loggins for the title Father of the

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26

1831

John Lee, becomes first black commissioned officer

John Lee, first black commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy is assigned to

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Mar

13

1957

Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr.

Born: 7/1/1877 Washington, D.C., United StatesDied: 11/26/1970 Chicago, IllinoisBrigadier General Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr. was the first African-American general officer in the United States Army. He was the father of Air Force General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.Business / Schooling: Awards

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Shirley Chisholm

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Alex Haley, renowned author, dies

American biographer, scriptwriter, author who became famous with the publication of the novel ROOTS, which traces his ancestry back to Africa and covers seven American generations as they are taken slaves to the United States. The book was adapted to television series, and woke up an interest in

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Feb

10

1992

colored state park (circa 1948-1958)

During a brief time after WWII(1948-1958), all southern states had colored state parks that were far inferior to white parks, but served as recreation areas to the black population. In Georgia, George Washington Carver State park, on Lake Allatoona just North of Acworth, was Built by Mr. John Loyd

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Jan

0

1948

Harriet Tubman born

*Possible* date of Harriet Tubmans birth. Born into slavery in Maryland, Tubman escaped to the North only to return in over 80 trips to help other blacks escape their bondage. As part of the Underground Railroad, Tubman helped more than 300 African Americans escape slavery.

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1999

Dawson, Horace G. (1926- )

Horace G. Dawson, Jr. was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Botswana by President Jimmy Carter in 1979. After his confirmation by the U.S. Senate he served in that post until 1983. Dawson was born in Augusta, Georgia on January 30, 1926. He attended Lincoln University in Pennsylvania where he earned

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14

2004

Memphis Massacre

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3

1866

Wilberforce University (1856- )

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Japanese Prime Minister Insults Blacks

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24

1986

Henderson, George Washington (c. 1850-1936)

Born a slave in Clark County, Virginia, George Washington Henderson graduated from the University of Vermont in 1877 and became the first African American to be inducted into Phi Beta Kappa (PBK), the highest academic honor society. He later received a bachelor’s degree in divinity from Yale

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1936

Edith Sampson is the first African American appointed as a representative to the

Edith Sampson is the first African American appointed as a representative to the UN.

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