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Dred Scott v. Sandford
Dred Scott v. Sandford, United States Supreme Court, 1857
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Trinidad and tobago
Prime Minister Manning called early elections in 2010 to prevent a no-confidence vote against him, and the Peoples Partnership coalition won 29 of 41 seats in the May vote. The ruling Peoples National Movement took 12 seats, bringing to an end four decades in power. Kamla Persad-Bissessar became
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(1963) Josephine Baker, “Speech at the March on Washington”
Josephine Baker is remembered by most people as the flamboyant African American entertainer who earned fame and fortune in Paris in the 1920s.  Yet through much of her later life, Baker became a vocal opponent of  segregation and discrimination, often initiating one-woman protests against racial
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P.B.S. Pinchback
P.B.S. Pinchback relinquished the office of governor, saying at the inauguration of the new Louisiana governor: I now have the honor to formally surrender the office of governor, with the hope that you will administer the government in the interests of all the people [and that] your administration
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Jan
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1873
Nigeria
Nigerias stability has been repeatedly threatened by fighting between fundamentalist Muslims and Christians over the spread of Islamic law (sharia) across the heavily Muslim north. One-third of Nigerias 36 states is ruled by sharia law. More than 10,000 people have died in religious clashes since
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The Society of Colored People in Baltimore
The Society of Colored People in Baltimore is the first Black Catholic association whose documentation has been preserved. This notebook began on this day and continued until Septemeber 7, 1845.
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3
1843
(1857) Charles Lenox Remond, “An Anti-Slavery Discourse”
By 1857 “Bleeding Kansas’ and the Dred Scott Decision had intensified sectional tensions over slavery and moved the nation closer to civil war. Against that backdrop, Charles Lenox Remond, on July 10, 1857, addressed the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society where he joined a growing chorus of
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10
1857
Guinea
An outbreak of Ebola hit Guinea in March 2014 and spread to Sierra Leone and Liberia. By September, is estimated to have killed about 430 people in Guinea, and there were nearly 650 suspected and confirmed cases of it in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control. In late August, the
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Grose, William (1835-1898)
Before the Civil War, when he was 18, William Grose left his home in Washington, D.C. and enlisted in the U.S. Navy. Assigned to the USS Vincennes in 1853, he went to South Africa, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Russia and the Arctic during his tour of duty.  Grose, who was honorably discharged in San
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Niagara Movement
Black intellectuals and activists organized Niagara movement (the forerunner of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) at a meeting near Niagara Falls. Delegates from fourteen states, led by W.E.B. Du Bois and William Monroe Trotter, demanded abolition of all distinctions
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Jul
11
1905
Nine Caravans of poor people arrived in Washington
Nine Caravans of poor people arrived in Washington for first phase of Poor Peoples Campaign. Caravans started from different sections of country on May 2 and picked up demonstrators along the way. In Washington, demonstrators erected camp called Resurrection City on sixteen-acre site near Lincoln
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May
11
1967
Representatives from 27 African nations, the Caribbean nations, four South Ameri
Representatives from 27 African nations, the Caribbean nations, four South American countries, Australia, and the U.S. meet in Atlanta for the first Congress of African People.
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3
1970
(1976) Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, “Who, Then, Will Speak for the Common Good?”
In 1972 Barbara Charline Jordan became the first black member of Congress elected from Texas. Two years later this freshman Representative became a national figure because of her prominent role as a member of the House Judiciary Committee during the impeachment hearings of President Richard
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Guinea
Guinea, in West Africa on the Atlantic, is also bordered by Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Mali, Côte dIvoire, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Slightly smaller than Oregon, the country consists of a coastal plain, a mountainous region, a savanna interior, and a forest area in the Guinea Highlands. The highest
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Black Anti-Slavery Crusaders
There were a host of free Blacks who struck out against slavery. Many of these were
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(1974) Congresswoman Barbara Jordan's Statement: The Richard Nixon Impeachment Hearings
Texas Congresswoman Barbara Jordan was selected to give the Opening Statement to the House Judiciary Committee on July 25, 1974, as it began its momentous proceedings on the Impeachment of President Richard Nixon. Her statement appears
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Saddler, Joseph/Grandmaster Flash (1958 - )
Although he will more than likely be remembered best for releasing “The Message,” the first rap song to delve into social commentary about the plight of African Americans in the inner-city, Grandmaster Flash was also the original technological virtuoso of the early hip-hop movement to
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March for jobs and freedom
A. Philip Randolph helped plan a march on Washington(Lincoln Memorial) to demonstrate to the government the strengh and commitment of black people to civil rights. A. Philip Randolph fought for justice and for the advancement of African Americans.
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Aug
28
1963
Congressman Denny Heck, Olympia, Washington
On November 6th, 2012, the residents of Washington’s new 10th Congressional District elected Denny Heck to be the district’s first member of the United States House of Representatives. Since taking office, Congressman Hecks top priorities have been creating jobs, growing our economy and keeping the
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Wendell P. Dabney establishes The Union.
Wendell P. Dabney establishes The Union. The Cincinnati, Ohio papers motto is For no people can become great without being united, for in union there is strength.
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13
1907
abolition of slavery
On April 19, 1866, the African American citizensof Washington D.C. celebrated the abolition of slavery. 4,000 to 5,000 people assembled to the White House addressed by Andrew Johnson. Led by twoblack regiments the spectators, and the procession proceeded up the Pennsylvania Avenue to FranklinSquare
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Apr
19
1866
Nelson Mandela is released
Nelson Mandelas greatest pleasure, his most private moment, is watching the sun set with the music of Handel or Tchaikovsky
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11
1990
(1984) Rev. Jesse Jackson, “The Rainbow Coalition”
In 1984 Rev. Jesse Jackson campaigned for the Democratic nomination for the Presidency. Although he entered the Democratic convention at San Francisco with little hope of winning, his appeals on behalf of the dispossessed of America whom he characterized as the Rainbow Coalition, ensured that his
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(1899) Lucy Craft Laney, “The Burden of the Educated Colored Woman”
Lucy Craft Laney was born in Macon, Georgia, in 1854, into a family of ten children. Taught to read and write by her mother, a domestic worker, she graduated from Macons Lewis High School and entered Atlanta University at the age of fifteen and graduated in 1873. Laney taught in the Georgia public
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Albert Richardson
Inventor of the Butter Churn and a casket lowering
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People United To Save Humanity (PUSH) founded at
People United To Save Humanity (PUSH) founded at Chicago meeting by Rev Jesse Jackson.
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Dec
18
1971
Cooperman, Hillel
Hillel Cooperman is currently continuing a twenty-five-plus year career as a thought leader and executor in the technology industry. Hillel spent almost a decade at Microsoft rising to be the Product Unit Manager for the Windows User Experience team, responsible for the user interface of Windows
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Underground Railroad, The (1820-1861)
The Underground Railroad was established to aid enslaved people in their escape to freedom.  The railroad was comprised of dozens of secret routes and safe houses originating in the slaveholding states and extending all the way to the Canadian border, the only area where fugitives could be assured
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(1964) Fannie Lee Chaney, “Meridian Awakened”
Shortly after her son, James Chaney was murdered in Mississippi in the summer of 1964 along with Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, Fannie Lee Chaney gave an address in which she vowed to continue the struggle for racial justice in her home state.  She also announced that 12 year old Ben
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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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