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born 20 December 20, 1957, Detroit, Michigan, USA.Soul singer
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Dec
20
1957
First fugitive slave law enacted by Congress
In 1793, Congress passed the first Fugitive Slave Law to implement the provisions in the Constitution. It stated that to reclaim an escaped slave a master needed only to go before a magistrate and provide oral or written proof of ownership. The magistrate would then issue an order for the arrest of
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Feb
12
1793
(1949) Nnamdi Azikiwe Addresses Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity at its 35th Annual Convention in Washington, D.C.
Here Nnamdi Azikiwe, future first President of Nigeria, delivers an address to his fellow fraternity members at the Banneker High School Auditorium, Washington, D.C., on December 27, 1949, at the 35th Anniversary of the Phi Beta Sigma
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Dec
27
1949
(1787) Jupiter Hammon, “An Address to the Negroes in the State of New York,"
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First Black Appointed to a Sub-Cabinet Post
William Henry Lewis was appointed assistant attorney general of the United States by President William Howard Taft, making him the first Black appointed to a sub-cabinet post.
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Nov
26
1911
Carson, Johnnie (1943- )
Johnnie Carson is a retired diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Uganda (1991-1994), U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe (1995-1997), and U.S. Ambassador to Kenya (1999-2003). Carson was born on April 7, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois. After attending public schools in Chicago, Carson received
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May
7
2009
Alexander Clark, named minister to Liberia
Alexander Clark, journalist and lawyer, named minister to Liberia.
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Sponsored by Intellitech
Aug
16
1890
Rev. George Leile
Rev. George Leile was the first African American to be ordained a Baptist minister in America. He was an early pastor of the First African Baptist Church of Silver Bluf, South Carolina. Curiously, he supported the British during the American Revolutionary war because of the Britishs promise to free
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Jan
0
1770
(2008) Senator Barack Obama, "A More Perfect Union"
Controversial remarks drawn from the sermons of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, an unpaid campaign advisor to Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama, and his pastor at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, emerged as a lingering issue in the 2008 presidential campaign.  On March
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Mar
18
2008
Ebony Magazine
Ebony, a pictorial news magazine published by Chicago, Illinois-based Johnson Publishing Company, first appeared in November 1945. Created by John H. Johnson, who modeled his publication after Life magazine, Ebony celebrated African American life and culture by depicting the achievements of black
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Minister To Liberia
Atty. William T. Francis named minister to Liberia.
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Jul
9
1927
J. Milton Turner
J. Milton Turner named minister to Liberia and became the first Black diplomat accredited to an African county. James W. Mason was named minister in March, 1870, but never traveled to his post.
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Mar
1
1871
birthday, henry adams
Teacher and minister, Henry Adams was born, 1802
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Dec
17
1802
Zambia
In 1972, Kaunda outlawed all opposition political parties. The world copper market collapsed in 1975. The Zambian economy was devastated—it had been the third-largest miner of copper in the world after the United States and Soviet Union. With a soaring debt and inflation rate in 1991, riots took
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(1875) Congressman James T. Rapier, “Half Free, Half Slave”
On February 4, 1875, Congressman James T. Rapier of Alabama, rose on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to support the Civil Right bill then before Congress which when enacted later that year became the Civil Rights Act of 1875.   His speech appears
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Feb
4
1875
William H. Lewis
William H. Lewis appointed assistant attorney general of the United States.
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Mar
26
1910
BLACK NAMED CHIEF SWEEPER
COLUMBUS, OHIO,--a BLACK MAN, Mr. Everette Spurlock, has been named superintendent of this citys street cleaning department. The negroe community is overjoyed that the city has finally recognized the dependability of its colored
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Mar
0
1910
(1896) John Hope, “We Are Struggling For Equality,”
Five months after Booker T. Washington had announced his policy of accommodation at the Atlanta Exposition, John Hope, then a member of the faculty at Atlanta Baptist College, delivered his rebuttal in a speech before a black debating society in Nashville on George Washingtons birthday, 1896.  Part
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U.S. Marshal Luke Moore at Ole Miss, 1962
Many Americans are familiar with the now iconic images of James Meredith, the black student who desegregated the University of Mississippi in October 1962, surrounded by white U.S. marshals assigned to protect him and ensure that a U.S. Supreme Court desegregation order be enforced.  Few of us are
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Cote divoire
After several postponements by President Gbagbo, Côte dIvoire held its first presidential election in ten years in Oct. 2010. The first round of voting between incumbent Gbagbo and his historic rival Alassane Ouattara, a former IMF official who was excluded from the presidential 2000 race because
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Birthday of Eldridge Cleaver
Birthday of Eldridge Cleaver, former Black Panther Party minister of information.
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Aug
31
1935
Jonathan Gibbs
Jonathan Gibbs, minister and educator, appointed secretary of state by the Florida governor.
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Sponsored by Center for Critical Race and Digital Studies
Nov
6
1868
Rhue, Sylvia (1947- )
Sylvia Rhue is a distinguished writer, religious scholar, documentarian, and public speaker. She has engaged in significant work in religious communities around lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender (LGBT) rights and sexuality as well as co-produced an award-winning
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Alaska Fair Employment Practices Law (1953)
Relating to and providing far the elimination of certain practice of discrimination because of race, color, religion or national origin; providing
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(1838) James McCune Smith, “The Abolition Of Slavery And The Slave Trade In The French And British Colonies”
James McCune Smith (1813-1865) was a prominent physician and abolitionist. Smith was educated in the African Free School in New York City. When failing to be admitted to any American college, he enrolled in Glasgow University in Scotland in 1832 and earned three degrees including his medical
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Jun
9
1838
Taylor, John (1952- )
John David Beckett Taylor, the Baron of Warwick, was born on September 21, 1952 in Birmingham, England. His parents, Derief, a professional cricket player, and Enid, a nurse, were originally from Jamaica. Taylor was educated at Moseley Grammar School and later studied English Literature and Law at
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Sep
21
1952
Withers, John Lovelle, II (1948- )
In 2007, Ambassador John L. Withers II, a second generation diplomat, was appointed by President George H.W. Bush to serve as ambassador to Albania. Withers was born in 1948 in Guilford, North Carolina, to John L. Withers, Sr. and Daisy P. Withers. His father had briefly worked as a political
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Islam
Islam ĭsläm´, ĭs´läm [key], [Arab.,=submission to God], world religion founded by the Prophet Muhammad. Founded in the 7th cent., Islam is the youngest of the three monotheistic world religions (with Judaism and Christianity). An adherent to Islam is a Muslim [Arab.,=one who
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Charles E. Mitchell
Charles E. Mitchell, certified public accountant and banker from West Virginia, named minister to Liberia.
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Sep
10
1930
Islam in Africa
Islam in Africa, the development of the Muslim religion on the African
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