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Côte d'Ivoire
Côte dIvoire (also known as the Ivory Coast), in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea, is a little larger than New Mexico. Its neighbors are Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Ghana. The country consists of a coastal strip in the south, dense forests in the interior, and savannas in the
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Congress readmits Mississippi
Congress passed resolution readmitting Mississippi on condition that it would never change its constitution to disenfranchise Blacks.
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Feb
17
1870
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (1996)
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa
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The Slaughter House Cases (1873)
? SLAUGHTER-HOUSE CASES.; THE BUTCHERS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF NEW ORLEANS v. THE CRESCENT CITY LIVE-STOCK LANDING AND SLAUGHTER-HOUSE COMPANY.; PAUL ESTEBEN, L. RUCH, J. P. ROUEDE, W. MAYLIE, S. FIRMBERG, B. BEAUBAY, WILLIAM FAGAN, J. D. BRODERICK, N. SEIBEL, M. LANNES, J. GITZINGER, J. P. A
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14
1873
Barbados
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Mali
National name: République de Mali
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Ghana became an independent state
March 6th, 1957, the Gold Coast gained its independence from Great
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6
1957
Haiti
National name: République dHaïti
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Guinea
National name: République de
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Henrietta Lacks and the Debate Over the Ethics of Bio-Medical Research
In the article below Clarence Spigner, DrPH., Professor of Health Services in the School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, briefly describes the saga of Henrietta Lacks whose cells have been used without her family’s permission for over sixty years of bio-medical
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4
1951
Gabon
This West African country with the Atlantic as its western border is also bounded by Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, and the Congo. Its area is slightly less than Colorados. Most of the country is covered by a dense tropical
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Ghana
A West African country bordering on the Gulf of Guinea, Ghana is bounded by Côte dIvoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It compares in size to Oregon, and its largest river is the
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Djibouti
Djibouti lies in northeast Africa on the Gulf of Aden at the southern entrance to the Red Sea. It borders Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somalia. The country, the size of Massachusetts, is mainly a stony desert, with scattered plateaus and
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1977
(1867) The Reconstruction Acts
Chap. CLIII - An Act to provide for the more efficient Government of the Rebel States [Passed over President Johnsons veto March
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Brown, Ronald H. (1941-1996)
Described by President Bill Clinton as “one of the best advisors and the ablest people I ever knew,” Ron Brown was a leading American man of influence in the second half of the 20th Century who impressed Republicans and Democrats alike with his intellect and administrative
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Florida A&M University [Tallahassee] (1887- )
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) is a historically black four-year public institution located on a 419 acre campus in Tallahassee, Florida.  The school was founded as the State Normal College for Colored Students, and first opened its doors to 15 students and two instructors on
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Oct
3
1887
O'Meara v. The Washington State Board Against Discrimination (1961)
No. 35436. En Banc. Supreme Court September 29, 1961
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New Constitution Banned Segregation
Louisiana voters approved new constitution and elected state officers, including the first Black lieutenant governor, Oscar J. Dunn, and the first Black state treasurer, Antoine Dubuclet. Article Thirteen of the new constitution banned segregation in public accommodation: All the persons shall
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16
1868
Second Morrill Act of 1890
Act of August 30, 1890, ch. 841, 26 Stat. 417, 7 U.S.C. 322 et
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Aug
30
1890
Hyman, John Adams (1840-1891)
John Adams Hyman was born into slavery on July 23, 1840 in Warren County, North Carolina. Hymans thirst for knowledge resulted in him being sold away from his family for attempting to read a spelling book that was given to him by a sympathetic white jeweler. He continued to seek knowledge at his
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Sep
14
1891
Slavery in Oregon: The Reuben Shipley Saga
Few Americans realize that the institution of slavery reached the Pacific Northwest in the two decades before the Civil War.  A small number of the white settlers who followed the Oregon Trail from Independence, Missouri to Oregon City brought bondservants.  Oregon historian R. Gregory
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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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Ethiopia
National name: Ityopiya Federalawi Demokrasiyawi Ripeblik
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Eritrea
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Tunisia
In December 2010, a college graduate who worked as a street vendor set himself on fire in the city of Sidi Bouzid to protest unemployment, corruption and the continued police state. A spate of other protests followed and spread throughout the country. As many as 10,000 people took to the streets of
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2011
Cayman Islands
The Caymans consist of three islands—Grand Cayman (76 sq mi; 197 sq km), Cayman Brac (22 sq mi; 57 sq km), and Little Cayman (20 sq mi; 52 sq km)—situated about 180 mi (290 km) northwest of Jamaica. They were dependencies of Jamaica until 1959, when they became a unit territory within the
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Dr. Cornelius Golightly (1917-1976): The Life of an Academic and Public Intellectual
In the following article Michigan State University professor John McClendon explores the remarkable life of  little know early 20th Century black intellectual Cornelius
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new democracy constitution in South Africa
Black and white leaders in South Africa approved the new democracy constitution that gave blacks the vote and ended white minority rule.
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1993
Ethiopia
Ethiopia is in east-central Africa, bordered on the west by the Sudan, the east by Somalia and Djibouti, the south by Kenya, and the northeast by Eritrea. It has several high mountains, the highest of which is Ras Dashan at 15,158 ft (4,620 m). The Blue Nile, or Abbai, rises in the northwest and
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