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Jesse Owens wins four gold medals in the Berlin Olympics, 1936
Jesse Owens wins four gold medals in the Berlin Olympics, 1936
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9
1936
Philadelphia held the First National Negro Convention, 1830
Philadelphia held the First National Negro Convention, 1830
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Sep
15
1830
Jones, Bill T. (1952- )
Bill T. Jones, Artistic Director/Co-Founder/Dancer/Choreographer of Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company was born on February 15, 1952 in Bunnell, Florida. Jones’ prolific career as a choreographer has brought him international acclaim. Awards include: 2007 Tony Award for his choreography in
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Feb
15
1952
James Cleveland Owens, better known as Jesse Owens, winner of four gold medals a
James Cleveland Owens, better known as Jesse Owens, winner of four gold medals at the Summer Olympic Games in Berlin, born
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Sep
12
1913
Evelyn Ashford wins a gold medal in the 100-meter
Evelyn Ashford wins a gold medal in the 100-meter race and Edwin Moses wins a gold medal in the 400 meter hurdles in the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
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Aug
5
1984
James, Charles A. (1922- )
Ambassador Charles A. James was born in 1922 in Washington, D.C. and grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he attended public schools.  After high school, James enrolled at Westchester State Teachers College in Pennsylvania (now Westchester University) where he studied for one year before
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Sep
16
1976
Renowned attorney Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander dies in Philadelphia
Renowned attorney Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander dies in Philadelphia
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Nov
6
1989
Ethiopia
National name: Ityopiya Federalawi Demokrasiyawi Ripeblik
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Nkom, Alice (1945- )
Alice Nkom broke barriers for women by becoming the first female barrister in her country of Cameroon. She is also well known among Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) activists worldwide because of her legal advocacy for gay
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Abolitionist, inventor, entrepreneur, James Forten was born in Philadelphia, PA,
Abolitionist, inventor, entrepreneur, James Forten was born in Philadelphia, PA, 1766
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Sep
2
1766
Opera singer Marian Anderson born
Opera singer Marian Anderson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Anderson was entered in the New York Philharmonic Competition at age 17 by her music teacher, and placed first over 299 other singers. Awarded a Rosenwald Fellowship in 1930, Anderson went to Europe for a year of study. She
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Feb
27
1902
Aretha Franklin
Born: 3/25/1942 Memphis, TennesseeAretha Franklin is an American singer and musician. Franklin began her career singing gospel at her father, minister C. L. Franklins church as a child. In 1960, at the age of 18, Franklin embarked on a secular career, recording for Columbia Records but only
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Marvin Gaye
Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. was a legendary singer and recording artist who came to be known as the “Prince of Soul”. Gaye was born on April 2, 1939 in Washington, D.C. He was raised by his father “Reverend Marvin Gay Sr.” who was a very strict guardian. Gaye was musically
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Apr
2
1939
Actor Sherman Hemsley born
Actor Sherman Hemsley (All in The Family, Jeffersons, Amen) is born in Philadelphia.
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Mar
1
1938
Abolitionist Society Organized
First abolitionist society in United States organized in Philadelphia.
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Apr
14
1775
(1837) William Whipper, “Non-Resistance to Offensive Aggression”
? Few Americans are aware of the deep roots of peace activism in the African American community. Benjamin Banneker, the 18th Century mathematician and astronomer, recommended that a “Secretary of Peace” be added to the President’s cabinet whose chief function would be to craft measu
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Sep
9
2016
Bean, Maurice Darrow (1928-2009)
In 1977, career diplomat Maurice D. Bean was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to serve as U.S. Ambassador to Burma (in 1989 the military government changed the name of the country to Myanmar). Bean was born on September 9, 1928, in Gary, Indiana. His father Everett worked as a laborer for the
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Nov
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2009
Timbuctu and Djenne
It was under the Malian king Mansa Musa that Timbuctu became one of the major cultural centers not only
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Wyomia Tyus becomes the first person to win a gold medal in the 100 meter race i
Wyomia Tyus becomes the first person to win a gold medal in the 100 meter race in two consecutive Olympic games.
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Oct
15
1968
Death of Jesse Owens, Gold Medalits
Death of Jesse Owens (66), who won four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics, 1936, in Tuscon, Arizona.
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Mar
31
1980
Lee, Jarena (1783–185?)
Lee moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as a teenager and continued to work as a domestic servant. One afternoon, Lee attended a worship service at Bethel Church where Bishop Richard Allen, founder of the A.M.E. Church, was scheduled to preach. After hearing the powerful sermon delivered by
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Boxer Sugar Ray Leonard born
Sugar Ray Leonard
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May
17
1956
Flo-Jo dies
Sprinter Florence Griffith-Joyner, winner of 3 gold and a silver medal at the 1988 Olympics, dies. She was 38.
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Sep
22
1998
Bond, Julian
Bond, Julian (Horace Julian Bond), 1940–2015, U.S. civil-rights leader, b. Nashville, Tenn. As a student at Morehouse College, he participated in sit-ins at segregated Atlanta restaurants. He was a founder (1960) of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, serving (1961–65) as its
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Mo Farah
Born: 3/23/1983 Mogadishu, SomaliaBritish double Olympic champion middle distance runner. In the London 2012 Olympics, Farah won gold at 5000m and 10,000m – making him one of Britain’s most successful distance runners of all time. He also won the 5000m world title in 2011. He currently holds the
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(1858) John S. Rock, “I Will Sink or Swim with My Race”
Schoolteacher, dentist, physician, lawyer, graduate of the American Medical College in Philadelphia, member of the Massachusetts bar, proficient in Greek and Latin, Dr. John S. Rock was unequivocally one of the most distinguished African American leaders to emerge in the United States during the
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30 million people worldwide joined in pop singer Bob Geldof's "Race Against Time
30 million people worldwide joined in pop singer Bob Geldofs Race Against Time to raise money for the starving in Africa.
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May
25
1986
The People's Savings Bank is incorporated in Philadelphia by former African Amer
The Peoples Savings Bank is incorporated in Philadelphia by former African American congressman George H. White of North Carolina. The bank will help hundreds of African Americans buy homes and start businesses until the illness of its founder forces its closure in 1918.
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Sep
26
1907
Three thousand Blacks demonstrated and rioted in
Three thousand Blacks demonstrated and rioted in Philadelphia to protest a theatrical presentation of Thomas Dixons The Clansman. Sixty-two Blacks reported lynched in 1906.2
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Oct
22
1906
Jesse Owens
Born: 9/12/1913 Oakville, AlabamaDied: 3/31/1980 Tucson, ArizonaJesse Owens, the son of sharecroppers and grandson of slaves, was the first person to win four gold medals in track and field in a modern Olympic Games. In the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Owens won gold in the 100-meter dash, the 200-meter
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