Joe Biden On Voting Rights: 'I Don't Know That We Can Get This Done'

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Joe Biden On Voting Rights: 'I Don't Know That We Can Get This Done'

From voting rights to bolstering the social safety net, the president lacks the votes to pass his agenda in Congress.

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Congress repeals the Enforcement Act

Congress repeals the Enforcement Act which makes it easier for some states to disenfranchise African American voters.

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Feb

8

1894

California and Colorado Elect a Lt.Governor

State Sen. Mervyn M. Dymally elected lieutenant governor of California. State Sen. Georgia L. Brown elected lieutenant governor of Colorado.

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Nov

5

1974

Booker T. Washington dined at the White House with President Roosevelt and was criticized in the South.

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Oct

16

1901

Glenn H. Taylor, U.S. Senator from Idaho and

Glenn H. Taylor, U.S. Senator from Idaho and Vice-presidential candidate of Progressive party, arrested in Birmingham for trying to enter a meeting through a door marked for Negroes.

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May

1

1948

Marchers led by Martin Luther King

Thousands of marchers, led by Martin Luther King Jr. completed first leg of five-day Selma-to-Montgomery march. Marchers were protected by federalized Alabama National Guardsmen and U.S. Army troops. Selma-to-Montgomery march ended with rally of some fifty thousands at Alabama capitol. One of the

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Mar

7

1965

Congress passes a bill authorizing the creation of 500,000Black Revolutionary

Congress passes a bill authorizing the creation of 500,000 Black Revolutionary War Patriots Commemorative coins.

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Oct

4

1996

Executive Order 9808

In the aftermath of World War II, mob violence and lynching of Black Americans, in conjunction with the continuing controversy about segregation in American society, led President Harry S. Truman to issue Executive Order 9808 on this day which set up a committee to study the protection of civil

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Dec

5

1946

Martin Luther King, Jr.

On January 16, 1986, a bronze bust of Martin Luther King, Jr. is the first of any black American placed in the Capitol. The first national Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday is celebrated on January 20.

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Jan

16

1986

First Black Mayor of Kansas City in 1991

The Rev. Emmanuel Cleaver II was elected as the mayor of the City of Kansas City, Missouri in 1991. At the time of his election, the black population in Kansas City was approximately 15 percent and the fact that not all blacks are registered to vote or take the time to vote indicates that black

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Apr

0

1991

Patricia Roberts Harris (1924-1985).

Patricia Roberts Harris, lawyer and diplomat, was the first black woman ambassador appointed to an overseas post under President Lydon B. Johnson administration.

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Jan

0

1924

William T. Coleman is named Secretary of Transpor

William T. Coleman is named Secretary of Transportation by President Gerald R. Ford. He is the second African American to hold a Cabinet level position

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Jan

14

1975

Freeing of Slaves

On May 9, 1862 General Hunter of the Union Army issued a proclomation freeing the slaves of Georgia, Florida and South Carolina. A displeased President Lincoln anulled this act. Lincoln stated, General Hunter is an honest man...He proclaimed all men free within certain states. I repudiated the

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May

9

1862

Nomination of Judge John J. Parker

President Hoover nominated Judge John J. Parker of North Carolina for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. The NAACP launched a national campaign against the appointment. Parker was not confirmed by the Senate.

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Mar

31

1930

Legislation giving the suffrage to Blacks

Legislation giving the suffrage to Blacks in the District of Columbia was passed over President Andrew Johnsons veto.

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Jan

8

1867

Thaddeus Stevens (1792-1868).

Born in Danville, Vermont, in 1792, he graduated from Dartmouth in 1814, and moved to York, Pennsylvania. He was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Gettysburg, PA for fourteen

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Jul

4

1861

FBI documents, released in response to a freedom of information suit, revealed that the government mounted an intensive campaign against civil rights organizations in the sixties. In a letter dated August 25, 1967, the FBI said the government operation, called COINTELPRO, was designed to

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Aug

25

1967

Race riot, Elaine, Phillips County, Arkansas

Race riot, Elaine, Phillips County, Arkansas. Five whites and twenty-five to fifty Blacks reported killed. Seventy-six Blacks were reported lynched in 1919. Kansas City Call founded by Chester Arthur Franklin. Spingarn Medal presented to Archibald Grimke, President of the American Negro Academy and

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Oct

13

1919

Death of Ida B.Wells-Barnett

Ida Bell Wells-Barnett

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Jul

16

1862

Martin Luther King Jr

Martin Luther King Jr. released on bond from the Georgia State Prison in Reidsville. Political observers said the Kennedy call increased the number of Blacks voters who insured his election.

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Oct

27

1960

David Norman Dinkins began his first working day as mayor

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Jan

2

1990

Institutions of Higher Learning Established

Booker T. Washington established Tuskegee Institute. Also founded in 1881 were Spelman College, Morris Brown College, and Bishop College.

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Jul

4

1881

Moneta Sleet becomes the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize for his

Moneta Sleet becomes the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize for his photograph of Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr. and her daughter at her husbands funeral

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May

5

1969

Kappa Alpha Psi, Fraternity founded

At Indiana University, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. was founded by Elder W. Diggs, Byron K. Armstrong, John M. Lee, Harvey T. Asher, Marcus P. Blakemore, Guy L. Grant, Paul Caine, George W. Edmonds, Ezra D. Alexander and Edward

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Jan

5

1911

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Founded

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, the first organization of black Greek sisterhood was founded on this date at Howard University in Washington, D. C. by Ethel Hedgeman (Lyle).

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Jan

15

1908

Spottiswood W. Robinson

Spottiswood W. Robinson, representative of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, dean of the Howard University Law School, member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, and appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, U.S. Circuit Judge of the D.C. Circuit, born

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Jul

26

1916

Southern Christian Leadership Conference founded

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference was founded in New Orleans, Louisiana by five ministers including Martin Luther King, Jr., Ralph Abernathy, Joseph Lowery, Fred Shuttlesworth and C.K. Steele. Dr. King was the founding president, Abernathy president emeritus and Rep. Walter

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Jan

10

1957

President Grant suspended the writ of habeas

President Grant suspended the writ of habeas corpus and declared martial law in nine South Carolina counties affected by Klan disturbances.

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Oct

17

1871

Korematsu v. United States

Korematsu v. US

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Dec

18

1944

Political Upset

Lt. Gov. Mervyn Dymally defeated in California election. Senator Edward W. Brooke defeated in Massachusetts election.

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Nov

7

1978

Mary McLeod Bethune Born

Mary McLeod Bethune, educator and civil rights leader, born in Mayesville, South Carolina.

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Jul

10

1875

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