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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
Riot, University of Georgia
Riot, University of Georgia. Two Black students Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes were suspended but a federal court ordered them reinstated. They returned to classes on January 16.
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Jan
11
1961
William L. Dawson elected United States Representative, Illinois.
William L. Dawson elected United States Representative, Illinois.
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Jan
4
1943
Morehouse Predecessor Founded
An institution was founded at Augusta, Georgia which was later to become Morehouse College, following its relocation to Atlanta. Morehouse College is one of the most prestigious black colleges in the nation.
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Feb
18
1867
Patricia Harris
Patricia Harris, the first Black woman to hold a presidential cabinet position, is born in Mattoon Illinois.
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May
31
1924
Ghana became an independent state
March 6th, 1957, the Gold Coast gained its independence from Great
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Mar
6
1957
First black CPA
Jesse B. Blayton became the first black certified public accountant in the United States.
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Jan
0
2000
United States population: 5,308,483
United States population: 5,308,483. Black population 1,002,037 (18.9 per cent).
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Jan
30
1800
Texas As a Slave State
President John Tyler signed the joint resolution of Congress to admit Texas as a slave state.
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Mar
5
1845
Laurent Kabilia becomes new President of Zaire and renames itthe Democratic Re
Laurent Kabilia becomes new President of Zaire and renames it the Democratic Republic of the Congo.The country was previously under the 37 year rule of Dictator Mobutu SeSE sEKO. cONGO HAS DEMOCRACY.
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May
17
1997
Black Union Soliders
Fifth Massachusetts Colored Cavalry and units of the Twenty-fifth Corps were in the vanguard of Union troops entering Richmond. Second Division of Twenty-Fifth Corps helped chase Robert E. Lees army from Petersburg to Appomattox Court House, April 3-10. The Black division and white Union soldiers
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Apr
3
1865
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
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
Emmett W. Chappelle: Biochemist
Born: October 25, 1925
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Oct
25
1925
In Tuskegee, Alabama, the Rosenwald Fund made grants to the Alabama State Board
In Tuskegee, Alabama, the Rosenwald Fund made grants to the Alabama State Board of Health to help meet the cost of a sutdy of syphilis in African American men living in rural Georgia and Alabama. Thus would begin a four decade long study of syphilis without treatment. Over 400 men were allowed to
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Feb
12
1930
Basketball star Walt Frazier born
Basketball legend Walt Frazier was born in
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Mar
29
1945
The Abolition Society of Wilmington, DE conducts a school for black children.
The Abolition Society of Wilmington, DE conducts a school for black children.
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Jan
0
1801
Good Times premieres
Good Times premieres on CBS.
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Feb
1
1974
African American Women College Presidents
On July 1, 1987, for the first time in history, there were three African American women serving as Presidents of Four Year Colleges and Universities in America.They were - Dr. Niara Sudarkasa- President of Lincoln University in Pennslyvania; Dr. Johnetta Cole, President of Spelman College in
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Jul
1
1987
First Black Woman to receive an M.D.
2/24/1864: Rebecca Lee Crumpler becomes the first black woman to receive an M.D. degree. She graduated from the New England Female Medical College. Rebecca Lee Crumpler was born in 1833. She worked from 1852-1860 as a nurse in Massachusetts.
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Feb
24
1864
A Massachusetts statue taxes black slaves as individuals(their masters have to
A Massachusetts statue taxes black slaves as individuals (their masters have to pay).
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Jan
0
1646
Shirley Franklin is sworn in
Shirley Franklin is sworn in as the first African American Mayor of Atlanta and the only African American female mayor of a major American city.
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Jan
7
2002
Progressive party convention
Progressive party convention, meeting in Philadelphia, nominated Henry Wallace for President. New Party made major effort to attract Blacks. Approximately 150 Black delegates and alternates attended the convention. The keynote speaker was Charles P. Howard, and attorney, publisher and former
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Jul
23
1948
Maynard Jackson, three term mayor of Atlanta dies at age 65.
Maynard Jackson, three term mayor of Atlanta dies at age 65.
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Jun
23
2003
Abolitionist Society Organized
First abolitionist society in United States organized in Philadelphia.
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Apr
14
1775
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
George Alcorn patents fabrication of spectrometer
Patent # 4,618,380
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Oct
21
1986
Maxine Waters
Elected to the House of Representatives by Californias 29th District.
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Jan
0
1999
Jimmy Carter Elected President
Jimmy Carter, former governor of Georgia, elected president with strong support from Black voters.
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Nov
2
1976
Segregation Movements
Tennessee started modern segregation movement with Jim Crow railroad car and was followed by Florida (1887), Mississippi (1888), Texas (1889), Louisiana (1890), Alabama, Kentucky, Arkansas and Georgia (1891), South Carolina (1898), North Carolina (1899), Virginia (1900), Maryland (1904), Oklahoma
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Dec
24
1881
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