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What Comes Naturally: The Loving v. Virginia Case in Historical Perspective
When Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter decided to get married in June 1958, laws banning interracial marriage had been in effect for nearly three centuries.  The colonies of Maryland, Virginia, and Massachusetts had banned intermarriage in 1664, 1691, and 1705.  After the American Revolution, states
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Jun
12
1967
Shirley Chisholm becomes first Black woman to be elected to Congress, representi
Shirley Chisholm becomes first Black woman to be elected to Congress, representing Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NYC, 1968
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Nov
5
1968
Congress chartered Freedmen's Savings and Trust
Congress chartered Freedmens Savings and Trust Bank with business confined to Blacks.
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Mar
3
1865
Henry Ossian Flipper, the first African American graduate of the U.S. Military A
Henry Ossian Flipper, the first African American graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, was born in Thomasville, Georgia. Enduring heavy racism during his schooling, Flipper went on to establish a military career. This was ended however after he was falsely accused of embezzling
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Mar
31
1856
National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders
National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (the Kerner Commission) said white racism was the fundamental cause of the riots in American cities. The commission said America was moving toward two societies, one Black, one white, separate and unequal.
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Feb
29
1968
Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the
Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the first federal civil rights legislation since 1875. The bill established a civil rights commission and a civil rights division in the Justice Department. It also gave the Justice Department authority to seek injunctions against voting rights
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Aug
29
1957
Frank Robinson named manager of the Cleveland
Frank Robinson named manager of the Cleveland Indians and became the first Black manager in the major leagues.
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Oct
3
1974
Congress authorized President Lincoln to accept blacks in Union Army.
Congress authorized President Lincoln to accept blacks in Union Army.
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Jun
17
1862
Josiah T. Walls
Born on this day in Winchester, VA, Josiah T. Walls was elected to the U.S. Congress for the state of Florida.
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Dec
30
1842
Republican James A. Garfield
Republican James A. Garfield elected president.
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Nov
2
1880
Spencer Williams's 1942 movie Blood of Jesus is among the third group of 25 fil
Spencer Williamss 1942 movie Blood of Jesus is among the third group of 25 films added to the Library of Congresss National Film Registry.
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Sep
25
1991
Collins, George Washington (1925-1972)
Born on March 5, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, George Washington Collins graduated from Waller High School and immediately joined the United States Army in 1943 at the age of 18.  He rose to the rank of sergeant and was discharged in 1946.  Collins attended the Central Y.M.C.A. College in
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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
John Lewis, founder and chairman of SNCC, born
John Lewis, founder and chairman of SNCC, born
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Feb
21
1940
John Carlos and Tommie Smith staged Black Power
John Carlos and Tommie Smith staged Black Power demonstration on victory stand after winning 200-meter event at Olympics in Mexico City. Carlos and Smith said they were protesting racism in America.
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Oct
16
1968
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
Race riot
Race riot, East St. Louis, Illinois. Estimates of number killed ranged from forty to two hundred. Martial law was declared. A congressional investigating committee said, It is not possible to give accurately the number of dead. At least thirty-nine Negroes and eight white people were killed
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Jul
1
1917
Hiram R.Revels First Speech
Hiram R. Revels made his first speech in the Senate, opposing the readmission of Georgia without adequate safeguards for Black citizens. This was the first official speech by a Black in Congress.
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Mar
16
1869
Whitney Young Jr., National Urban League director,
Whitney M. Young, Jr. was Executive Director of the National Urban League from 1961 until his tragic, untimely death in 1971. He worked tireless to bring the races together, and joined the tenets of social work, of which he was an outstanding practitioner, to the social activism that brought the
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Feb
11
1971
Murray, George Washington (1853–1926)
South Carolina Congressman George Washington Murray was born near Rembert, Sumter County, South Carolina, on September 22, 1853 to slave parents. He attended public schools, the University of South Carolina, and the State Normal Institute at Columbia, where he graduated in 1876. After
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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
Republican William McKinley
Republican William McKinley defeated Democratic candidate William J. Bryan in presidential race.
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Nov
3
1896
Republican William McKinley defeated William Bryan
Republican William McKinley defeated William Bryan in presidential elections.
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Nov
6
1900
Young, Andrew (1932 - )
Andrew Young, Jr., came into prominence as a civil rights activist and close associate of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., during the modern civil rights movement in the United States.  Young worked with various organizations early in the movement, but his civil rights work was largely done with the
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Mar
12
1932
Blacks Elected to Congress
Sixteen Blacks were elected to Congress. Andrew Young of Atlanta was the first Black elected to Congress from the Deep South since the Reconstruction era. Also elected for the first time were Barbara Jordan (Tex.) and Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (Calif.). Republican Senator Edward W. Brooke of
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Nov
17
1972
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable established the first permanent settlement at 'Sk
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable established the first
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Mar
13
1773
Atlanta University
Morehouse College, Spelman College and Atlanta University affiliated, creating a new Atlanta University. John Hope of Morehouse College, was named president.
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Apr
1
1929
Barney L. Ford, Gold Miner, born
Early Colorado gold miner, hotel magnate and entreprenuer, former slave Barney L. Ford, was born in Stafford Court House, Virginia. Through a number of business dealings, Ford became a wealthy man but was dogged by a series of tragic accidents. The restaurants and hotels he owned in
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22
1822
A Quena woman was shown in Europe as a circus
A Quena woman was shown in Europe as a circus
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Jan
0
1815
Illinois becomes the first state to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday
Illinois becomes the first state to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.s birthday as a holiday
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17
1973
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