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Taharka is probably one of the most famous rulers of Napatan
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670
Death of Marcus Garvey
Death of Marcus Garvey (52), London, England.
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Jun
10
1941
Ambassador
Clifton Wharton is sworn in as ambassador to Norway. Clifton Wharton was the 1st Black person to earn a PhD in economics from University of Chicago in as well as the first Black president of Michigan State, predominantly White university.
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Mar
9
1961
The Virginia Court rules that John Philip is qualifiedto give court testimony
The Virginia Court rules that John Philip is qualified to give court testimony against blacks because he was baptized in England in 1612 and thus is Christian.
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0
1624
Death of Bishop R. C. Lawson
Bishop R. C. Lawson died July 2, 1961 in New York
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Jul
2
1961
La Tribune de la Nouvelle-Orléans (1864-1868)
The New Orleans Tribune was the first African American daily newspaper in the United States. Started in 1864 by Charles Louise Roudanez the Tribune was notable in that it was bilingual. Articles were written in both French, for the majority of African Americans in Louisiana, and English, in order
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Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Sphere Monk was an American jazz musician who is widely credited as being one of the creators of modern day jazz. He was born on October 10, 1917, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina to Thelonious and Barbara Monk. He had an older sister named Marion and a younger brother named Thomas. When
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Oct
10
1917
Slavery
The Dutch import Africans to serve on Hudson Valley farms, New Amsterdam.
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Jan
0
1624
Jean Baptiste Lislet-Geoffroy, distinguished French geographer, is born.
Jean Baptiste Lislet-Geoffroy, distinguished French geographer, is born.
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Aug
23
1755
Aha- First Dynastic King of Egypt
Ka Ma Ma ha, or Narmer Mena (Menes of the Greeks), was born to a petty king of Upper Egypt (Southern Egypt) around 3200BC. Not much is known of Ahas father other than he was ruler in Egypts southern lands where the totemic symbol of the Horus-falcon was prevalent. Most probably Ahas family bore
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Jan
0
1998
Death of Queen Nzingha of Angola
On December 17, 1663 Queen Nzingha of Angola died at the age of 81. Belonging to the ethnic group known as the Jugas, Nzingha led the stiffest opposition to European dominaion in Africas interior, winning battle after battle against the Portuguese.
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Dec
17
1663
Bessie Coleman receives pilot's license
Bessie Coleman attended the ...Ecole dAviation des
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Jun
15
1921
Shabaka
Shabaka was the brother of Piye, the Nubian
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740
Patrick Francis Healy, first Black awarded Ph.D
Patrick Francis Healy, first Black awarded Ph.D. degree, passed final examination at Louvain in Belgium.
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Jul
26
1865
Slavery
Africans accompany Spanish colonizer Lucas Vasquez de Ayllon
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Jan
0
1526
Josephine Baker born
Josephine Baker
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Jun
3
1906
Birthday
Jacques Dominique Wilkins, 39, basketball player, born Paris, France, Jan 12, 1960
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Jan
12
1960
Carson, Johnnie (1943- )
Johnnie Carson is a retired diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Uganda (1991-1994), U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe (1995-1997), and U.S. Ambassador to Kenya (1999-2003). Carson was born on April 7, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois. After attending public schools in Chicago, Carson received
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2009
Samuel L. Gravely is born
Samuel Gravely was appointed captain of the Navy Destroyer Escort, U.S.S. Falgout, the first African American to command a United States warship. He later received the rand of Rear Admiral, a first for an African American navyman.
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Jun
4
1922
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Dred Scott v. Sandford, United States Supreme Court, 1857
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Death of Prince Hall
Death of Prince Hall, activist and Masonic leader, in
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Dec
4
1807
Entertainment
The first black to perform with an American opera company was Caterina Jarboro, who was featured in a Chicago Opera Company production of Aida at the New York Hippodrome on July 22, 1933. She also sang the title role of the opera in Milan, Italy, in May, 1930. La Julia Rhea sang the role of Aida in
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Sep
9
2001
William "Bill" Richmond fights and loses to Tom Cribb, English boxing champion
William Bill Richmond fights and loses to Tom Cribb, English boxing champion, Halsham, England; it is the first time a black Americn athlete competes for a world title in any sport.
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Jan
0
1805
James, G. Winston (1967- )
Poet, author, and essayist, G. Winston James was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He immigrated with his family to the United States in 1971 at the age of three, grew up in Paterson, New Jersey, and graduated from Paterson Catholic Regional High School. James, who has lived in New York and Florida for
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Teh Council of New Netherlands passes a resolutionthat opens slave trade to Br
Teh Council of New Netherlands passes a resolution that opens slave trade to Brazil and Angola.
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1648
St lucia
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Josephine Baker
Born: 6/3/1906 St. Louis, MissouriDied: 4/12/1975 Paris, FranceJosephine Baker was an American-born French dancer, singer, and actress who came to be known in various circles as the Black Pearl, Bronze Venus and even the Creole Goddess. Born Freda Josephine McDonald in St. Louis, Missouri,Baker was
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Emmitt Smith
Born on May 15, 1969, in Pensacola, Florida Emmitt Smith wished to be one of the Dallas Cowboys from a young age but the enthusiastic individual had to face many struggles before he could pursue a career in professional football. Belonging to a financially weak family, Smith had to juggle between
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May
15
1969
Nubia Chronology
CHRONOLOGY OF NUBIA 3800-3100BC Ta-Seti 2300-1550BC Wawat 2000-1550BC Kerma 1950-1100BC Under Egyptian Rule 747-200BC Naptan Kush (Nubian rule of Egypt) 200BC-300AD Meroitic Nubia 350-300AD The Noubadian Kingdom 550-1400AD Christian Nubia
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Motown records fact
David Ruffin started out singing with the
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Jan
11
1964
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