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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
Educator Joseph Charles Price was born
Few Individuals have made the impact on their times or left the legacy to their beneficiaries as did Joseph Charles Price, founder and first president of Livingstone
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Feb
10
1854
Jean Baptist Pointe Desable founds Chicago
Jean Baptist Pointe Desable, a French speaking Santo Domingo native, becomes the first permanent resident and thus founder of Chicago.
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Jun
6
1790
Egypt becomes republic
Egypt becomes a republic after the forced abdication of King Farouk I.
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Jun
18
1953
Slavery
Approximately 300 Africans are with Hernando Cortes, captain of the Spanish expedition, when he sets out to conquer Mexico.
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Jan
0
1519
The World's Anti-Slavery Convention
The Worlds Anti-Slavery Convention convenes in London, England.
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Jun
12
1840
Motown records fact
David Ruffin started out singing with the
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Jan
11
1964
Death of Emperor Haile Selassie
Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia died in 1975 at the age of 83. During his reign, Selassies main ambitions included the modernization of Ethiopia, international recognition for his nation, the abolishment of slavery, expanded eduacation and the elimination of foreign intervention. In 1936, a year
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Aug
27
1975
Chica da Silva (1731/5-1796)
Francisca da Silva de Oliveira, better known as Chica da Silva (or spelled Xica da Silva), was a Brazilian woman born into slavery, who went on to gain her freedom and become a powerful and well-known member of Brazilian
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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
African American History: Bibliography
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Alexandre Dumas is born
Alexandre Dumas is born in Villiers-Cotterets to a Haitian mulatto, Thomas Alexandre Dumas, and Marie Labouret Dumas, a French woman. He will become an acclaimed author of the French classics The Three Musketeers, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Man in the Iron Mask, and The Corsican
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Jul
24
1802
Robert Smalls steals Confederate ship
It has just gotten dark on the evening of May 12, 1862. General Roswell Ripley and the other white confederate officers of the
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May
12
1862
Armistice signed, ending World War I
Armistice signed, ending World War I. Official records listed 370,000 Black soldiers and 1400 Black commissioned officers. A little more than half of these soldiers served in the European Theater. Three Black regiments the 369th, 371st and 372nd received the Croix de Guerre for valor. The 369th was
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Nov
11
1918
Agrippa Hull: Revolutionary Patriot
In the following article, University of California at Los Angeles historian Gary B. Nash describes little-known Revolutionary War soldier who was attached by General George Washington to serve with Polish military engineer Tadeuz Kosciuszko. This account is part of a larger history of three
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May
21
1848
Tarik, the Moor, invades Spain.
On April 30, 711AD General Tarik al Gibral, a Nafza Berber after whom the famed Rock of Gibralter is named, crossed to Andalus (Spain under the Visigoths) with a force of seven thousand troops. After several battles in which the Visigoths were completely routed, the Moorish-Berber-Arab force
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Apr
30
1971
African American History (slavery)
King Charles I of England grants an asiento, or commercial license, to individuals who then import African slaves to Spanish American colonies, free of customs duties.
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Jan
0
1518
Stephanie Ellis-Smith, Seattle, Washington
Stephanie Ellis-Smith has lived in Seattle for nearly 20 years and has a diverse background in the arts and civic engagement. Stephanie has degrees in English and biochemistry from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and studied retroviruses at the University of
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Actor Levar Burton born
Actor Levar Burton was born in Landsthul, Germany. Burton won fame for his acting in the television movie roots, which was based on the novel by Alex Haley. He became known once more in the 1980s and 1990s for his recurring role in the Star Trek: Next Generation series and movies.
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Feb
16
1957
African Company / African Grove Theatre
The African Company was the first known black theatre troupe. In 1816, William Henry Brown (1815-1884), a retired West Indian steamship steward, acquired a house on Thomas Street in lower Manhattan, New York. He offered a variety of instrumental and vocal entertainments on Sunday afternoons in his
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The French And Indian War
Black Troops in the French and Indian War: Even before the Revolutionary War, a pattern had been established in British colonies whereby African Americans were enlisted to defend the colonies when they were attacked, but were excluded from military service in times of peace. When Major General
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Mar
9
2002
Writer James Baldwin dies
Novelist James Baldwin dies in France.
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Dec
2
1987
Neneh Cherry born
Pop singer Neneh Cherry is born in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Mar
10
1964
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
Charles Edward Anderson--Meteorologist
Born: August 13, 1919
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13
1919
Combat Mission
Ninety-ninth Pursuit Squadron flew first combat mission, strafing enemy positions on the heavily fortified Italian Island of Pantelleria.
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Jun
2
1943
Benin
This West African nation on the Gulf of Guinea, between Togo on the west and Nigeria on the east, is about the size of Tennessee. It is bounded by Burkina Faso and Niger on the north. The land consists of a narrow coastal strip that rises to a swampy, forested plateau and then to highlands in the
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In order to encourage the slave trade, the Virginia Assembly offers exemptions
In order to encourage the slave trade, the Virginia Assembly offers exemptions from local duties to Dutch ships bringing in Africans.
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Jan
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1661
Germany surrendered on V-E Day
Germany surrendered on V-E Day.
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8
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