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Henry McNeal Turner Born
Henry McNeal Turner was born on what is now Hannah Circuit, near Newberry, which was then in Abbeville County, South Carolina. Young Turner was bound out to the hardest king of labor in the cotton fields and the blacksmiths trade in Abbeville until his manhood at age
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Feb
1
1834
Montgomery Buses segregated
Federal court ruled that racial segregation on Montgomery city buses violated Constitution.
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Jun
5
1956
Blanche Kelso Bruce elected to US Senate
Blanche Kelso Bruce elected to a full six-year term in the U.S. Senate by the Mississippi legislature.
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Feb
3
1874
93rd Infantry
93rd Infantry activated and assigned to combat in the South Pacific; the first African American division formed during World War II
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May
15
1942
Conservatives, aided by military forces, seized
Conservatives, aided by military forces, seized convention hall and established effective control over Reconstruction process in Florida. Republican conservatives drafted new constitution which concentrated political power in hands of governor and limited the impact of the Black vote.
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Feb
10
1868
Former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Ronald H Brown was appoint
Former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Ronald H Brown was appointed head of the Department of Commerce by President-elect Bill Clinton, 1993
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Aug
1
1993
Black were allowed to enter all branches of the US Military Ser
Black were allowed to enter all branches of the US Military Service, when President Franklin D Roosevelt signs Selective Service Act
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Sep
14
1940
Etta Moten sings for President
Etta Moten sings for President and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt at a White House Dinner. It is the first time an African American actress performs at the White House.
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Jan
31
1934
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
Ethiopia Invaded by Italy
Ethiopia, one of the only two independent African nations at the time, was invaded on October 3,1935 by Facist Italy under Benito Mussolini. The Italians, seeking revenge for their prior
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Oct
3
1935
Actor Ira Aldridge born
Shakespearean actor Ira Aldridge is *believed* to have been born in Africa. Aldridge was an apprentice carpenter in Maryland, where he learned German and became interested in the theater. Aldridge played such roles as the Moorish Othello.
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Jul
24
1904
Free Africa Society organized
January 28, 1787 - Free Africa Society organized in Philadelphia.
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Jan
28
1787
Kenya proclaimed independent
Kenya proclaimed independent.
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Dec
12
1963
Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Andrew F. Brimmer, economist and former Professor of Economics at University of Pennsylvania, is nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson to serve as a Governor of the Federal Reserve System. This appointment represented the first black to serve in this capacity.
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Apr
13
1966
Askia Muhammad Toure
Askia Muhammad Touré (1493-1528), established the Askia dynasty of
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Jan
0
0
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
Second Pan-African Congress met in London
Second Pan-African Congress met in London, Brussels and Paris, August 28 to September 6. Of the 113 delegates, 39 were form Africa and 36 were from America.
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Aug
28
1921
Edward W. Brooke
Edward W. Brooke (Republican, Massachusetts) elected to U.S. Senate and became the first Black senator since the Reconstruction era and the first Black senator elected by popular vote. Racial violence was reported in forty-three cities in 1966, with eleven killed, more than four hundred injured and
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Nov
8
1966
Harriet Tubman receives a pension from Congre
Harriet Tubman receives a pension from Congress for her work as a nurse, spy, and scout during the Civil War.
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Aug
5
1892
Maya Angelou is asked to compose a poem for the inauguration of PresidentBill
Maya Angelou is asked to compose a poem for the inauguration of President Bill Clinton
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Dec
2
1992
Jewel Plummer Cobb, cancer research biologist
Jewel Plummer Cobb, cancer research biologist, President of California State University, Fullerton, the first African American to hold such as position in the CSU system, born.
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Jan
17
1924
Virginia constitutional convention
Virginia constitutional convention (twenty-five Blacks, eighty whites) met in Richmond. Because of Political and legal complications, the Virginia constitution was not adopted until July 6, 1869.
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Jul
6
1869
Congress at it again
Congress readmitted state of Arkansas on condition that it would never change its constitution to disenfranchise Blacks.
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Jun
22
1868
Selma Burke
Scupltor and educator Selma Burke was born on this day in Mooresville, North Carolina. She is commissioned to create a profile of President Franklin D. Roosevelt after a national competition sponsored by the Fine Arts Commission in Washington, D.C.; the completed project, a plaque, is unveiled and
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Dec
31
1900
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
Secretary of war authorized Gen
Secretary of war authorized Gen. Rufus Saxton to arm up to five thousand slaves.
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Aug
25
1862
Black Anti-Slavery Crusaders
There were a host of free Blacks who struck out against slavery. Many of these were
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Jan
0
0
Prince Hall Masonry founded
Prince Hall founded Africa Lodge No. 1. It was the first Black Lodge of Free Masons in the United States.
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Jul
3
1775
1964 After 12 days of debate and voting on 125 amendments, the U.S. House of
1964 After 12 days of debate and voting on 125 amendments, the U.S. House of
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Feb
10
1964
Riots Are Getting Bad
A report of the Senate Permanent Investigating Committee said there were seventy-five major riots in 1967, compared with twenty-one major riots in 1966. The committee reported that eight-three persons were killed in 1967 riots, compared with eleven in 1966 and thirty-six in 1965.
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Nov
7
1967
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