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Matthew Henson receives a joint medal by Congress
Matthew Henson receives a joint medal by Congress for his role as co-discoverer of the North Pole
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Jan
28
1944
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
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
President Johnson signed Economic Opportunity Act
President Johnson signed Economic Opportunity Act.
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Aug
20
1964
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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Sponsored by NSBE Boston
Aug
29
1957
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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Sponsored by Eastern Bank
Dec
31
1900
Rep
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. seated by Congress.
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Jan
3
1969
Reconstruction program announced
President Andrew Johnson announced his program of Reconstruction. It required ratification of the 13th amendmant, but did not guarantee black suffrage.
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May
29
1865
Yuonne Brathwaite Burke
In 1972 Yuonne Burke was the first black woman elected to Congress from Califorinia.
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Jan
0
1972
Cardiss R. Collins
Cardiss R. Collins of Chicago elected to Congress. She succeeded her late husband.
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Jun
5
1973
John W. Menard speaks in Congress
John W. Menard spoke in Congress in defense of his claim to a contested seat in Louisianas Second Congressional District. Congress decided against both claimants. Congressman James A. Garfield of the examining committee said it was too early to admit a Negro to the U.S. Congress. Menard was the
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Feb
27
1869
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
Hirman R. Revels
Hirman R. Revels of Mississippi sworn in as first Black U.S. senator and first Black representative in Congress.
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Feb
25
1870
Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Chisholm, a New York Democrat, is the 1st African American woman elected to Congress.
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Nov
5
1974
Passing of Civil Rights Bill
U.S. Congress pass Civil Rights Bill banning racial discrimination in sale or rental of approximately 80 per cent of the nations housing.
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Apr
10
1968
As part of the Compromise of 1850, Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Law, 1850
As part of the Compromise of 1850, Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Law, 1850
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Sep
18
1850
Pan-African Congress met in London
Pan-African Congress met in London. Among the leaders of the Congress were H. Sylvester Williams, a West Indian Lawyer with a London practice, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Bishop Alexander Walters.
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Jul
23
1900
Congress Adopts 15th Amendmant
Congress adopted the 15th constitutional amendment, making it illegal for the US or any single government to deny or abridge the right to vote on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude.
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Feb
27
1869
Black Woman named "American Mother of the Year."
Emma Clarissa Clement, a black woman and mother of Atlanta University President Rufus E. Clement, was named American Mother of the Year by the Golden Rule Foundation. She was the first Afro-American woman to receive the honor.
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May
1
1946
Henry Watson Furness last black minister of Haiti
Henry Watson Furness, an Indiana physician, named minister of Haiti. He was the last Black minister to Haiti in this period. Woodrow Wilson appointed a white minister in 1913.
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Nov
23
1905
1st Black Supreme Court Justice
Thurgood Marshall, U.S. solicitor general, named to the Supreme Court by President Johnson. He was confirmed by the Senate on August 30 and became the first Black Supreme Court justice.
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Jun
13
1967
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 National Convention, meeting in
Republican National Convention, meeting in Chicago, nominated U.S. Grant for the presidency. Convention marked the national debut of Black politicians. P.B.S. Pinchback of Louisiana and James J. Harris were delegates to the convention. Harris was named to the committee which informed Grant of his
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May
20
1868
Dr. Harold D. West
Dr. Harold D. West is named President of Meharry Medical College
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Jun
14
1952
Vernon E
Vernon E. Jordan Jr., President of the National Urban League, critically injured in attempted assassination in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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May
29
1980
Jesse Jackson announces his candidacy for the office of President of the US
Jesse Jackson announces his candidacy for the office of President of the US
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Nov
3
1983
First Black Secretary of State: Colin L. Powell
Colin Luther Powell is sworn in by President George W. Bush as Secretary of State. He is the first black secretary of state in U.S. history.
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Jan
20
2001
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
President Lincoln received first group of Blacks
President Lincoln received first group of Blacks to confer with a U.S. president on a matter of public policy. He urged Blacks to emigrate to Africa or Central America and was bitterly criticized by Northern Blacks.
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Aug
14
1862
Congress passed Confiscation Act, authorizing the
Congress passed Confiscation Act, authorizing the appropriation of the property, including slaves, of rebel slaveholders.
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Sponsored by Concerned Black Men of Massachusetts
Aug
6
1854
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