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Andrew Young, Former UN Ambassador, elected mayor of Atlanta.
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Oct
27
1981
Davis, Miles
Davis, Miles, 1926–91, American jazz musician, b. Alton, Ill. Rising to prominence with the birth of modern jazz in the mid-1940s, when he was a sideman in Charlie Parker s bop quintet, Davis became a dominant force in jazz trumpet. He was influential in the development of cool jazz in
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Delegation urges suffrage for blacks
A delegation of blacks, led by Frederick Douglass, visited President Johnson and urged that suffrage be given to all qualified blacks.
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Jan
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2000
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
Lee Roy Young becomes the first African American Texas Ranger in the police forc
Lee Roy Young becomes the first African American Texas Ranger in the police forces 165 year history.
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Sep
6
1988
National Afro-American League, Pioneer Black
National Afro-American League, Pioneer Black protest organization, founded at Chicago meeting. Joseph C. Price, President of Livingstone College, was elected president.
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Jan
25
1890
Baseball Outfielder William "Bill" White born
Baseball outfielder William Bill White was born in Lakewood, Ohio. Now baeballs National League President, White played in 1,673 games and ended his career with a .286 batting average on 1,706 hits. He won the Golden Glove award in 1960 and 1966.
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Jan
28
1934
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
March 24,1837 Canada gives Blacks the right to vote.1865 Black troops ar
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Jan
0
2001
"Nubian Monarchy Called Oldest," New York Times
New York Times comments on findings of archaeologist Bruce Williams finds at Qutsul. Evidence leads many to believe that Ta-Seti (most ancient Nubia) developed the worlds first divine kingship, monarchy, which then travelled up the Nile to Egypt.
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Mar
1
1979
Patricia Roberts Harris (1924-1985).
Patricia Roberts Harris, lawyer and diplomat, was the first black woman ambassador appointed to an overseas post under President Lydon B. Johnson administration.
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Jan
0
1924
Chuck Berry Plays NASA
Johnny B Goode is performed by Chuck Berry for NASA engineers and scientists in celebration of Voyager IIs encounter with the planet Neptune, 1989
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Aug
27
1989
Cuba
On October 16, 2012, the government announced that in early 2013 Cubans would no longer be required to have an exit visa when leaving the country. This new policy was promised by President Raúl Castro in 2011 as a way to answer the rising calls for change by
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Freedmen's Bank closed
Freedmens Bank closed. Black depositors had some $3 Million in the bank, which had an imposing headquarters in Washington and branches in various cities President Frederick Douglass said later that the Freedmens Bank had been the Black mans cow and the white mans milk.
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May
1
1
President Grant suspended the writ of habeas
President Grant suspended the writ of habeas corpus and declared martial law in nine South Carolina counties affected by Klan disturbances.
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Oct
17
1871
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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Mar
13
2011
President John F Kennedy sends federal troops in integration of University of Mi
President John F Kennedy sends federal troops in integration of University of Mississippi, 1962
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Sep
29
1962
Seminole Indian force defeated by American troops
Seminole Indian force defeated by American troops at Battle of Okeechobee. Black chief John Horse shared command with Alligator Sam Jones and Wild Cat.
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Dec
25
1837
Andrew Young born
Andrew Young, former US United Nations ambassador, former congressman and former mayor of Atlanta, born in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Mar
12
1932
Africa
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McGee, Henry Wadsworth, Sr. (1910-2000)
The first African American Postmaster of a major postal facility, Henry W. McGee, Sr. was born in Hillsboro, Texas, in 1910, and moved to Chicago, Illinois in 1927.  McGee was the first person to rise from the ranks of letter carriers to achieve the status of Postmaster, a post to which he was
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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
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
John Brown was an abolitionist whomtook direct action to free slaves by force.
John Brown was an abolitionist whom took direct action to free slaves by force. He led a raid on Harpers Ferry, in mid-October in 1859, being convicted of murder, treason and conspiracy. But his way of freeing slaves was the most dramatic way of abolitionist impact, ever seen.
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Oct
15
1859
Andrew Brimmer appointed to Fed. Reserve Bd.
Andrew Brimmer becomes the first African-American governor of the Federal Reserve Board when he is appointed by President Johnson
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Feb
10
1966
Proclamation on Violence
President Grant issued proclamation on violence in Mississippi.
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Dec
21
1874
Benjamin Mays, President of Morehouse College
Benjamin Mays, President of Morehouse College, dies.
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Mar
28
1984
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
U.S. Senate imposed cloture for first time
U.S. Senate imposed cloture for first time on a civil rights measure, ending Southern Filibuster by a vote of 71-29. Civil rights bill, with public accommodation and fair employment sections, was signed by President Johnson on July 2.
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Jun
10
1964
Malcolm X born in Omaha, Nebraska
Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. His mother, Louis Norton Little, was a homemaker occupied with the familys eight children. His father, Earl Little, was an outspoken Baptist minister and avid supporter of Black Nationalist leader Marcus Garvey. Earls civil
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May
19
1925
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