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Massacre in Mississippi
White Democrats killed seventy-five Republicans in massacre at Vicksburg, Mississippi.
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Dec
7
1874
William Levi Dawson
William Levi Dawson is born, first African American representative to chair a committee in Congress.
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Apr
26
1883
William A. Harper
William A. Harper, student of Henry O. Tanner at the Art Institute of Chicago, one of the most gifted African American artist of the early 20th century, born
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Dec
27
1873
The First Black Psychic!
Shirley Ajayi was the first African American given a part on a television show as a psychic! The show lasted for about one year[actually six months] in Chicago, Illinois since the show was seasonal! Shirley started her career the minute her predictions came true! She was renamed Aura and hired to
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Sep
28
1986
Segregation Movements
Tennessee started modern segregation movement with Jim Crow railroad car and was followed by Florida (1887), Mississippi (1888), Texas (1889), Louisiana (1890), Alabama, Kentucky, Arkansas and Georgia (1891), South Carolina (1898), North Carolina (1899), Virginia (1900), Maryland (1904), Oklahoma
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Dec
24
1881
Composer and violinist, Clarence C White, dies, 1880
Composer and violinist, Clarence C White, born
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Aug
10
1880
The Charles R. Drew Postgraduate Medical
The Charles R. Drew Postgraduate Medical School (later Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science) is chartered in Los Angeles. It is the only African American focused medical school west of the Mississippi
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Aug
2
1966
Baltimore Orioles manager Frank Robinson
Baltimore Orioles manager Frank Robinson is named assistant general manager of the club, the third African American to become as assistant GM.
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Jun
4
1991
Dr. Ralph Bunche receives the Nobel Peace Prize
Dr. Ralph Bunche receives the Nobel Peace Prize for his work as a mediator in the Palestine crisis. He is the first African American to be so honored.
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Mar
20
1950
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
Adam Wade hosts the Nationally televised game show Musical Chairs. He is the fi
Adam Wade hosts the Nationally televised game show Musical Chairs. He is the first African American game show host.
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Jun
16
1975
Wellington Webb is elected mayor
City Auditor Wellington Webb is elected mayor of Denver, Colo. He is the first African American to hold the post.
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Jun
18
1991
Reuben V. Anderson is appointed a judge
Reuben V. Anderson is appointed a judge on the Mississippi Supreme Court. He is the first African American named to the court.
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Jan
11
1985
Debbye Turner is crowned Miss America. She is the third African American to win
Debbye Turner is crowned Miss America. She is the third African American to win the crown since the inception of the pageant in 1921.
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Sep
16
1989
Dr. Mark Dean
Dr. Mark Dean has been with IBM since 1980. Dr. Dean holds 3 of the original 9 patents on the computer that all PCs are based upon. Soon after joining IBM, Dr. Dean and a colleague, Dennis Moeller, developed the internal architecture that enables multiple devices, like modems and printers, to be
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Jan
0
2001
President Truman
President Truman issued Executive Order No. 9981 directing equality of treatment and opportunity in the armed forces.
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Jul
26
1948
Henry Lewis
On this day Henry Lewis becomes the first African American to lead a symphony orchestra in the United States.
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Feb
15
1968
War of Independence
Militia Integrated in the War of Independence: The first integrated army in American history was the colonial militia that fought the early battles of the War of Independence. African American minutemen fought on the front lines in the first battles against British authority: African Americans
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Apr
19
1775
Harriet Tubman born
*Possible* date of Harriet Tubmans birth. Born into slavery in Maryland, Tubman escaped to the North only to return in over 80 trips to help other blacks escape their bondage. As part of the Underground Railroad, Tubman helped more than 300 African Americans escape slavery.
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Jan
0
1999
William T. Coleman is named Secretary of Transpor
William T. Coleman is named Secretary of Transportation by President Gerald R. Ford. He is the second African American to hold a Cabinet level position
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Jan
14
1975
North American Slave Narratives
North American Slave Narratives documents the individual and collective story of the African American struggle for freedom and human rights in the eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The project received a two-year grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to fund the
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Jan
0
0
COINTELPRO Memorandum
A memorandum sent to field offices of the FBI set goals for what was termed as a new counterintelligence program against African American Nationalist groups. The objective was to block attempts by targeted groups to coalesce, grow and exist. The agencey believed unity was the first step toward
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Mar
3
1968
'This Far By Faith'
On this date in 1999, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America released This Far By Faith: An African American Resource for Worship, which compiles hymns of liturgies of Lutheran African Americans.
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Apr
8
1999
Max Robinson, first African American news anchor for a major television network
Max Robinson, first African American news anchor for a major television network died today.
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Dec
20
1988
Judge Clarence Thomas is confirmed as the 106th associate justice of the U.S. Su
Judge Clarence Thomas is confirmed as the 106th associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, its second African American.
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Oct
15
1991
Ex-slave left millions in will
The Georgia State Supreme Court sustained the will of the late David Dickson, thus making Amanda Eubanks the wealthiest Negro in America. Dickson, a former slaveholder, willed more than half a million dollars to Eubanks. White relatives of Dickson, a bachelor, had contested the will on the grounds
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Jun
12
1886
Lelia Smith Foley becomes the first African A
Lelia Smith Foley becomes the first African American woman to be elected mayor of a U.S. city (Taft, OK)
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Apr
16
1973
Willie D. Burton
Willie D. Burton becomes the first African American to win the Oscar for sound, for the movie Bird.
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Apr
11
1988
U.S. Supreme Court (Guinn v United States) said
U.S. Supreme Court (Guinn v United States) said grandfather clauses in the Oklahoma and Maryland constitutions violated the Fifteenth Amendment.
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Jun
21
1915
Larry Doby
Larry Doby is born. He will become the first African American in baseballs American League, playing for the Cleveland Indians. He will be the 1954 RBI leader.
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Dec
13
1924
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