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Bruce, Blanche Kelso (1841-1898)
Blanche Kelso Bruce was born a slave in 1841 in Prince Edward County, Virginia but was raised in Missouri. Shortly after the beginning of the Civil War, Bruce fled to Kansas, becoming a free man before Lincoln’s Emancipation
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The famous African painter EM Bannister, is awarded the gold medal of the paniti
The famous African painter EM Bannister, is awarded the gold medal of the paniting UNDER THE OAKS at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelpha.
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Jul
4
1876
Olympic gold medal in the 800-meter run, went to"Long" John Woodruff, 1936
Olympic gold medal in the 800-meter run, went to Long John Woodruff, 1936
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Aug
4
1936
Wyomia Tyus becomes the first person to win a gold medal in the 100 meter race i
Wyomia Tyus becomes the first person to win a gold medal in the 100 meter race in two consecutive Olympic games.
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Oct
15
1968
Fango, Gobo (1855-1886)
Gobo Fango was born in the Eastern Cape Colony in what is now South Africa around 1855, just before the beginning of the eighth of the nine Xhosa Wars (Cape Frontier Wars) against British and Boer settlers.  Fango was a member of the Gcaleka tribe, a sub-group of the Xhosa peoples.  These frontier
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Thomas, Gerald E. (1929- )
Former Naval officer Gerald Eustis Thomas served as United States Ambassador to Guyana and Kenya. Born in Natick, Massachusetts on June 23, 1929 to Walter and Leila Thomas, President Ronald W. Reagan appointed Gerald E. Thomas to both
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Spingarn Medal: Clarence Mitchell Jr.
Clarence Mitchell Jr., director of the Washington Bureau of the NAACP, awarded the Spingarn Medal for the pivotal role he....played in enactment of civil rights
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Dec
4
1969
Sharpesville Massacre
Sharpesville Massacre in apartheid South Africa in which white police killed 67 Blacks and wounded 186.
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Mar
21
1960
Mo Farah
Born: 3/23/1983 Mogadishu, SomaliaBritish double Olympic champion middle distance runner. In the London 2012 Olympics, Farah won gold at 5000m and 10,000m – making him one of Britain’s most successful distance runners of all time. He also won the 5000m world title in 2011. He currently holds the
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The Abolition Society of Wilmington, DE conducts a school for black children.
The Abolition Society of Wilmington, DE conducts a school for black children.
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Jan
0
1801
Florence Griffith Joyner, track legend born
Delorez Florence Griffith Joyner
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Dec
21
1959
Jomo Kenyatta returns to Kenya from exile to lead his country
Jomo Kenyatta returns to Kenya from exile to lead his country
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Sep
10
1961
Nelson Mandela is released
Nelson Mandelas greatest pleasure, his most private moment, is watching the sun set with the music of Handel or Tchaikovsky
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Feb
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1990
Uganda
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Duke Ellington opened at the Cotton Club
Duke Ellington opened at the Cotton Club in
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Dec
4
1927
In London, The World Anti-Slavery Convention opens, 1831
In London, The World Anti-Slavery Convention opens, 1831
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Jan
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1831
Running for President: George Edwin Taylor, 1904
In the article below Bruce Mouser, professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, discusses his new book, For Labor, Race, and Liberty: George Edwin Taylor, His Historic Run for the White House, and the Making of Independent Black Politics which describes his efforts to chronicle the
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First Kansas Colored Volunteers repulsed and drove
First Kansas Colored Volunteers repulsed and drove off superior force of rebels at Island Mound, Missouri. This was the first engagement for Black troops.
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Oct
28
1862
Black Ambassador to South Africa
On this date, President Ronald Reagan appointed Edward J. Perkins ambassador to South Africa.
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Oct
2
1986
NAACP Elects Kweisi Mfume
Kweisi Mfume is unanimously elected President and CEO of the NAACP.
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Dec
9
1995
Cornel West
Cornel West is an American philosopher, activist, academic and intellectual; he is also the first African-American to have graduated from Princeton University with a PhD in
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Jun
2
1963
Liberty Life Insurance Company
Liberty Life Insurance Company, a forerunner to Supreme Life Insurance Company, at one time one of the largest African American owned insurance companies in the nation, is founded by Frank L. Gillespie
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Jul
25
1921
Carl Lewis
Born: 7/1/1961 Birmingham, AlabamaUS, athletics Nine time Olympic gold medallist, Carl Lewis won gold over three Olympics and was the great star of 1980s track and field.Business / Schooling: Awards / Achievements:
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Jul
1
1961
Askia Muhammad Toure
Askia Muhammad Touré (1493-1528), established the Askia dynasty of
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0
South Africa rejoined the Commonwealth
South Africa rejoined the Commonwealth after an absence of 33 years.
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Jun
1
1994
Aha- First Dynastic King of Egypt
Ka Ma Ma ha, or Narmer Mena (Menes of the Greeks), was born to a petty king of Upper Egypt (Southern Egypt) around 3200BC. Not much is known of Ahas father other than he was ruler in Egypts southern lands where the totemic symbol of the Horus-falcon was prevalent. Most probably Ahas family bore
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0
1998
Ethiopia defeats Italy at Battle of Adowa
The Battle of Adwa and the Victory of Adwa Centenary Medal
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Mar
2
1896
Brook Benton, holder of 16 gold records including "A Rainy Night in Georgia" , b
Brook Benton, holder of 16 gold records including A Rainy Night in Georgia , born
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Sep
19
1931
Helene Gayle
Born: 8/16/1955 Buffalo, New YorkCEO of McKinsey Social Initiative, a nonprofit organization that implements programs that bring together varied stakeholders to address complex global and social challenges. McKinsey Social Initiatives first program, Generation, addresses the problem of youth
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Death of Jomo Kenyatta
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