MnDOT to rebuild I-94 through Twin Cities—or not

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MnDOT to rebuild I-94 through Twin Cities—or not

MnDot is considering the possibilities for I-94, the seven-mile stretch between Hiawatha Avenue in Minneapolis and Marion Street in St. Paul.

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Lt. Gen. Frank E. Petersen (1932-).

On June 6, 1950, Frank Petersen enlisted in the Navy. At the age of 20, he was the first Afro-American to be named a naval aviator in the Marine Corp. He was also the first African American to command a fighter squadon, a fighter air group, an air wing, and a major

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Jun

6

1950

Robert N.C. Nix, first African American rep

Robert N.C. Nix, first African American representative from Pennsylvania and 11 term congressman, born

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Aug

9

1905

Governor Barnett Found Guilty

Governor Barnett found guilty of civil contempt of the federal court. United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ordered Barnett to purge himself of contempt or face arrest and a fine of $10,000 a day.

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28

1962

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

John B. McLendon

John B. McLendon becomes the first African American coach in the ABA when he signs a two year contract with the Denver Nuggets.

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14

1969

MaliVai Washington

Former tennis pro MaliVai Washington was born on June 20, 1969 in Glen Cove, New

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Jun

20

1969

Poet Jupiter Hammon born

Birthday of Jupiter Hammon, a writer and self-educated Calvinist, who was born a slave. Hammon is believed to be the first black poet published in the United States.

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Oct

17

1720

NAACP petition on racism, "An Appeal to the

NAACP petition on racism, An Appeal to the World, presented to United Nations at Lake Success.

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Oct

23

1947

Walter F. Craig

1986 Max Robinson

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1986

Black state convention at Macon, Georgia,

Black state convention at Macon, Georgia, protested expulsion of Black politicians from Georgia legislature.

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Oct

6

1868

Army Brig. Gen. Sherian Grace CAdoria born.

Birthday of Army Brig. Gen. Sherian Grace Cadoria, in Marksville, Louisiana. A graduate of Southern University, Gen. Cadoria was the highest ranking African American woman officer in the US Armed Forces at the end of 1990.

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Jan

26

1940

Mary Eliza Mahoney

Mary Eliza Mahoney, the first African American to graduate from a nursing school, graduates from the nursing program at the New England Hospital for Women and Children

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1

1879

Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson appears on the cover of Life magazine; first time an African American is featured on the cover in the magazines 13 year history

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May

10

1950

Jonathan A. Rodgers becomes president of CBS's television stations division, the

Jonathan A. Rodgers becomes president of CBSs television stations division, the highest ranking African American in network television. Rodgers had been general manager of WBBM-TV, CBSs Chicago Station

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Sep

3

1990

The Brooklyn Excelsiors is the first black baseballteam to tour the United Sta

The Brooklyn Excelsiors is the first black baseball team to tour the United States.

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1860

John Fitzgerald Kennedy Assassinated

John Fitzgerald Kennedy (46), thirty-fifth president of the United States, assassinated in Dallas, Texas.

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22

1963

Jefferson F. Long born

Jefferson F. Long, a merchant and tailor, was born in Knoxville, Georgia. He became the first African American from Georgia elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, serving two months and 9 days.

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Mar

3

1836

The shoe-lasting machine invented by Jan Matzeliger not only revolutionized the

The shoe-lasting machine invented by Jan Matzeliger not only revolutionized the shoe industry but also made Lynn, Massachusetts, the shoe capital of the

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Mar

19

1883

World War I "Battle of Henry Johnson"

World War I Battle of Henry Johnson, Henry Johnson and Needham Roberts are the first Americans to be awarded the Croix de Guerre, Frances highest military award

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May

15

1918

Lawrence Douglas Wilder of Virginia is inaugurated as the first African American

Lawrence Douglas Wilder of Virginia is inaugurated as the first African American to be elected governor in the U.S. Wilder won the election in Virginia by a mere 7,00 votes in a state once the heart of the Confederacy.

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Jan

13

1990

Lawrence Douglas Wilder assumes title as governor

In Richmond, Virginia former Lt. Governor Lawrence Douglas Wilder took office as the first popularly elected African American governor of an American state.

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Jan

14

1990

Colin L. Powell

Colin L. Powell was the first African American to hold the highest U.S. Military post. In August 1989 he was named chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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1989

Katherine Dunham, dancer/anthropologist born

Katherine Dunham

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22

1912

Blacks Declared Non-Citizens of US

The Acting Commissioner of General Lands for the United States, J.S. Wilson, stated that blacks were not citizens of the United States, and therefore were not legally entitled to preempt public lands.

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7

1859

Pan-African Congress Meeting

Pan-African Congress, organized by W.E.B. Du Bois, met a Grand Hotel, Paris. There were fifty-seven delegates sixteen from the United States and fourteen from Africa form sixteen countries and colonies. Blaise Diagne of Senegal was elected president and Du Bois was named secretary.

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19

1919

Hiram R. Revels elected to the U.S. Senate by the

Hiram R. Revels elected to the U.S. Senate by the Mississippi legislature, becoming the first Black US Senator in the US . He was elected to fill the unexpired term of Jefferson Davis. The term ended on March 3, 1871.

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1871

Arkansas legislature required free Blacks to

Arkansas legislature required free Blacks to choose between exile and enslavement.

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28

1859

Fifty-fifth Congress (1897-99) Convened

Fifty-fifth Congress (1897-99) convened. One Black congressman: George H. White, North Carolina.

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15

1911

Chicago's first African American mayor, Harold Washington, was born.

Chicagos first African American mayor, Harold Washington, was born.

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1922

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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