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23
1971
Slaves Petition for Freedom
Massachusetts slaves petitioned the state legislature for freedom. A bill was drawn and passed by the Mass. legislature. But the governor witheld approval and the measure never became law.
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Jun
25
1773
Texas constitutional convention
Texas constitutional convention (nine Blacks, eighty-one whites) met in Austin.
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Jun
1
1868
Miller, Thomas E. (1849-1938)
Politician and educator, Thomas E. Miller was born in Ferrebeeville, Beaufort County, South Carolina on June 17, 1849.  Miller was the son of free black parents, and moved with them to Charleston, South Carolina in 1851 where he attended the all-black schools in the city.  After the Civil
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Apr
8
1938
Forty-sixth Congress Convened
Forty-sixth Congress (1879-1881) convened. One U.S. Senator: Blanche K. Bruce, Mississippi.
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Mar
18
1879
Debbie Allen, dancer/producer born
Debbie Allen DANCER, ACTRESS, PRODUCER Birthplace: Houston, Texas Debbie has starred in such popular television programs series such as Fame and A Different World. She recently collaborated with movie producer, Steven Spielberg to produce the powerful movie Amistad.
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Jan
16
1950
(1864) Arnold Bertonneau, “Every Man Should Stand Equal Before the Law”
Reconstruction began in Federally-occupied Louisiana in the midst of the Civil War. In 1863 African American men in New Orleans called for the right to vote in the new loyal government being organized under Union Army protection. However when President Lincoln announced his new reconstruction
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Muhammad Ali convicted in Houston, Texas, federal
Muhammad Ali convicted in Houston, Texas, in federal courts for violating Selective Service Act by refusing induction into the armed services. He was fined $10,000 and sentenced to five years in prison. Ali, an opponent of the Vietnam War, had refused to report for service on grounds that he was
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Jun
20
1967
Ailey, Alvin (1931-1989)
Alvin Ailey was born in Rodgers, Texas during the Great Depression. He overcame racism, poverty, and homophobia to become one of the most celebrated choreographers in American history. His single teenage mother Lula Ailey washed clothes, picked cotton, and worked in domestic service in various
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The African American Experience in Italy, 1852 to 2013
In the following article longtime BlackPast.org contributor and San Diego State University Librarian Robert Fikes discusses African Americanemigrants to and visitors in
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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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Mar
3
1871
Charles H. Houston
Charles H. Houston awarded the Spingarn Medal posthumously for his pioneering work in developing the NAACP legal campaign.
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Sep
27
1950
Mike Jones
Michael Jones, or simply known as Mike Jones, is an American rapper, born in January 6, 1981, in Houston, Texas. He also pursues an acting career on an occasional basis. Jones initially wanted to pursue a different career than that in music, given his extraordinary craze for basketball. He
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Jan
6
1981
Anti-Lynching Bill proposed
Black Congressman George H. White, North Carolina, introduced a bill to make lynching of Americans a federal offense. The bill died in committee. One report contends that in 1900, 105 Africans were lynched in the United States.
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Jan
20
1773
Sweatt v. Painter (1950)
SWEATT v. PAINTER, 339 U.S. 629
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U.S. Refuses to Seat P.B.S. Pinchback
U.S. Senate refuses to seat P.B.S. Pinchback, elected Senator from Louisiana in 1873, after three years of controversy.
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Mar
8
1876
Beyonce Knowles
Born: 9/4/2016 Houston, TexasBeyonce Knowles is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child, and rose to fame in the late 1990s as lead singer of R&B girl-group Destinys Child.Awards
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(1974) Congresswoman Barbara Jordan's Statement: The Richard Nixon Impeachment Hearings
Texas Congresswoman Barbara Jordan was selected to give the Opening Statement to the House Judiciary Committee on July 25, 1974, as it began its momentous proceedings on the Impeachment of President Richard Nixon. Her statement appears
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Blacks Education Attempt Denied
The Blair Bill provided federal support for education and allocated funds to reduce illiteracy among the freedmen was defeated in the Senate, 37-31.
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Mar
20
1890
United Negro College Fund (1944– )
The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) was founded on April 25, 1944 by Frederick Patterson, President of the Tuskegee Institute, and Mary McLeod Bethune, an advisor to the Franklin Roosevelt Administration, to provide a steady, consistent stream of funding to 27 financially struggling small
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Apr
25
1944
Highland Beach, Maryland (1893- )
Highland Beach, Maryland, the oldest of the major black resort towns, was founded along the western shore of Chesapeake Bay in 1893 by Charles and Laura Douglass.  Charles Douglass was the son of prominent abolitionist and 19th century civil rights activist Frederick Douglass. Major Charles
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Source: Black Past
Richard Nixon signed bill extending Voting Rights
Richard Nixon signed bill extending Voting Rights Act of 1965 to 1975.
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Jun
22
1970
Senator Edward Brooke named temporary chairman of
Senator Edward Brooke named temporary chairman of Republican National Convention, Miami, Florida.
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Aug
5
1968
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
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1961
Metropolitan AME Church, Washington D.C. (1821- )
Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal (AME) is the oldest continuously operating black church in the District of Columbia.  Metropolitan AME is also designated by the AME Church (the black denomination founded in 1787 by Richard Allen) as the National Cathedral of African
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Jan
9
1894
Texas As a Slave State
President John Tyler signed the joint resolution of Congress to admit Texas as a slave state.
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Mar
5
1845
Nomination of Judge John J. Parker
President Hoover nominated Judge John J. Parker of North Carolina for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. The NAACP launched a national campaign against the appointment. Parker was not confirmed by the Senate.
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Mar
31
1930
Pierce, Roger Dwayne (1951--)
Roger D. Pierce, U.S. Ambassador to Cape Verde, was born in Omaha, Nebraska.  Pierce earned his B.A. degree in Spanish Language and Latin American Studies at Davis and Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia.  He received his M.A. in Latin American Literature at the University of Maryland in
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Jun
16
2005
Thornton, Willie Mae “Big Mama” (1926-1984)
Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton was a blues singer and songwriter whose recordings of “Hound Dog” and “Ball ‘n’ Chain” later were transformed into huge hits by Elvis Presley and Janis
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Jul
25
1984
G. Chandler Vaughan, Dallas, Texas
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