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Shaw v. Reno (1993)
April 20, 1993, Argued
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On this day in 1874, Congressman Robert Brown Elliot deliveredone of the most
On this day in 1874, Congressman Robert Brown Elliot delivered
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Jan
6
1874
Senate failed by a margin of 34 to 16 to cast the
Senate failed by a margin of 34 to 16 to cast the two-thirds vote necessary to oust President Johnson.
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May
16
1868
Charles Mahoney, first Black Americandelegate to the UN, dies
Charles Mahoney, first Black American delegate to the UN, dies
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Jan
29
1966
Progress In Africa
Africa is the worlds poorest nation plagued by aids. Since the outbreak of aids in the 1980s, almost 800,000 africans have died from the disease. the outlook is beginning to look better for Africa. Most of the children are living past the age of five. Africans think that everything is wonderful in
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Jan
0
1997
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe, a landlocked country in south-central Africa, is slightly smaller than California. It is bordered by Botswana on the west, Zambia on the north, Mozambique on the east, and South Africa on the
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the Mayflower of Liberia
The first organized emigration back to Africa begins when 86 free African Americans leave New York Harbor aboard the Mayflower of Liberia. They are bound for the British colony of Sierra Leone, which welcomes free African Americans as well as fugitive slaves.
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Feb
6
1820
Africa
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Stephen Bantu Biko
One of the greatest sons of Africa was brutaly mudered by then government of apatheird in South Africa.Biko was a thinker, intellect and a father.His philosophy was that blacks must be proud to be black and blacks must redifine themselves.We as South Africans this month we are mournibg his demise
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Sep
12
2002
Forty-fifth Congress (1877-79) convened
Forty-fifth Congress (1877-79) convened. One U.S. senator, Blanche K. Bruce, Mississippi. Three U.S. congressmen: Richard H. Cain, Joseph H. Rainey, Robert Smalls, South Carolina. Jackson College (Miss.) established.
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Oct
15
1877
Death of Prince Hall
Death of Prince Hall, activist and Masonic leader, in
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Dec
4
1807
Jefferson Davis Signed Bill
Jefferson Davis signed bill authorizing use of slaves as soldiers in the Confederate army.
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Mar
13
1861
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
Ghana
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Namibia gains independence
The History of NamibiaThe country has ever since that historical day; 21 March 1990 enjoyed peace, stability and progress in many ways. Namibia is also known as the smile of Africa because, of its geographical position and the friendliness and warmth of its citizens. Currently the country has
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Mar
21
1990
Race, Gender, Jazz & Local 493: Black Women Musicians in Seattle: 1920-1955
During its brief and rocky tenure from 1918 to 1924, pianist Gertrude Harvey Wright was one of four women in Seattle’s first black musicians’ union, the American Federation of Musicians’ Local 458.  Wright,  Virginia Hughes, a “Mrs. Austin,” and (Edythe) “Turnham,” all
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Spingarn Medal: Edward W. Brooke
Spingarn Medal presented to Edward W. Brooke for his public service as the first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction.
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Nov
7
1967
Blanche Kelso Bruce sworn in as a U.S. Senator.
Blanche Kelso Bruce was a US Senator from Mississippi; the first black man to serve a full term in the senate, and the first person born into slavery to preside over the senate. While serving in the senate, he was an advocate for civil rights for blacks, native Americans, Chinese immigrants and
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May
21
1881
Charles H. Mahoney
Charles H. Mahoney was confirmed by the Senate and became the first Black to serve as a full delegate to the United Nations.
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Aug
7
1954
Ghana became an independent state
March 6th, 1957, the Gold Coast gained its independence from Great
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Mar
6
1957
Amistad Liberators set Sail
The liberators of the ship Amistad set sail for Africa aboard the Gentleman.
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Nov
27
1841
Wm. Allison Davis born
Dr. Davis, a leading social anthropologist and educator, challenged the cultural bias of standardized intelligence tests. Dr. Davis argued that Blacks low scores were not the results of lower intelligence but the result of middle-class cultural bias posed in the questions.
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Oct
14
1902
Carson, Johnnie (1943- )
Johnnie Carson is a retired diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Uganda (1991-1994), U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe (1995-1997), and U.S. Ambassador to Kenya (1999-2003). Carson was born on April 7, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois. After attending public schools in Chicago, Carson received
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May
7
2009
Anti-Slavery Law
The congressional confiscation bill freed slaves who were forced to fight against the United States government, or to work in support of the rebellion.
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Aug
6
1861
The first organized emigration to Africa begins when 86 free African Americans l
The first organized emigration to Africa begins when 86 free African Americans leave New York Harbor aboard the Mayflower of Liberia. They are bound for the British colony of Sierra Leone, which welcomes free African Americans and fugitive slaves.
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Jan
6
1820
Folorunsho Alakija
Born: 5/4/1905 Ikorodu, NigeriaFolorunsho Alakija is a Nigerian businesswoman who is the second richest African woman after Isabel Dos Santos and also the third richest woman of African descent in the world. She is a business tycoon involved in the fashion, oil and printing industries.She is the
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Free Africa Society organized
January 28, 1787 - Free Africa Society organized in Philadelphia.
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Jan
28
1787
Padmore, George (1901-1959)
A journalist, radical activist, and theoretician, George Padmore did more than perhaps any other single individual to shape the theory and discourse of Pan-African anti-imperialism in the first half of the twentieth
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Aborigines to be counted in census
Ninety per cent of white Australians voted in todays referendum for a proposal to count Aborigines in the census and to allow the federal government to make special laws for them. Until now their affairs have been administered solely by the states. The other proposal, to break the nexus between the
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May
27
1967
(1976) Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, “Who, Then, Will Speak for the Common Good?”
In 1972 Barbara Charline Jordan became the first black member of Congress elected from Texas. Two years later this freshman Representative became a national figure because of her prominent role as a member of the House Judiciary Committee during the impeachment hearings of President Richard
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