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Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
May 17, 1954, Decided
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(1874) John Mercer Langston, “Equality Before the Law”
John Mercer Langston, a prominent abolitionist and civil rights activist, was one of the earliest African American officeholders in the United States when in 1855 he was elected town clerk of Brownhelm, Township, Ohio.  During the Civil War he recruited soldiers for the Massachusetts 54th Infantry
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Source: Black Past
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4
1841
First U.S. Senator since Reconstruction
In 1962 Edward W. Brooke, a Boston attorney, became the first African-American to be elected Attorney General for the Commonwealth. Two year later, in 1964, he became the first African-American elected to the United States Senate since Reconstruction.
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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years
(1993) Lani Guinier, “Seeking a Conversation on Race"
By 1993 Lani Guinier, a Yale Law School graduate, had crafted an impressive career as an NAACP attorney who specialized in voting rights cases, member of the law faculty at the University of Pennsylvania, and special assistant in the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department in the Carter
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Source: Black Past
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4
1993
Pioneering Public Servant
Clarence Richard Elam (1923-1985) performed as a pioneering public servant as Assistant Director of Civil Defense for the City of Boston form 1950-52, Executive Secretary of the Governor's Council (1952-56), Chairman of the Boston Licensing Board (1956-74), and Special Assistant to Attorney General
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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years
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First Black Appointed to a Sub-Cabinet Post
William Henry Lewis was appointed assistant attorney general of the United States by President William Howard Taft, making him the first Black appointed to a sub-cabinet post.
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26
1911
Assistant Attorney General
Glendora Putnam was the first African-American female lawyer to serve as an assistant Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. She served under three state Attorneys General from 1963 to 1969: Edward W. Brooke, Elliot Richardson and Robert Quinn.
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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years
Angola: Attorney General Office Clarifies Isabel Dos Santos Case
Luanda — The Attorney General Office (PGR) clarified Tuesday that the seizure of assets of the businesswoman Isabel dos Santos in Angola was decreed in the framework of a precautionary measure, in civil process, and ruled out that it was based on any identification
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Clarence Thomas
Clarence Thomas is the U.S. Supreme Court justice who was thrust into the limelight in his 1991 confirmation proceedings, during which he was accused of sexual harassment. Clarence Thomas grew up in rural Georgia, attended Conception Seminary and Holy Cross College, then graduated from Yale Law
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Mother of Ahmaud Arbery says 'I have a sense of hope'
(ABC NEWS) — The mother of Ahmaud Arbery, the 25-year-old African American whose slaying has prompted protests in Georgia, said on Monday that the arrest of a white father and son in the killing has given her “a sense of hope” that justice will be
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We shouldn't try to hold Biden hostage on black woman running mate
Seven prominent Black women activists have made a strong case, and a bit of stir, in a Washington Post Op-Ed, “Biden Still Needs Black
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Nix, Robert Nelson Cornelius, Sr. (1898-1987)
Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix, Sr. was born on August 9, 1905 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, where his father, Nelson, was dean of South Carolina State College. Nix graduated from Townsend Harris High School in New York City, and then from Lincoln University in Chester County, Pennsylvania in
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Source: Black Past
Attorney General George Williams
Attorney General George Williams sent a telegram to Acting Governor Pinchback, saying that the Black politician was recognized by the President as the lawful executive of Louisiana.
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Dec
12
1872
Tensions rise as Texas governor readies to lift more rules
With cases still rising, including single-day highs of 1,458 new cases and 58 deaths Thursday, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has defended the pace by emphasizing that hospitalization and infection rates are steady, and pointing out that Texas’ 1,200 deaths still lag similarly big states, including
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For the first time, Clarence Thomas tells his story on television
Clarence Thomas, the famously silent jurist, tells his own life story in a new documentary, “Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words” which makes its national television debut May 18 on
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Biography of California Attorney General Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris was born Oct. 20, 1964, to a black Stanford University professor and a Tamil Indian physician mother, Harris became the first California attorney general with African American or South Asian ancestry after defeating Republican rival Steve Cooley in the 2010 election for the
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Cowboys of Color in South America
In the following account North Carolina State University historian Richard Slatta explores the little known history and heritage of South American cowboys of African and mixed race
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Source: Black Past
DeFunis v. Odegaard (1974)
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Ethiopia coronavirus: 261 cases, president calls for global solidarity
May 10: 239 cases, Abiy appreciates US support
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Buchanan v. Warley (1917)
Buchanan v. Warley
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We shouldn't try to hold Biden hostage on black woman running mate
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Barrow, Dean Oliver (1951- )
On February 7, 2008, Belize elected Dean Barrow as its first black Prime Minister. Born March 2, 1951, in Belize City, Barrow earned his LL.M. from the University of Miami in the United States and became partner at a Belizean law firm in 1977.  Two years later he established his own
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Source: Black Past
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Button, Attorney General of Virginia, ET
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Button, Attorney General of Virginia, ET
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Uhuru appoints former Controller of Budget as new NTSA chair
Uhuru appoints former Controller of Budget as new NTSA chair
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(1964), Dr. Martin Luther King, “Receiving the Nobel Peace Prize”
On December 10, 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King became only the second African American (after Ralph Bunche) to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.  His acceptance speech appears
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Source: Black Past
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Dec
10
1964
Eric Holder
Eric Himpton Holder, Jr. was the first African American Attorney General of the United States. He was born on January 2, 1951, to Eric and Miriam Holder in New York City. Eric and Miriam had both migrated from Barbados. Eric worked as a real estate agent and Miriam worked as a telephone
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Source: Black History Resources
Jan
2
1951
Ali, Holder, rapper Nas among 2015 DuBois Medal recipients
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and rapper Nasir “Nas” Jones are among the 2015 recipients of Harvard’s W.E.B. DuBois
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Defiant Lesotho PM shows no sign of resigning
Lesotho's embattled prime minister appeared far from quitting after the attorney general advised him that he could not be forced to resign despite a scandal over his former
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(1923) Bishop Randall Albert Carter, “Whence and Whither”
By the standards of African American history, Bishop Randall Albert Carter is a little known figure. Born in Fort Valley, Georgia on January 1, 1867, he was educated at Allen University in Columbia, South Carolina and Paine College in Augusta, Georgia. An active pastor in the Colored (later
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Source: Black Past
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Voting Irregularities in Florida During the 2000 Presidential Election
Addressing voting rights issues has been a core responsibility for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights since the Commission was founded in 1957. The Commission has broad authority over voting rights. It has general jurisdiction to examine allegations regarding the right of U.S. citizens to vote and
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Source: Black Past
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