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NNPA NEWSWIRE — Our courts are deteriorating quickly to an anti-worker mindset. Over the past four years, two very conservative Supreme Court justices have been appointed, Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch, moving the Court further to the right and further away from protecting our rights. And a third anti-labor judge will likely be railroaded through … Continued

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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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1930

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Filibuster in U.S. Senate killed FEPC bill.

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1946

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1746 - Lucy Terry(1730-1821), a slave, writes Bars Fight, a commemorative poem recrating the Deerfield Massacre. This poem is the first known to be written by a black person in the United States and was not published until 1985.

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On this day, the Supreme Court ruled in Hansberry v.Lee that whites can'tbar A

On this day, the Supreme Court ruled in Hansberry v.Lee that whites cant bar African Americans from white neighborhoods

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Nov

13

1940

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (1908- )

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (AKA), the oldest Greek-letter organization established for African American women, was founded on January 15, 1908, on the campus of Howard University in Washingto…

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April 3, 1944. The US Supreme Court, in an 8-1 ruling declared that Blacks could not be barred form voting in the Texas Democratic primaries. The high court repudiated the contention that political parties are private associations and held that discrimination aginst Blacks violated the 15th

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Apr

3

1944

U.S. Supreme Court in landmark Brown v. Board of

U.S. Supreme Court in landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional. The unanimous decision was read by Chief Justice Earl B. Warren.

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May

17

1954

First Black Priest Ordained in the United States

Charles Randolph Uncles became the first Black priest ordained in the United States on this day in Baltimore, Maryland

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Dec

19

1891

First black doctor in US

James Derham was the first black doctor in the United States.

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2000

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

U.S. Supreme Court decision

U.S. Supreme Court decision (Buchanan v. Warley) struck down Louisville, Ky., ordinance which required Blacks and whites to live in separate residential areas.

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5

1917

United States population: 131,669,275

United States population: 131,669,275. Black population: 12,865,518 (9.8 per cent). Richard Wrights Native Son published.

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Feb

28

1940

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

Anti-Slavery Society started

American Anti-Slavery Society

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Dec

4

1833

Virginia Students Protest Segregated Schools

Students attending Moton High School, Prince Edward County, Virginia led a walk out to protest separate and unequal school

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Apr

23

1951

Marjorie Joyner

Invented the "Permanent Waving Machine."

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Elizabeth Koontz

On this date in 1919, we celebrate the birth of Elizabeth Koontz, an African American educator and politician. Elizabeth Duncan Koontz was born in Salisbury, N.C., and attended that city’s public school system. She graduated from Livingstone College in 1938. Koontz attained her Masters Degree from

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1964 After 12 days of debate and voting on 125 amendments, the U.S. House of

1964 After 12 days of debate and voting on 125 amendments, the U.S. House of

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1964

On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to change seats on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus. On December 5, blacks began a boycott of the bus system, which continued until shortly after December 13, 1956, when the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed bus segregation in the city.

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Dec

1

1955

Paul Bustill Robeson

Paul Bustill Robeson was born in

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Apr

9

1898

On this day Henry Lewis becomes the first African American to lead a symphony orchestra in the United States.

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Feb

15

1968

1st Black Supreme Court Justice

Thurgood Marshall, U.S. solicitor general, named to the Supreme Court by President Johnson. He was confirmed by the Senate on August 30 and became the first Black Supreme Court justice.

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Jun

13

1967

Spingarn Medal: Robert R. Moton

Spingarn Medal awarded to Robert R. Moton, president of Tuskegee Institute, for his thoughtful leadership in conservative opinion and action.

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Nov

8

1932

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

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

Anthony Burns, celebrated fugitive slave, arrested

Anthony Burns, celebrated fugitive slave, arrested by United States Deputy marshals in Boston. Two thousand United States troops escorted him through the streets of Boston when he was returned to the South on June 3.

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May

24

1854

Federal Marshalls Escort Meredith To University

Large force of federal marshals escorted James H. Meredith to the campus of the University of Mississippi. President Kennedy federalized the Mississippi National Guard and urged Mississippians to accept the orders of the court in a radio-TV address.

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Sep

30

1962

The Cotton Bag Fort

A African American Designs The Cotton Bag Fort: When Andrew Jackson assembled his force at New Orleans, his soldiers, many of whom were African American slaves, were outnumbered by the British forces ten to one. Faced with this disadvantage, Jackson consulted with men as to what was the best

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2002

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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

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