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1669 - A Virginia act rules that slave owners will not be held liable for killing their slaves.
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Jan
0
1669
Norma Merrick Sklarek, the first licensed woman
Norma Merrick Sklarek, the first licensed woman architect in the U.S. and the first African American woman to become a fellow in the American Institute of Architects, born.
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Sponsored by Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Boston Professional Chapter
Apr
15
1928
Grammy Awards
On this day at the Grammy Awards ceremony, African-American musicians won awards in several categories. Lionel Richies Cant Slow Down won best album of 1984. Tina Turners Whats Love Got to Do With It took the best record slot and earned her the title Best Female Pop Vocalist. The Pointer Sisters
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Feb
26
1985
Opera singer Marian Anderson born
Opera singer Marian Anderson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Anderson was entered in the New York Philharmonic Competition at age 17 by her music teacher, and placed first over 299 other singers. Awarded a Rosenwald Fellowship in 1930, Anderson went to Europe for a year of study. She
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Feb
27
1902
Doris A. Davis of Compton, California becom
Doris A. Davis of Compton, California becomes the first African American woman to govern a metropolitan city.
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Jun
5
1973
The Black Fashion Museum is opened in Harlem by Lois Alexander to highlight the
The Black Fashion Museum is opened in Harlem by Lois Alexander to highlight the achievements and contributions of African Americans to fashion.
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Oct
21
1979
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
Basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar born
Basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar born Lewis F. Alcindor, Jr. in New York City.
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Apr
16
1947
Eleanor Holmes
Eleanor Holmes (later Eleanor Norton) is born in Washington, DC. A graduate of the Yale University School of Law, Norton will become chairperson of the New York City Commission on Human Rights, and a Georgetown University law professor before being elected a non-voting delegate to Congress
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Jun
13
1937
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
Oscar DePriest elected to Seventy-first Congress
Oscar DePriest elected to Seventy-first Congress from Illinois First Congressional District (Chicago). He was the first congressman from the North and the first Black in Congress since the departure of George H. White in 1901.
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Nov
6
1928
Phillis Wheatley freed
Poet Phillis Wheatley, born a slave in 1754, was freed and her first book of poetry, Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, was published. The book of poetry is said to have been widely acclaimed in the United States and England.
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Jan
21
1773
Death of Ralph J. Bunche
Death of Ralph J. Bunche (67), Nobel Peace Prize winner and undersecretary of the UN from 1955 to his retirement in October, 1971, in New York City.
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Dec
9
1971
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali, (born Cassius Clay) stands before the Supreme Court regarding his refusal of induction into the US Army during the Vietnam War(Clay v- United States). He is asked How can you be a pacifist opposed to the idea of
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Jun
28
1970
Walter F.White, NAACP Pres.
Walter F. White named NAACP executive secretary. The NAACP has had many leaders since its beginning in 1910, but none was more determined and devoted than Walter F. White. This fair-skinned, blue-eyed man who wouldnt pass worked a lifetime to defeat the nations barriers to integration
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Mar
9
1931
James Gladden 1st certified orthopedic surgeon
January 22, 1949 - James Robert Gladden becomes first African American certified in orthopedic surgery.
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Jan
22
1949
Legislation giving the suffrage to Blacks
Legislation giving the suffrage to Blacks in the District of Columbia was passed over President Andrew Johnsons veto.
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Jan
8
1867
Ambassador
Clifton Wharton is sworn in as ambassador to Norway. Clifton Wharton was the 1st Black person to earn a PhD in economics from University of Chicago in as well as the first Black president of Michigan State, predominantly White university.
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Mar
9
1961
First of a succession of Reconstruction acts
First of a succession of Reconstruction acts passed by Congress. The acts divided the former Confederate states into five military districts under the command of army generals.
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Mar
2
1867
William A. Harper
William A. Harper, student of Henry O. Tanner at the Art Institute of Chicago, one of the most gifted African American artist of the early 20th century, born
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Dec
27
1873
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
1st Black to argue impeachment
Cheryl Mills, White House Deputy Counsel, becomes the first Black to argue a case before a U.S. Senate impeachment hearing in the case of Pres. William Clinton.
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Jan
20
1999
Alex Haley, renowned author, dies
American biographer, scriptwriter, author who became famous with the publication of the novel ROOTS, which traces his ancestry back to Africa and covers seven American generations as they are taken slaves to the United States. The book was adapted to television series, and woke up an interest in
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Feb
10
1992
Dance, Pearl Primus dies
Primus, who founded her own dance company in 1946, was best known for her primitive dances. She was famed for her energy and her physical daring, which were characterized by leaps up to five feet in the air. Dance critics praised her movements as forceful and dramatic, yet graceful and deliberately
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Oct
29
1994
Death of Florence Mills, dancer and singer,
Death of Florence Mills (32), dancer and singer, New York City.
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Nov
1
1927
Basketball star Walt Frazier born
Basketball legend Walt Frazier was born in
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Mar
29
1945
Rev. George Leile
Rev. George Leile was the first African American to be ordained a Baptist minister in America. He was an early pastor of the First African Baptist Church of Silver Bluf, South Carolina. Curiously, he supported the British during the American Revolutionary war because of the Britishs promise to free
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Jan
0
1770
Larry Doby
Larry Doby is born. He will become the first African American in baseballs American League, playing for the Cleveland Indians. He will be the 1954 RBI leader.
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Dec
13
1924
The first Virginia legislative enactment making referenceto blacks states: "Al
The first Virginia legislative enactment making reference to blacks states: All persons except negroes are to be provided with arms and ammunition or be fined at the pleasure of governor and council.
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Jan
0
1639
World renowed opera singer, Shirley Verrett, makes her debut in New York City, 1
World renowed opera singer, Shirley Verrett, makes her debut in New York City, 1958
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Nov
4
1958
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