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Morehouse Predecessor Founded
An institution was founded at Augusta, Georgia which was later to become Morehouse College, following its relocation to Atlanta. Morehouse College is one of the most prestigious black colleges in the nation.
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Feb
18
1867
Georgia legislature met
Georgia legislature (34 Black, 186 white) met in Atlanta.
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Jul
4
1868
Virginia law declares that all non-Christians imported toits territory are to
Virginia law declares that all non-Christians imported to its territory are to be slaves for life; removes voting rights from recently freed slaves and indentured servants.
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Jan
0
1670
First Black Presidential Press Secretary
President John F. Kennedy named Andrew T. Hatcher associate press secretary. Hatcher was the first Black to hold this position.
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Nov
10
1960
Archie A. Alexander, architectural engineer and formergovernor of the Virgin I
Archie A. Alexander, architectural engineer and former
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Jan
4
1958
President Grant sent federal troops to Vicksburg,
President Grant sent federal troops to Vicksburg, Mississippi.
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Jan
5
1875
African American Captures British General
African American Captures British General Prescott: African Americans continued to serve in the colonial militias, and some, like Prince, an African American man in Lieutenant Colonel Bartons Rhode island army, showed great daring and bravery. Early in August 1777, Colonel Barton conceived a plan
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Aug
3
2002
Black Economist and Dean
Death of Brailsford Reese Brazeal (76), economist and former dean of Morehouse College, in Atlanta.
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Apr
22
1981
Blacks Elected to Congress
Sixteen Blacks were elected to Congress. Andrew Young of Atlanta was the first Black elected to Congress from the Deep South since the Reconstruction era. Also elected for the first time were Barbara Jordan (Tex.) and Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (Calif.). Republican Senator Edward W. Brooke of
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Nov
17
1972
Singer Gladys Knight born
Singer Gladys Knight was born in Atlanta, Georgia.
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May
28
1944
Chenault Promoted in American Express
Kenneth Chenault become the first Chief Operating Officer and President of American Express. By 2001, it is speculated that he will become CEO. This will be the first time an AFrican American heads one of the main financial companies.
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Jan
0
1997
William C. Carter patents an umbrella stand
African-American inventor, William C. Carter, patented an umbrella stand (U.S. patent#323,397).
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Aug
8
1885
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
Birthday
Charles White Born April 2, 1918. Renowned African-Americccan artist born in Chicago, IL; died October 3, 1979. Charles White began his professional career by painting murals for the WPA during the Depression. He was influenced by Mexiccan muralists Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siquieros. Among
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Apr
2
1918
Selma Burke
Scupltor and educator Selma Burke was born on this day in Mooresville, North Carolina. She is commissioned to create a profile of President Franklin D. Roosevelt after a national competition sponsored by the Fine Arts Commission in Washington, D.C.; the completed project, a plaque, is unveiled and
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Dec
31
1900
Black Woman named "American Mother of the Year."
Emma Clarissa Clement, a black woman and mother of Atlanta University President Rufus E. Clement, was named American Mother of the Year by the Golden Rule Foundation. She was the first Afro-American woman to receive the honor.
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May
1
1946
1st Governor
P.B.S Pinchback became the 1st African American governor of an American state, Louisiana
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Dec
11
1872
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable established the first permanent settlement at 'Sk
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable established the first
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Mar
13
1773
Black Troops
William Tecumseh Sherman occupied Atlanta. In series of battles around Chaffins Farm in suburb of Richmond, Black troops captured entrenchments at New Market Heights, made gallant but unsuccessful assault on Fort Gilmer and helped repulse Confederate counterattack on Fort Harrison. Thirty-ninth
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Sep
2
1864
George H. White
George H. White, the only African American member of the U.S. House of Representatives, (1896) and the first to introduce an antilynching bill, born. He also founded Whitesboro, N,J, as a haven for African Americans escaping Southern racism.
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Dec
18
1852
On this day, Lorraine Hansberry's 'A Raisin in the Sun'opened at the Ethel Bar
On this day, Lorraine Hansberrys A Raisin in the Sun
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Mar
11
1959
Harry Belafonte wins an Emmy
Harry Belafonte wins an Emmy for his variety special Tonight with Harry Belafonte. It is the first Emmy awarded to an African American.
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Jun
20
1960
War of 1812
War of 1812: Although the U.S. Army did not enlist African Americans after the Revolutionary War, the U.S. Navy continued to use African Americans as seamen because of the perennial shortage of white sailors. The African American presence in the navy placed them at the center of the naval incident
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Jun
16
2002
1961: Andrew hatcher is named associate press secretary to President John F. Ken
1961: Andrew hatcher is named associate press secretary to President John F. Kennedy.
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Nov
10
1999
William Ellisworth Artist is born
William Ellisworth Artist is born in Washington,N.C. Educated at Syracuse University and a student of Augusta Savage. His works will be exhibited at Atlanta University, the Whitney Museum, the Two Centuries of Black American Art exhibit and collected by Fisk University, Hampton University, the
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Feb
2
1914
Phyllis Wheatley Dies
Phyllis Wheatley, the first African-American author to be published in book form, dies in poverty at the age of thirty-one. Wheatley astonished Bostonians with her ability to write poetry while yet being a slave.
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Dec
5
1784
Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Andrew F. Brimmer, economist and former Professor of Economics at University of Pennsylvania, is nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson to serve as a Governor of the Federal Reserve System. This appointment represented the first black to serve in this capacity.
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Apr
13
1966
Ghana became an independent state
March 6th, 1957, the Gold Coast gained its independence from Great
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Mar
6
1957
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
Washington D.C.'s Anacostia Museum dedicated to informing the community of contr
Washington D.C.s Anacostia Museum dedicated to informing the community of contributions by African Americans to U.S. political, social, and cultural history, opens
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Sep
27
1967
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