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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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1961

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

Lawrence Douglas Wilder assumes title as governor

In Richmond, Virginia former Lt. Governor Lawrence Douglas Wilder took office as the first popularly elected African American governor of an American state.

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Jan

14

1990

Henry Ossian Flipper, the first African American graduate of the U.S. Military A

Henry Ossian Flipper, the first African American graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, was born in Thomasville, Georgia. Enduring heavy racism during his schooling, Flipper went on to establish a military career. This was ended however after he was falsely accused of embezzling

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Mar

31

1856

Congressman William Gray

Congressman William Gray is elected Democratic Whip of the House of Representatives, the highest ranking leadership position ever held by an African American in Congress.

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Jun

14

1989

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

William T. Coleman is named Secretary of Transpor

William T. Coleman is named Secretary of Transportation by President Gerald R. Ford. He is the second African American to hold a Cabinet level position

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Jan

14

1975

The first African American daily newspaper, the New Orleans Tribune is published

The first African American daily newspaper, the New Orleans Tribune is published in both French and English

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Oct

14

1864

White terrorists killed several Blacks in St

White terrorists killed several Blacks in St. Bernard Parish, near New Orleans.

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Oct

26

1868

Civil Rights Movement

On this day the African American community of Montgomery, Alabama voted unanimously to end its 385 day bus-boycott.

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Dec

20

1956

The People's Savings Bank is incorporated in Philadelphia by former African Amer

The Peoples Savings Bank is incorporated in Philadelphia by former African American congressman George H. White of North Carolina. The bank will help hundreds of African Americans buy homes and start businesses until the illness of its founder forces its closure in 1918.

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Sep

26

1907

Harvey B. Gantt born

Harve B. Gantt, the first African American student to enroll at Clemson University in Charleston, South Carolina. Gantt became mayor pro tem of Charleston in 1983 and later served as mayor of Charlotte from 1983 to 1987.

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Jan

14

1943

The 99th Pursuit Squadron, an all African American

The 99th Pursuit Squadron, an all African American unit is formed and the Tuskegee Training Program is established, the 99th will fly more than 500 missions and more than 3,700 sorties during one year of combat before being combined with the 332nd Fighter Group.

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Jan

16

1941

James M. Rodger, Jr.

James M. Rodger, Jr. first African American to be named National Teacher of the Year is honored at a White House ceremony.

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Apr

24

1972

Judge Clarence Thomas is confirmed as the 106th associate justice of the U.S. Su

Judge Clarence Thomas is confirmed as the 106th associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, its second African American.

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Oct

15

1991

Sigma Gamma Rho, Sorority Inc. founded

Seven black women in Indianopolis, Indiana founded Sigma Gamma Rho sorority based on a desire to raise the standards of teachers in normal and other schools. These individuals included Mary Lou Allison Little, Dorothy Hanley Whiteside, Vivian White Marbury, Nannie Mae Gahn Johnson, Hattie Mae

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Nov

12

1922

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

Our Nig by Harriet Wilson, the first novel published in the U.S. by an African A

Our Nig by Harriet Wilson, the first novel published in the U.S. by an African American woman, is published. It was lost for years until reprinted with a critical essay by African American scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. in 1983.

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Sep

5

1859

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

Hattie McDaniel

On this day, Hattie McDaniel known for her supporting roles became the first African American to win the Oscar Award for her role as Mammyin the movie Gone With The Wind. Not only was she the first African American to receive this award, but the was the only woman to have received it until Whoopi

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Feb

29

1940

The first African American magazine, Mirror of Freedom, begins publication in Ne

The first African American magazine, Mirror of Freedom, begins publication in New York City.

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30

1838

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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Oct

2

2002

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

W Wilson Goode becomes the 1st African American mayor of Philadelphia

W Wilson Goode becomes the 1st African American mayor of Philadelphia

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Oct

9

1984

Death of George H. White

Death of George H. White (66) last of the post Reconstruction congressman, Philadelphia.

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Dec

28

1918

North American Slave Narratives

North American Slave Narratives documents the individual and collective story of the African American struggle for freedom and human rights in the eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The project received a two-year grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to fund the

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African American Jordan Freeman dies after killing Major William Montgomery in t

African American Jordan Freeman dies after killing Major William Montgomery in the Battle of Groton Heights

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Sep

6

1781

COINTELPRO Memorandum

A memorandum sent to field offices of the FBI set goals for what was termed as a new counterintelligence program against African American Nationalist groups. The objective was to block attempts by targeted groups to coalesce, grow and exist. The agencey believed unity was the first step toward

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Mar

3

1968

Reuben V. Anderson is appointed a judge

Reuben V. Anderson is appointed a judge on the Mississippi Supreme Court. He is the first African American named to the court.

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Jan

11

1985

The first African American to enter the US Naval Academy, John H Conyers, 1872

The first African American to enter the US Naval Academy, John H Conyers, 1872

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