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African-American Civil Rights Movement (1865–1896)

The African-American Civil Rights Movement (1865–1896) refers to the post-Civil War reform movements in the United States aimed at eliminating racial discrimination against African Americans, improving educational and employment opportunities, and establishing electoral power. This period between

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Alfred W. Harris: Introduced the Bill that Chartered Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute

Alfred William Harris was born on August 19, 1853, in Fairfax County and was the son of Henry Harris, a free man, and Jemima Magingo Harris, who was likely enslaved. Little is known about his early life, but during the Civil War the family went to Alexandria, where he may have attended a school

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Walker, Mary Edwards

Walker, Mary Edwards, 1832–1919, American surgeon and feminist, b. Oswego, N.Y., grad. Syracuse Medical College, 1855. At the beginning of the Civil War she offered her services to the Union army. For the first three years she served as a nurse, but in 1864 she was commissioned assistant

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Young People are Leading the Charge to Change America

White people have White privilege on their

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Burton, Walter Moses (1829?-1913)

Walter Moses Burton holds the distinction of being the first black elected sheriff in the United States. Burton was also a State Senator in

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Feb

20

1874

Two-front warriors: Remember the centuries of heroism of African-American soldiers

Johnson is a part of a long African American military tradition of exceptional devotion to a country that, through its history, denied blacks their rights and discriminated against and humiliated its black

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Black Regiment founded

The 38th and 41st Infantry regiments were joined and became the 24th Infantry Regiment, the third of four proposed African American regiments in teh U.S. Army. Following the Civil War the regiment was poted in Texas from 1869 to 1880.

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Mar

3

1869

DeGrasse, John Van Surly (1825-1868)

John Van Surly DeGrasse was a commissioned physician with the Union Army during the American Civil War and was the first black to be admitted to a United states medical society. He was born in June 1825 in New York City, New York to Count George DeGrasse and Maria Van

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Slavery in the United States

For slavery among Native Americans, see Slavery among Native Americans in the United States. For slavery in the colonial period, see Slavery in the colonial United States. For modern-day slavery, see Human trafficking in the United

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Beyonce drops surprise single ‘Black Parade’ on Juneteenth – Voice and Viewpoint

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Beyonce did not let Juneteenth pass without dropping one of her signature surprises _ a new single called “Black

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Creoles of color

The Creoles of color are a historic ethnic group of Creole people in Louisiana (especially in the city of New Orleans), Southern Mississippi, Alabama, and Northwestern

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Pinn, Robert Alexander (1843-1911)

Robert A. Pinn, attorney, and Civil War hero, received the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. Pinn was born free to William and Zilphia Broxton-Pinn, in Stark County, Ohio on March 1, 1843. His father William Pinn escaped from slavery and fled to Ohio at the age

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Voices of the Civil War Episode 15: "Alexander Thomas Augusta"

Episode 15 focuses on the life and career of Alexander Thomas Augusta, the first of only eight black physicians commissioned into the Union Army. Major Augusta served in the 7th U.S. Colored Troops and later worked as the surgeon-in-chief at the Freedmens Hospital in

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Why Byron Allen’s Comcast Settlement Win Is an “L” for Black America – Voice and Viewpoint

Earlier this year, Allen’s legal challenge reached the United States Supreme Court to determine whether Allen could proceed with his civil action under Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of

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Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

For the slave act of 1793, see Fugitive Slave Act of

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Sep

18

1850

Voices of the Civil War Episode 7: "The Day of the Big Gun Shoot"

Voices of the Civil War Episode 7: The Day of the Big Gun Shoot - YouTube

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Nov

7

1861

OpEd – Juneteenth: Then and Now | Afro

Exactly one year after African American independence was enforced, a group of freed slaves thought it necessary to commemorate the event that changed the trajectory of American

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Abolitionism in the United States

Not to be confused with Prohibition in the United

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Voices of the Civil War Episode 6: "Overwhelming Numbers and Resources"

At the time of Civil War, 18.9 million Americans lived in the North versus 8 million Americans in the South. These overwhelming numbers along with other resources had a critical impact upon the course and outcome of the war. Why was the Confederate army, representing territories with less than

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New York Military Museum Marks Black History Month Saturday

The History of the United States Colored Troops will be the subject of talk by historian

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OP-ED: Rep. Maxine Waters, ‘Donald Trump is More Focused on Saving Statues of Slaveholders & Confederate Generals than Protecting Americans from the Coronavirus’

Congresswoman Maxine Waters’ (CA-43) statement on Donald Trump’s negligence in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and his threats to protestors calling for the removal of statues of Confederate generals and

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Juneteenth by the Numbers | The Atlanta Voice

Here’s a look at Juneteenth, also called Emancipation Day, Freedom Day and Jubilee Day, by the

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(1864) Abraham Lincoln “Address at a Sanitary Fair"

During the Civil War Northerners organized sanitary fairs to raise funds on behalf of the United States Sanitary Commission, a charitable relief organization which promoted the welfare of Union Soldiers. President Abraham Lincoln addressed one such fair in Baltimore, Maryland on April

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Apr

18

1864

Let’s rename Army bases honoring Confederate officers –

As commander of the Army of the Mississippi, Braxton Bragg (Fort Bragg, North Carolina) was outmaneuvered in several campaigns; defeated Union forces at Chickamauga but was then routed by U.S. Grant in the battle of

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Stewart, William P. (1839–1907)

William P. Stewart, a Civil War veteran, was also an early black settler in Snohomish County, Washington. Stewart was born on December 9, 1839, as a free person of color to Walden and Henrietta Stewart in Sangamon County, Illinois. He had five other siblings, four brothers and one sister, and was

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Feb

1

1865

FATHERS ARE NEEDED AND DESERVE TO BE APPRECIATED! | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Unfortunately, because of the unique circumstance surrounding the attacks on Black families in the United States, Black fathers are not always taken

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Waters: 'Trump more focused on saving statues of slaveholders and Confederate generals than protecting Americans from coronavirus' | The Atlanta Voice

Instead, we are left with Donald Trump, an incompetent and heartless man who is more focused on saving statues of slaveholders, Confederate generals, and racists, than protecting the health of living and breathing

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La Tribune de la Nouvelle-Orléans (1864-1868)

The New Orleans Tribune was the first African American daily newspaper in the United States. Started in 1864 by Charles Louise Roudanez the Tribune was notable in that it was bilingual. Articles were written in both French, for the majority of African Americans in Louisiana, and English, in order

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First Black Newspaper

Boston's first Black newspaper of record before the Civil War was the Emancipator and Free American, founded in 1842 and closed in 1844.

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