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Search for missing geologist resumes

By Dee Ford Byas After a recent press conference, David Robinson II remains vigilant in his search for his missing son, Daniel. The father met with local media and the public on Sunday, Sept. 26, imploring the Buckeye Police Department to step up efforts to locate his son who disappeared after leaving his work site […]

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Congress cracks down on civil rights for blacks

Congress readmitted North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama and Florida on condition that the constitutions of said states shall never be amended or changed as to deprive any citizen or class of citizens or the United States of the right to vote in said states who are entitled

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Jun

25

1868

Forty-second Congress convened

Forty-second Congress convened (1871-73) with five Black congressmen: Joseph H. Rainey, Robert Carlos Delarge and Robert Brown Elliott,South Carolina; Benjamin S. Turner, Alabama; Josiah T. Walls, Florida. Walls was elected in an at-large election and was the first Black congressman to represent an

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Mar

4

1869

First Black to enter West Point school

James W. Smith of South Carolina entered West Point. Smith, the first Black student, did not graduate.

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Jul

1

1870

Black Anti-Slavery Crusaders

There were a host of free Blacks who struck out against slavery. Many of these were

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John Mercer Langston (1829-97).

In October, 1868, John Mercer Langston founded and organized the Law Department of Howard University, the first in a black school. He headed the department when classes formally began on January 6, 1869, and was its dean from 1870 to 1873. From 1873 to 1875 he was vice-president and acting

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Jan

6

1869

Solomon George Washington Dill killed

Solomon George Washington Dill, poor white ally of Black Republicans, assassinated in his home by white terrorists. Dill had allegedly made incendiary speeches to South Carolina Blacks.

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Jun

1

1864

Mississippi Constitutional Convention began

Mississippi Constitutional Convention began systematic exclusion of Blacks from political life of South, August 12-November 1. The Mississippi Plan (Literacy and understanding tests) was later adopted with embellishments by other states: South Carolina (1895), Louisiana (1898), North Carolina

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Aug

12

1890

First Blacks elected to the House of

First Blacks elected to the House of Representatives. Black Republicans won three of the four congressional seats in South Carolina: Joseph H. Rainey, Robert C. Delarge and Robert B. Elliott. Rainey was elected to an unexpired term in the Forty-first Congress and was the first Black seated in the

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Oct

19

1870

Anglican missionaries establish a school for blacksin South Carolina.

Anglican missionaries establish a school for blacksin South Carolina.

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Jan

0

1744

Slave revolt, Stono, South Carolina

Slave revolt, Stono, South Carolina, led by rebel named Jemmy. Twenty-five whites were killed before the insurrection was put down.

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Sep

9

1739

George Washington Murray was elected to Congress by South Carolina, 1895

George Washington Murray was elected to Congress by South Carolina, 1895

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Sep

5

1895

Ku Klux Klan trials began

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Jun

20

1871

Two infanty regiments

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Mar

10

1863

Forty-ninth Congress (1885-87) convened

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Dec

7

1885

Wilberforce University (1856- )

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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

Dave, David Drake, was born a slave near Edgefield, South Carolina, c.1800. He d

Dave, David Drake, was born a slave near Edgefield, South Carolina, c.1800. He died after 1870, having enjoyed only a few years of freedom. Somehow Dave learned to read and to write a beautiful script. At an early age he was sent to the pottery works near Edgefield, where he became a master

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Jan

0

1800

Colonies give Statutory Recognition

Massachusetts became the first colony to give statutory recognition to slavery. Other colonies followed: Connecticut 1650; Virginia, 1661; Maryland, 1663; New York and New Jersey, 1664; South Carolina, 1682; Rhode Island and Pennsylvania, 1700; North Carolina. 1715; Georgia, 1750.

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Dec

1

1641

Freedman's Bureau

U.S. Army commander in South Carolina ordered Freedmens Bureau to stop seizing abandoned land .

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Sep

3

1865

Namibia gains independence

The History of NamibiaThe country has ever since that historical day; 21 March 1990 enjoyed peace, stability and progress in many ways. Namibia is also known as the smile of Africa because, of its geographical position and the friendliness and warmth of its citizens. Currently the country has

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Mar

21

1990

Forty-seventh Congress (1881-83) Convened

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Dec

5

1881

Miss. Plan disenfranchises Blacks

African-Americans are

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Nov

1

1890

First Black Wimbledon champion

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Aug

25

1927

Freeing of Slaves

On May 9, 1862 General Hunter of the Union Army issued a proclomation freeing the slaves of Georgia, Florida and South Carolina. A displeased President Lincoln anulled this act. Lincoln stated, General Hunter is an honest man...He proclaimed all men free within certain states. I repudiated the

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May

9

1862

Booker T. Washington

Born: 4/5/1856 Hales FordDied: 11/14/1915 Tuskegee, AlabamaBooker Taliaferro Washington was an African-American educator, author, orator, and advisor to presidents of the United States. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the dominant leader in the African-American community.Business

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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

Gen. E.R.S. Canby

Gen. E.R.S. Canby ordered South Carolina courts to impanel Blacks jurors.

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Sep

13

1867

(1830) Rev. Peter Williams, Jr. “This is Our Country”

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4

1830

FBI documents, released in response to a freedom of information suit, revealed that the government mounted an intensive campaign against civil rights organizations in the sixties. In a letter dated August 25, 1967, the FBI said the government operation, called COINTELPRO, was designed to

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Aug

25

1967

First Black Women named Bank Head

Maggie L. Walker named president of Richmonds St. Luke Bank and Trust Company and became the first Black woman to head a bank.

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27

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