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Baird, Harry (1931-2005)

The physical presence that black British actor Harry Baird brought to the movie screen was largely a consequence of the United Kingdom going through the birthing pain of racism during the 1950s and 1960s. Born in Guyana, this premier black actor was no Paul Robeson, but Harry Baird carried with

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Josh Gibson was an American Negro League professional baseball player. He was born in Buena Vista, Georgia on December 21, 1911. His father had a farm there but he moved the family to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Gibson was studying to be an electrician and only attended school till the 9th grade. He

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1947

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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1924

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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Jackson, James Lloyd (1920-2008)

James Lloyd Jackson was one of the little known heroes of the D-Day Landing at Normandy Beach in France in 1944. Jackson was born in Lakeland, Florida on February 25, 1920 to Essie May Holly and Amos Jackson. He graduated from Lakeland High School in 1938. For the next five years he worked for the

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1953

Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr. (1935-1967)

Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr., was the first African American selected to be an astronaut. He was also a test pilot and senior United States Air Force pilot with over 2,500 flight

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1935

Baseballs Josh Gibson Negro league star/National League Hall of famer dies on this day.

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1947

Michael Jeffrey Jordan's Birthday

Michael Jeffrey Jordan, 36, Basketball player, former minor league baseball player, Born New York, New York, February 17, 1963

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1963

birthday, Josh gibson

The home run king of the Negro Baseball League, Josh Gibson was born, 1911

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1911

Gale Sayers was born on May 30, 1943, in Kansas to a family whose only bread winner was an auto mechanic. In 1951, Sayers and his family moved to Omaha where he grew up to an athletic child and showed natural ability in a number of sports, especially American

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1943

Musician Joseph Oliver born

Birthday of jazz artist, coronet player, band leader and composer, Joseph King Oliver of New Orleans, Louisiana.

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1885

Born: 7/10/1943 Richmond, VirginiaDied: 2/6/1993 New York City, New YorkArthur Ashe was an American World No. 1 professional tennis player. He won three Grand Slam titles, ranking him among the best tennis players from the United States.Ashe was the first black player selected to the United States

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Roy Camanella was major league baseballs first black catcher.

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2000

First Black baseball player in the major leagues, Jackie Robinson, named Nationa

First Black baseball player in the major leagues, Jackie Robinson, named National League Rookie of the Year, 1947

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1947

Conna, John N. (1836-1921)

John Newington Conna was a pivotal figure in the early history and development of Washington State. Born enslaved near San Augustine, Texas in 1836, Conna was a free man by the time of the Civil War because he served in the 1st Louisiana Native Guards, an all-black Union Regiment between 1863 and

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Little Walter is born.

The influential rhythm & blues harmonica player and singer Little Walter is born Marion Walter Jacobs in Marksville, LA, USA. His most popular records include My Babe and Juke.

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1930

All blacks and Native Americans who live with or are servants of the English settlers in Massachusetts are required to undergo militar training due to an every present Indian danger.

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Elgin Baylor announces his retirement from the Los Angeles Lakers. After 14 yea

Elgin Baylor announces his retirement from the Los Angeles Lakers. After 14 years in the NBA, Baylor had scored 23,149 points, the third highest in the league, and was the fifth highest career rebounder.

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Oct

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1971

Barack Obama's Call to Service: One Woman Responds

In the following article University of Washington, Tacoma student Kayomi Wada describes how she and other Tacoma residents banded together to create a local project that reflects President Barack Obamas Call to

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First Black Major League Umpire

Emmett Ashford became the first Black major league umpire.

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1966

Bonnie Logan was the first black tennis player on the Virginia Slims Tour.

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2000

Emmet Ashford becomes the first African American

Emmet Ashford becomes the first African American major league umpire when he is named to the American League

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1966

Wilkens, Lenny (1937- )

Leonard Randolph Wilkens was born in Brooklyn, New York, on October 28, 1937, son of an African American father and white mother. He grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section, one of the toughest sections in the city, where he endured many hardships, including the loss of his father at a young

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Nationalists disrupted UN session on Congo

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1970

Willie Lee McCovey born

Baseball great Willie Lee McCovey born in Mobile, Alabama. McCovey joined the San Francisco Geiants in 1953 and played with the team for 14 years before moving to the San Diego Padres in 1974. He was Rookie of the Year in 1959 and led the National League in home runs in 1963, 1968 and 1969. McCovey

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1938

Earl Christian Campbell is a professional American football player who played for the Houston Oilers and the New Orleans Saints. He was born on March 29, 1955 in Tyler, Texas. He was the sixth of eleven children in his family. Their father died when he was very young. He began playing football at

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1991

Sissieretta Jones 1869-1933-Opera Singer

Sissieretta Jones born Matilda Joyner, enrolled in Providence Academy of Music at age fourteen and reported tohave completed training at New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. With her rich soprano voice she was applauded as the first Negro prima donna. She was compared to Adelina Pattie an

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1869

A Black scientist helped save thousands of lives

A Black scientist helped save thousands of lives during World War II. Dr. Charles Richard Drew set up and ran the pioneer blood plasma bank in Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. This bank served as one of the models for the system of banks operated later by the American Red Cross. On October

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1940

John W. "Bud" Fowler

John W. Bud Fowler becomes the first black salaried player in organized baseball and possibly the first black player in the major leagues when he joins a white team in New Castle, PA.

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Cyber-Youth Network Launch

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