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Richard t. Greener
Richard T. Greener, first Black graduate of Harvard University, named professor of metaphysics at the University of South Carolina.
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16
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(1868) Rev. Henry McNeal Turner, “I Claim the Rights of a Man”
African Methodist Episcopal minister and later Bishop Henry McNeal Turner emerged immediately after the Civil War as one of the most ardent defenders of African Ameriacn rights. Turner was also among the first group of Reconstruction-era African American elected officials. In July 1868, Turner was
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3
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South Carolina General Assembly met in Columbia
South Carolina General Assembly met in Columbia Stephen A. Swails was elected president pro tem of the senate, and Samuel J. Lee was elected Speaker of the house. The Assembly named four Blacks to the seven-man governing board of the University of South Carolina: Samuel J. Lee, J.A. Bowley, Stephen
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Nov
26
1872
Free negro
In United States history, a free negro or free black was the legal status, in the geographic area of the United States, of blacks who were not
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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
Delany, Martin Robinson
Delany, Martin Robinson dəlā´nē [key], 1812–85, American black leader, b. Charles Town, Va. (now in West Virginia). The son of free blacks, he attended a black school in Pittsburgh and studied medicine at Harvard. He emphasized the practical aspects of black problems. Taking up the cause of
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South Carolina State College established.
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Nov
3
1896
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African American Dance Ensemble plans event to honor legacy of Chuck Davis - African American News Today - EIN News
since an found of the African American Dance Ensemble died. AADE is Triangle and founder of the African American Dance Ensemble. This weekend the
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(1843) Henry Highland Garnet, "An Address To The Slaves Of The United States"
The National Negro Convention of 1843 was held in Buffalo, New York drawing some seventy delegates a dozen states. Among the delegates were young, rising leaders in the African American community including Frederick Douglass, William Wells Brown, Charles B. Ray and Charles L. Remond. Twenty-seven
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Officers killed three students during
Officers killed three students during demonstration on the campus of South Carolina State in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Students were protesting segregation at an Orangeburg bowling alley.
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American Civil War in the West - 1863-1865
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Roland Martin Brings Star Power to EWU Stay Woke Series - Free Press of Jacksonville
Journalist Roland Martins’ unfiltered news podcast was filmed live at Edward Waters University for a discussion on the university’s culture, business and finance future expectations and projections.  The telecast was filmed for the Edward Waters
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Dr. Ebony Jade Hilton Says ‘We’re Going to be O.K.’
Written by Hilton, Dr. Leigh-Ann Webb and illustrated by Ashleigh Corrin Webb, the book was one of 256 entries submitted to the Emory Global Health Institute’s COVID-19 Children’s eBook Competition, and placed among the top
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African-American history
African-American history is the part of American history that looks at the African-American or Black American ethnic groups in the United States. Most African Americans are the descendants of Africans forcibly brought to and held captive in the United States from 1555 to 1865. Blacks from the
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Jan
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KEEPING TRACK - Arizona Informant
Latasha Causey Accelerating Against All Odds Latasha Causey is a native Phoenician who de ed all odds obtaining a position that’s never been held by an African-American woman in auto racing in NASCAR history. Currently, she is track president at Phoenix Raceway and serves as a sen
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South Carolina Republicans carried election with a
South Carolina Republicans carried election with a ticket of four whites and four Blacks: Richard H. Gleaves, lieutenant governor; Henry E. Hayne, secretary of state; Francis L. Cardozo, treasurer; Henery W. Purvis, adjutant general. Blacks won 97 of the 158 seats in the General Assembly and four
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Oct
16
1872
Stephanie Spann Named Principal at Simmons-Pinckney Middle
Charleston County School District (CCSD) announces and welcomes Stephanie Spann as principal at Simmons-Pinckney Middle
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Timeline of airstrikes by Nigerian military which led to deaths of civilians
"The victims of the strike were mostly children and women celebrating the Maulud (birthday of Prophet Muhammad) in the area." The post Timeline of airstrikes by Nigerian military which led to deaths of civilians appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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Race riot, Cainhoy, South Carolina
Race riot, Cainhoy, South Carolina. Five whites and one Black killed.
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Oct
16
1876
Greener, Richard T. (1844-1922)
The son of a sailor, Richard Theodore Greener, a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania became the first African American to graduate from Harvard College.  He later was assigned to serve the United States in diplomatic posts in India and
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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
Death of Robert Smalls
Death of Robert Smalls (75), Reconstruction congressman, in Beaufort, South Carolina.
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Feb
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1915
Voices of the Civil War Episode 9: "Port Royal Experiment"
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Gantt, Harvey Bernard (1943- ) - Birthday
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Harrison, Samuel (1818-1900)
Samuel Harrison, a minister, political activist, and former slave, became one of Berkshire County, Massachusetts’s most ardent abolitionists. Harrison was born enslaved in Philadelphia in 1818 but he and his mother were freed in 1821.  Shortly afterwards the widowed mother and her son moved to New
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Forty-ninth Congress (1885-87) convened
Forty-ninth Congress (1885-87) convened. Two Black congressmen: James E. OHara, North Carolina; Robert Smalls, South Carolina.
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Dec
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1885
(1839) Daniel A. Payne, “Slavery Brutalizes Man” - Birthday
Payne was born on February 24, 1811, in Charleston, South Carolina, the son of free blacks.
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Feb
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North Charleston native on her way to dream career as surgeon
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