Systemic Racism Is Real and Remains

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Systemic Racism Is Real and Remains

Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Whether or not we appreciate it, George Floyd’s death has been a catalyst for re-examining systems, polices and institutions in America. Every issue is on the table from policing, employment, confederate monuments, housing, to the TV show, the Batchelor! The intersection of these issues and race have long […]

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Spottiswood W. Robinson

Spottiswood W. Robinson, representative of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, dean of the Howard University Law School, member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, and appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, U.S. Circuit Judge of the D.C. Circuit, born

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Jul

26

1916

Government: Ohio state.

In Cleveland Ohio on November 13, 1967, Carl Stokes was the first black elected mayor of a major city. Carl Stokes, grandson of a slave, won the mayoral election over Seth Taft, grandson of President William H. Taft.

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Nov

13

1967

James Weldon Johnson resigned

James Weldon Johnson resigned as executive secretary of the NAACP, citing health reasons.

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Dec

19

1930

President Grant sent federal troops to Vicksburg,

President Grant sent federal troops to Vicksburg, Mississippi.

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Jan

5

1875

William C. Carter patents an umbrella stand

African-American inventor, William C. Carter, patented an umbrella stand (U.S. patent#323,397).

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Aug

8

1885

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

Robert Weaver, born on this day, beacme the first Black appointed to a presidential cabinet when President Lyndon B. Johnson named him to head the newly created Departmentof Housing and Urban Development.

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Dec

29

1907

Samuel David Ferguson

Samuel David Ferguson consecrated bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church and named bishop of Liberia. He was the first Black American with full membership in the House of Bishops.

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Jun

24

1885

NAACP chairman Stephen Gill Spottswood

NAACP chairman Stephen Gill Spottswood told the NAACP convention that the Nixon administration was anti-Negro and was pressing a calculated Policy inimical to the needs and aspirations of the large majority of citizens.

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Jun

29

1970

President sent federal troops to South Carolina

President sent federal troops to South Carolina.

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Oct

26

1876

METCO (Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity), is Americas longest running voluntary school desegregation

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Dec

13

1960

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

William Ellisworth Artist is born

William Ellisworth Artist is born in Washington,N.C. Educated at Syracuse University and a student of Augusta Savage. His works will be exhibited at Atlanta University, the Whitney Museum, the Two Centuries of Black American Art exhibit and collected by Fisk University, Hampton University, the

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Feb

2

1914

Marian Anderson and Ralph Bunche

Marian Anderson and Ralph Bunche receive the first Medals of Freedom from President John F. Kennedy, the creator of the award.

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Jul

4

1963

Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the

Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the first federal civil rights legislation since 1875. The bill established a civil rights commission and a civil rights division in the Justice Department. It also gave the Justice Department authority to seek injunctions against voting rights

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Aug

29

1957

Founder of the NAACP, Arthur Spingarn was born, 1878

Founder of the NAACP, Arthur Spingarn was born, 1878

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Dec

1

1878

Congressman Thaddeus Stevens offered an amendment

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Feb

5

1866

Attorney General George Williams

Attorney General George Williams sent a telegram to Acting Governor Pinchback, saying that the Black politician was recognized by the President as the lawful executive of Louisiana.

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Dec

12

1872

Executive Order 11246

Executive Order 11246 enforces affirmative action for the first time

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Sep

24

1965

African American Women College Presidents

On July 1, 1987, for the first time in history, there were three African American women serving as Presidents of Four Year Colleges and Universities in America.They were - Dr. Niara Sudarkasa- President of Lincoln University in Pennslyvania; Dr. Johnetta Cole, President of Spelman College in

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Jul

1

1987

The First Novel by a Black American

William Wells Brown published Clotel, the first novel by a Black American.

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Jul

6

1853

Congress repeals the Enforcement Act

Congress repeals the Enforcement Act which makes it easier for some states to disenfranchise African American voters.

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Feb

8

1894

David Norman Dinkins began his first working day as mayor

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Jan

2

1990

President Johnson signed Economic Opportunity Act

President Johnson signed Economic Opportunity Act.

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Aug

20

1964

Bureau of Census reports

Bureau of Census report said Black unemployment averaged 9.9 per cent in 1971, compared with a 5.4 per cent rate for whites. The report also said that 31.8 per cent of all Black families were headed by a woman, and increase from the 28 per cent reported in 1970.

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Jul

13

1972

Danville, VA coup and massacre

A political coup and a race riot. On November 3, white conservatives in Danville, Virginia, seized control of the local government, racially integrated and popularly elected, killing four African-Americans in the process.

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3

1883

The Great Blacks in Wax Museum.

In 1983, Doctors Elmer and Joanne Martin opened a wax museum, the first of its kind in the nation, as well as, Baltimore, Maryland of African Americans leaders that were made of

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1983

James Augustine Healy

James Augustine Healy, first Black American Roman Catholic bishop, ordained a priest in Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris.

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Jun

10

1854

Laurent Kabilia becomes new President of Zaire and renames itthe Democratic Re

Laurent Kabilia becomes new President of Zaire and renames it the Democratic Republic of the Congo.The country was previously under the 37 year rule of Dictator Mobutu SeSE sEKO. cONGO HAS DEMOCRACY.

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May

17

1997

Civil Rights Bill Passed

Civil Rights Bill passed over the presidents veto. The bill conferred citizenship on Blacks and gave them the same right, in every State and Territory... as is enjoyed by white citizens.

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1866

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