Takeaways From The Final Night of the Democratic Convention

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Takeaways From The Final Night of the Democratic Convention

A convention without a roaring crowd, confetti cannons, funny hats — a gathering in name only — delivered the Democratic presidential nomination to Joe Biden, the culmination of a lifelong pursuit that comes at a time of crisis. Here are key takeaways from the final night of the Democratic National Convention. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK. FOLLOW […]

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William Tecumseh Sherman occupied Atlanta. In series of battles around Chaffins Farm in suburb of Richmond, Black troops captured entrenchments at New Market Heights, made gallant but unsuccessful assault on Fort Gilmer and helped repulse Confederate counterattack on Fort Harrison. Thirty-ninth

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Sep

2

1864

Conservatives, aided by military forces, seized

Conservatives, aided by military forces, seized convention hall and established effective control over Reconstruction process in Florida. Republican conservatives drafted new constitution which concentrated political power in hands of governor and limited the impact of the Black vote.

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Feb

10

1868

U.S. Government grants Atlanta $1 million

U.S. government granted Atlanta some $1 million to finance mental health and social programs in the wake of a mysterious series of abductions and slayings involving at least twenty two Black youths.

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Mar

5

1981

March for jobs and freedom

A. Philip Randolph helped plan a march on Washington(Lincoln Memorial) to demonstrate to the government the strengh and commitment of black people to civil rights. A. Philip Randolph fought for justice and for the advancement of African Americans.

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Aug

28

1963

Selma March begins

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. leads thousands of people on a 54 mile march from Selma to Montgomery Alabama to call for voting rights for African Americans.

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Mar

21

1965

Basketball star Walt Frazier born

Basketball legend Walt Frazier was born in

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Mar

29

1945

Political Upset

Lt. Gov. Mervyn Dymally defeated in California election. Senator Edward W. Brooke defeated in Massachusetts election.

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Nov

7

1978

Imhotep was the royal advisor to King Zoser during the Third Dynasty

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Jan

0

2630

Martin Luther King,Jr. Ordained

Martin Luther King ordained as a Baptist minister

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Feb

25

1948

Joe Frazier knocks out Jimmy Ellis

Joe Frazier knocked out Jimmy Ellis in the second round of their New York fight and became the world heavyweight boxing champion.

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Feb

16

1970

Black Senate Page Appointed on April 8, 1965. 16 year old Lawrene Bradford of New York City was the first Black Page appointed to the US Senate.

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Apr

8

1965

Committee on the Participation of Negroes in the

Committee on the Participation of Negroes in the National Defense Program met with President Roosevelt. National Newspaper Publishers Association founded. Spingarn Medal presented to Dr. Louis T. Wright for his civil rights leadership and his contributions as a surgeon.

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Oct

25

1940

Segregation Movements

Tennessee started modern segregation movement with Jim Crow railroad car and was followed by Florida (1887), Mississippi (1888), Texas (1889), Louisiana (1890), Alabama, Kentucky, Arkansas and Georgia (1891), South Carolina (1898), North Carolina (1899), Virginia (1900), Maryland (1904), Oklahoma

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Dec

24

1881

Flip Wilson Honored

Comedian and television star Flip Wilson received the International Broadcasting Man of the Year Award. Flip Wilson was the first Afro-American to be a television superstar.

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Mar

11

1959

John R. Lynch, former congressman from Mississippi, elected temporary chairman of Republican convention and became first Black to preside over deliberations of a national political party.

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Jun

24

1884

Did You Know That In...

1739 - The Stono Rebellion, one of the earliest slave insurrections, leads to the deaths of at least 20 whites and more than 40 blacks west of Charleston in the black-majority colony of South Carolina.

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Jan

0

1739

Basketball star Moses "The Mailman" Malone born

National Basketball Association star, Moses The Mailman Malone is born in Petersburg, Virginia.

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Mar

23

1954

Blacks Education Attempt Denied

The Blair Bill provided federal support for education and allocated funds to reduce illiteracy among the freedmen was defeated in the Senate, 37-31.

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Mar

20

1890

Dorothy Dandridge, actress born

Dorothy Dandrige

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Nov

9

1922

Third national Black convention met

Third national Black convention met in Philadelphia with twenty-nine delegates from eight states. Henry Sipkins of New York was elected president.

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Jun

4

1832

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

National Baptist Convention

These Baptist groups, the Foreign Mission Convention of the United States, the American National Baptist Convention, the Baptist National Education Convention, Merged and established the National Baptist Convention at an Atlanta meeting.

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Sep

28

1895

On October 2, 1937,Johnny L. Cochran, Jr. was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He

On October 2, 1937,Johnny L. Cochran, Jr. was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He became the noted controversial lawyer, who defended pro football star and actor, O.J. Simpson, in the infamous trial, for which Simpson was accused of killing wife and her friend. A member of the Dream Team.

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Oct

2

1937

Irving C. Mollison

Irving C. Mollison, a Chicago Republican, sworn in as U.S. Customs Court judge in New York City.

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Nov

3

1945

Activist Faye Wattleton

Faye Wattleton, a rgeistered nurse and New York activist, was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Wattleton served as president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America from 1978 to 1992.

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Jul

8

1943

First Black Mayor of Kansas City in 1991

The Rev. Emmanuel Cleaver II was elected as the mayor of the City of Kansas City, Missouri in 1991. At the time of his election, the black population in Kansas City was approximately 15 percent and the fact that not all blacks are registered to vote or take the time to vote indicates that black

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Apr

0

1991

U.S. Rep. Floyd Flake born

U.S. Rep. Floyd Flake, D-New York, was born in Los Angeles, California. A businessman and minister, Flake established the Allen Christian School and Allen Home Care Agency.

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Jan

30

1945

Ex-football star O.J. Simpson is cleared today of murdering his ex-wife Nicole B

Ex-football star O.J. Simpson is cleared today of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman.

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Oct

3

1995

Liberian Emigrants

The ship Azor left Charleston with 206 Black emigrants bound for Liberia.

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Apr

21

1878

On this day in 1874, Congressman Robert Brown Elliot deliveredone of the most

On this day in 1874, Congressman Robert Brown Elliot delivered

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Jan

6

1874

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