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Selma March completed
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. along with other notable civil rights leaders and thousands of supporters reach Montgomery Alabama after marching 4 days from Selma.
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Mar
25
1965
Baseball player Darryl Strawberry born
New York Mets controversial star outfielder Darryl Strawberry was born in Los Angeles.
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Mar
12
1962
Rev James Cleveland, the King of Gospel, is born in Chicago, Illinois
Rev James Cleveland, the King of Gospel, is born in Chicago, Illinois
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Dec
5
1931
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Julius Winfield( Dr.J) Erving, 49, former basketball player, born Roosevelt, NY, Feb 22, 1950
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Feb
22
1950
93rd Infantry
93rd Infantry activated and assigned to combat in the South Pacific; the first African American division formed during World War II
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May
15
1942
Death of William L.Dawson
Death of William L. Dawson (84), Democratic congressman and party leader, in Chicago.
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Nov
9
1970
Korematsu v. United States
Korematsu v. US
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Dec
18
1944
Ghana became an independent state
March 6th, 1957, the Gold Coast gained its independence from Great
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Mar
6
1957
President Eisenhower
President Eisenhower named J. Earnest Wilkins of Chicago assistant secretary of labor.
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Mar
4
1954
Little Stephen
Estevanico, Little Stephen, explorer and guide for the Franciscan missionary Marcos de Niza, leads an expedition from Mexico through the American Southwest territory and claims to have signed the Seven Cities of Cibola of the Zuni, a Native American Group, in present-day Arizona and New Mexico.
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Jan
0
1538
Bank in Chicago Established
Seaway National Bank of Chicago established.
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Dec
25
1965
Blacks in Battle
In one of the decisive battles of the war, two brigades of Black troops helped crush one of the Souths finest armies at the Battle of Nashville. Black troops opened the battle on the first day and successfully engaged the right of the rebel line. On the second day Col. Charles R. Thompsons Black
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Dec
15
1864
Katherine Dunham, dancer/anthropologist born
Katherine Dunham
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Jun
22
1912
Truman sends Congress Anti-Lynching Message
President Truman sent Congress a special message urging adoption of a civil rights program, including a fair employment practices commission and anti-lynching and anti-poll tax measures.
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Feb
2
1948
Queen Nzingha Joins the Ancestors
Queen Nzingha, amazon queen of matamba west africa, joins the ancestors on this day. Nzingha was a warrior queen who waged war again Europeans. Her formation of strategic alliances and fighting prowess urged other great african leaders totake a stand against the colonialism/imperialistic regimes of
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Dec
17
1663
Quincy Jones was born
Quincy Jones, Music Impresario, Born March 14, 1933 in Chicago’s South
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Mar
14
1933
Ethiopia Invaded by Italy
Ethiopia, one of the only two independent African nations at the time, was invaded on October 3,1935 by Facist Italy under Benito Mussolini. The Italians, seeking revenge for their prior
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Oct
3
1935
Willie D. Burton
Willie D. Burton becomes the first African American to win the Oscar for sound, for the movie Bird.
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Apr
11
1988
John Singleton, Director
John Singleton,the first African American director to be nominated for the Academy Award is nominated for best director and best screenplay for his first film Boyz N the Hood.
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Feb
19
1992
Walter F. White honored by NAACP
Walter F. White, an Atlanta-born writer and civil rights leader, was honored by the NAACP in New York City for his work as the organizations Executive Secretary, his investigations of lynchings, and his lobbying for a federal anti-lynching law.
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Jul
2
1937
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
Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte was shown with actress Janet Leigh and film star Tony Curtis on the cover of Ebony magazine. It was the first time a black person and two Caucasians were seen together on a U.S. magazine cover.
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Jul
3
1953
Four national chain stores announced
Four national chain stores announced on October 17 that counters in about 150 stores in 112 cities in North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Texas, Tennessee, Missouri, Maryland, Florida and Oklahoma had been integrated.
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Mar
1
1960
Track star Carl Lewis born
Olympic track and field star Carl Lewis was born in Willingboro, New Jersey.
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Jul
1
1961
1st Black Democratic Congressman
Arthur L. Mitchell defeated Oscar DePriest in a Chicago election and became the first Black Democratic congressman.
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Nov
7
1934
South African black leader Nelson Mandela made an appearance at a huge pop conce
South African black leader Nelson Mandela made an appearance at a huge pop concert held in his honor during a visit to Britain
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Apr
16
1990
First convention of the National Association
First convention of the National Association of Negro Musicians; held in Chicago. It awarded its first scholarship to the young Marian Anderson.
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Jul
29
1919
Spingarn Medal Given to Carl Murphy
Carl Murphy, publisher of the Baltimore Afro-American, awarded Spingarn Medal for his contributions as a publisher and civil rights leader.
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Dec
5
1955
Evelyn Ashford wins a gold medal in the 100-meter
Evelyn Ashford wins a gold medal in the 100-meter race and Edwin Moses wins a gold medal in the 400 meter hurdles in the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
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Aug
5
1984
Askia Muhammad Toure
Askia Muhammad Touré (1493-1528), established the Askia dynasty of
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