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More than 4,000 delegates from one hundred
More than 4,000 delegates from one hundred national organizations attended National Emergency Civil Rights Conference in Washington.
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Jan
15
1950
Reginald F. Lewis
Lewis was born on this day in Baltimore, Maryland. He received his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1968. He was a partner in Murphy, Thorpes & Lewis, the first black law firm on Wall Street. In 1989 he became president and CEO of TLC Beatrice International food Company, Lewis became the
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Feb
3
0
France abolishes slavery.
France abolishes slavery. The nation will have a lukewarm commitment to abolition and will, under Napoleon, reestablish slavery in 1802 along with the reinstitution of the Code noir, prohibiting blacks, mulattoes and other people of color from entering French colonial territory or intermarrying
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Feb
4
1794
Freedmen's Bank closed
Freedmens Bank closed. Black depositors had some $3 Million in the bank, which had an imposing headquarters in Washington and branches in various cities President Frederick Douglass said later that the Freedmens Bank had been the Black mans cow and the white mans milk.
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May
1
1
Anti-Slavery Society started
American Anti-Slavery Society
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Dec
4
1833
Singer Roberta Flack born
b. 10 February 1937, Asheville, North Carolina, USA. Born into a musical family, Flack graduated from Howard University with a BA in music. She was discovered singing and playing jazz in a Washington nightclub by pianist Les McCann, who recommended her talents to Atlantic Records. Two classy
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Feb
10
1940
Death of Marcus Garvey
Death of Marcus Garvey (52), London, England.
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Jun
10
1941
Poor People's Campaign
Poor Peoples Campaign began with Ralph Abernathy, SCLC president, leading delegation of leaders representing poor whites, Blacks, Indians, and Spanish Americans to Capitol Hill for conferences with cabinet members and congressional leaders.
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Apr
29
1968
Slavery is abolished in U.S. territories
Slavery is abolished in U.S. territories by Congress
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Jun
18
1862
Poet Jupiter Hammon born
Birthday of Jupiter Hammon, a writer and self-educated Calvinist, who was born a slave. Hammon is believed to be the first black poet published in the United States.
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Oct
17
1720
Henry Lewis
On this day Henry Lewis becomes the first African American to lead a symphony orchestra in the United States.
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Feb
15
1968
MaliVai Washington
Former tennis pro MaliVai Washington was born on June 20, 1969 in Glen Cove, New
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Jun
20
1969
Governor Barnett Found Guilty
Governor Barnett found guilty of civil contempt of the federal court. United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ordered Barnett to purge himself of contempt or face arrest and a fine of $10,000 a day.
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Sep
28
1962
James Reese Europe
James Reese Europe, preeminent jazz bandleader killed by a crazed band member. The military band he formed during World War I was one of the most popular in all of Europe.
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May
9
1919
The first daily Black newspaper, The New Orleans Tribune, is published in Englis
The first daily Black newspaper, The New Orleans Tribune, is published in English and French, 1864
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Jul
21
1864
Matthew Henson receives a joint medal by Congress
Matthew Henson receives a joint medal by Congress for his role as co-discoverer of the North Pole
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Jan
28
1944
Texas As a Slave State
President John Tyler signed the joint resolution of Congress to admit Texas as a slave state.
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Mar
5
1845
Martin Luther King Jr's Death
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated by white sniper in Memphis, Tennessee. Assassination precipitated a national crisis and rioting in more than one hundred cities. Forty-six persons were killed in major rebellions in Washington, Chicago and other cities. Twenty thousand federal troops and
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Apr
4
1968
Denzel Washington Born
Actor Denzel Washington was born on this day in Mount Vernon, NY. Washington will star in such films as Malcolm X, Glory, Much Ado about Nothing, and A Soldiers Story. He will have a start in television in his role on popular show St. Elsewhere. He will win an Academy Award for best supporting
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Dec
28
1954
Anthony Burns, celebrated fugitive slave, arrested
Anthony Burns, celebrated fugitive slave, arrested by United States Deputy marshals in Boston. Two thousand United States troops escorted him through the streets of Boston when he was returned to the South on June 3.
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May
24
1854
Jack Johnson, boxer born
Born: Mar. 31, 1878
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Mar
31
1878
NAACP founded
Founded in 1909 in New York City by a group of black and white citizens committed to social justice, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the nations largest and strongest civil rights
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Feb
12
1909
Jan Earnest Matzeliger
Jan Earnest Matzeliger was born on September 15, 1852 in
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Sep
15
1852
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
More than one hundred delegates from six states
More than one hundred delegates from six states held a Black convention in Philadelphia. John Mercer Langston, one of the first Blacks to win public office, elected clerk of Brownhelm Township, Lorain County, Ohio. In 1856 he was elected clerk of the township of Russia, near Oberlin. In 1857 he was
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Oct
16
1855
Congressman William L
Congressman William L. Dawson elected chairman of House Expenditures Committee. He was the first Black to head a standing committee of Congress.
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Jan
18
1949
Congress passed Confiscation Act, authorizing the
Congress passed Confiscation Act, authorizing the appropriation of the property, including slaves, of rebel slaveholders.
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Aug
6
1854
The National Council of Negro Women sponsors its first Black Family Reunion at t
The National Council of Negro Women sponsors its first Black Family Reunion at the National Mall in Washington.
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Sep
12
1986
The first National Negro Catholic Congress is held
The first National Negro Catholic Congress is held in Washington. D. C.
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Jan
2
1837
Death of Thaddeus Stevens
Death of Thaddeus Stevens (76), architect of the Radical Reconstruction program, in Washington.
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Aug
11
1868
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