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1907

Satcher, David (1941- )

David Satcher, physician, educator, and administrator, was born in Anniston, Alabama, on March 2, 1941 to Wilmer and Anne Satcher. In 1963 Satcher graduated from Morehouse College in Atlanta. He earned a M.D. and Ph.D. in cytogenetics from Case Western Reserve University in

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1941

Mason, Bridget "Biddy" (1818 - 1891)

Bridget “Biddy” Mason, born a slave in Mississippi in 1818, achieved financial success that enabled her to support her extended family for generations despite the fact that she was illiterate. In a landmark case she sued her master for their freedom, saved her earnings, invested in real

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19

1856

Death of artist Charles White (61), in Los Angeles

Death of artist Charles White (61), in Los Angeles.

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1979

Born: 2/17/1963 Brooklyn, New YorkMichael Jeffrey Jordan, also known by his initials, MJ, is an American former professional basketball player. He is also a businessman, and principal owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets.Business / Schooling: Awards / Achievements:

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A Chicago Picketing

Dont Buy Where You Cant Work campaign began in Chicago with picketing of Chain stores on South Side, fall. The campaign spread to New York, Cleveland, Los Angeles and other cities and continued throughout the Depression.

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Dec

30

1929

Taharka is probably one of the most famous rulers of Napatan

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670

Michael Jackson

Born: 8/29/1958 Gary, IndianaDied: 6/25/2009 Los Angeles, CaliforniaMichael Jackson was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actor. Called the King of Pop, his contributions to music and dance, along with his publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular

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1782 - Los Angeles, California is founded by 44 settlers, of whom at least 26 are black.

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1782

Mae Jemison: Astronaut, Physician

Born: October 17, 1956

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17

1956

Killings in Civil Rights demonstrations

Jonathan M. Daniels, white Episcopal seminary student from Massachusetts, killed and Richard F. Morrisroe, white Roman Catholic priest from Chicago, seriously wounded by shotgun blasts fired by white special deputy sheriff in Hayneville, Alabama. They were participating in civil rights

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12

1965

Florence Griffith Joyner, track legend born

Delorez Florence Griffith Joyner

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21

1959

Wilberforce University (1856- )

Wilberforce University was established near Xenia, Ohio in 1856 as a joint venture between the Methodist Episcopal Church and the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Named after 18th century abolitionist William Wilberforce, it was the first private, historically black university in the United

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The Black National Anthem

Lift Every Voice and Sing

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Archduke Charles of Spain

Archduke Charles of Spain grants monopoly of the African slave trade to Florentine merchants.

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1517

Race riot in Harlem

A Race riot in Harlem spread to the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn.

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18

1964

Rev. Thomas Kilgore, a Los Angeles pastor, was elected president of the predominantly white American Baptist Convention.

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1969

Stokely Carmichael

Born: 6/29/1941 Port of Spain, Trinidad and TobagoDied: 11/15/1998 Conakry, Guinealso known as Kwame Turé, was a Trinidadian-American revolutionary active in the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, and later, the global Pan-African movement. Growing up in the United States from the age of eleven, he

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Educator Joseph Charles Price was born

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1854

Name at birth: Tavis Roberts

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Slave uprise in Maryland

In 1739, the Black slaves of Prince Georges County, Maryland, secretly organized themselves into

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Jan

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1739

Sam Cook, Father of Soul Music, born.

Singer Sam Cook, the son of a minister and believed by many to be the first father of soul music, was born in Chicago, Illinois. Cook began his singing career with a gospel group known as the Singing Children. His fame came in 1965 with You and Me, Only 16, and his very famous Stand By Me and

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Jan

22

1931

Dixon, Julian (1934-2000)

Born in Washington, D.C. on August 8, 1934, Julian Dixon represented part of Los Angeles in the U.S. House of Representatives for twenty-two years. After serving in the U.S. Army from 1957 to 1960, Dixon attended California State University, Los Angeles. He earned a bachelor’s degree in 1962 and

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8

1934

Charles Edward Anderson--Meteorologist

Born: August 13, 1919

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1919

Basketball star Walt Frazier born

Basketball legend Walt Frazier was born in

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Mar

29

1945

Rollins, Ida Gray Nelson (1867-1953)

Ida Gray Nelson Rollins, the first African American Woman dentist, was born in Clarksville, Tennessee, on March 4, 1867. She became an orphan when her mother, Jennie Gray, died in her early teens. Rollins’ white father, whose name is not known, played no role in her childhood or education. After

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California Fugitive Slave Law adopted

The California Fugitive Slave Law, introduced earlier by state Senator Henry A. Crabb, was adopted by the State Legislature. It authorized any slave owner claiming a runaway to obtain warrant for the slaves arrest.

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1850

California and Colorado Elect a Lt.Governor

State Sen. Mervyn M. Dymally elected lieutenant governor of California. State Sen. Georgia L. Brown elected lieutenant governor of Colorado.

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1974

Ku Klux Klan received charter from Fulton County,

Ku Klux Klan received charter from Fulton County, Ga., Superior Court. Modern Klan spread to Alabama and other Southern state and reached height of its influence in the twenties. By 1924 the organization was strong in Oklahoma, Indiana, California, Oregon, Indiana, and Ohio. At the height of its

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1915

Marie Laveau, the "Queen of the Voodoos,"

Marie Laveau, the Queen of the Voodoos, was dethroned because of old

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