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Congress passed resolution readmitting the state
Congress passed resolution readmitting the state of Tennessee.
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Jul
24
1866
Salem Poor
Salem Poor was a Black hero of the Revoluntionary War. He distinguished himself so in battle that fourteen American officers praised him before Congress. On this day, a memorial was dedicated to him at Cambridge, Massachusetts which carried the citation that under our own observation, we declare
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Dec
5
1775
The first African American magazine, Mirror of Freedom, begins publication in Ne
The first African American magazine, Mirror of Freedom, begins publication in New York City.
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Aug
30
1838
Charles Edward Anderson
In 1960, Charles Edward Anderson earned a Ph.D. in Meteorology from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Massachusetts. Charles Edward Anderson the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in Meteorology; died today.
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Oct
21
1994
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 Levi Dawson
William Levi Dawson is born, first African American representative to chair a committee in Congress.
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Apr
26
1883
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Re-elected
Harlem voters defied Congress and re-elected Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
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Apr
11
1967
Patricia Roberts Harris
Patricia Roberts Harris, the first African American U.S. Ambassador is named permanent chairman of the Democratic National Convention. She will later be appointed Secretary of Health and Human Services and Secretary of Housing and Urban development
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Jun
27
1972
Yuonne Brathwaite Burke
In 1972 Yuonne Burke was the first black woman elected to Congress from Califorinia.
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Sponsored by National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAP) Boston Chapter
Jan
0
1972
Institutions of Higher Learning Established
Booker T. Washington established Tuskegee Institute. Also founded in 1881 were Spelman College, Morris Brown College, and Bishop College.
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Jul
4
1881
Moneta Sleet becomes the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize for his
Moneta Sleet becomes the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize for his photograph of Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr. and her daughter at her husbands funeral
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May
5
1969
First African American
Harry S. McAlphin - First African American to accredited to attend White House press conference.
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Feb
8
1944
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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Sponsored by Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association (MBLA)
Aug
28
1963
Time, Inc. agrees to sell NYT Cable for $420
Time, Inc. agrees to sell NYT Cable for $420 million, to a group led by J. Bruce Llewellyn, the largest cable TV acquisition by an African American
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Jan
9
1989
Josiah T. Walls
Born on this day in Winchester, VA, Josiah T. Walls was elected to the U.S. Congress for the state of Florida.
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Dec
30
1842
Rafer Johnson, is born
Born August 18, 1935, Hillsboro, Texas One of the greatest all-around track athletes in history. On Sept. 6, 1960, he won the Olymic Decathlon, the first for an African American.
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Aug
18
1935
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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Sponsored by Greater Boston Veterans Collaborative
Apr
0
1991
Segregation is morally wrong said Kennedy
President Kennedy told nation in radio-TV address that segregation was morally wrong and that it was time to act in the Congress, in your state and local legislature body, and...in all of our daily lives.
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Jun
11
1963
Jonathan A. Rodgers becomes president of CBS's television stations division, the
Jonathan A. Rodgers becomes president of CBSs television stations division, the highest ranking African American in network television. Rodgers had been general manager of WBBM-TV, CBSs Chicago Station
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Sep
3
1990
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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Sponsored by Center for Critical Race and Digital Studies
Jan
0
1983
Ambassador
Clifton Wharton is sworn in as ambassador to Norway. Clifton Wharton was the 1st Black person to earn a PhD in economics from University of Chicago in as well as the first Black president of Michigan State, predominantly White university.
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Mar
9
1961
Percy Julian, developer of drugs to combat glaucom
Percy Julian, developer of drugs to combat glaucoma and methods to mass produce cortisone and George Washington Carver are the first African American Inventors admitted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in the halls 17-year history.
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Apr
8
1990
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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Sponsored by National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) Boston Metropolitan Chapter
Apr
29
1968
Passing of Civil Rights Bill
U.S. Congress pass Civil Rights Bill banning racial discrimination in sale or rental of approximately 80 per cent of the nations housing.
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Sponsored by Diversity In Action
Apr
10
1968
Wally "Famous" Amos's signature panama hat and embroidered shirt are donated to
Wally Famous Amoss signature panama hat and embroidered shirt are donated to the National Museum of American Historys Business Americana collection. It is the first memorabilia added to the collection by An African American entrepreneur and recognizes the achievement of Amos who built his company
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Sponsored by Intellitech
Nov
18
1980
Violette Neatley Anderson
Violette Neatley Anderson is the first African American woman admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court
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Jan
29
1926
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
Robert N.C. Nix, first African American rep
Robert N.C. Nix, first African American representative from Pennsylvania and 11 term congressman, born
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Aug
9
1905
The First Black Psychic!
Shirley Ajayi was the first African American given a part on a television show as a psychic! The show lasted for about one year[actually six months] in Chicago, Illinois since the show was seasonal! Shirley started her career the minute her predictions came true! She was renamed Aura and hired to
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Sep
28
1986
Confederate Flag Protest
In Montgomery, Alabama, Thomas Reed, president of the Alabama chapter of the NAACP, was arrested after he and 11 others attempted to strike a Confederate flag flying atop the state capitol building.
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Sponsored by Museum of African American History in Massachusetts
Feb
3
1988
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