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Shirley Franklin is sworn in
Shirley Franklin is sworn in as the first African American Mayor of Atlanta and the only African American female mayor of a major American city.
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Jan
7
2002
Charles "Chuck" Cooper
Charles Chuck Cooper first African American ever drafted by an NBA team; picked by the Boston Celtics
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Apr
25
1950
Death of William Monroe Trotter
William Monroe Trotter dies, at age sixty-two in Boston.
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Apr
7
1934
Martin Luther King was denied freedom of speech!
When martin Luther King came to chicago in the late 60s, no church would let him speak, but one! All the others said he was a radial
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Sponsored by APEX Museum
Jun
26
1967
Activist William Trotter born
Wiliam Monroe Trotter, crusader for full equality, publisher of The Boston Guardian, co-founder of the Niagra Movement and close friend of W.E.B. Dubois, was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Trotter led a protest against the showing of the racist film Birth of a Nation and was in opposition to Booker
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Apr
17
1872
National Guard mobilized to restore order in
National Guard mobilized to restore order in Boston school busing crisis.
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Oct
15
1974
Charles Cooper joins the NBA and becomes one of the first Blacks to play in an N
Charles Cooper joins the NBA and becomes one of the first Blacks to play in an NBA game, 1950
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Oct
22
1950
Ronald De Voe's Birthday
Ronald De Voe, Singer of Bell Biv DeVoe Born Boston, MA, February 17, 1967.
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Nov
17
1967
Elgin Baylor announces his retirement from the Los Angeles Lakers. After 14 yea
Elgin Baylor announces his retirement from the Los Angeles Lakers. After 14 years in the NBA, Baylor had scored 23,149 points, the third highest in the league, and was the fifth highest career rebounder.
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Oct
4
1971
Martin Luther King Jr., Chicago march
Martin Luther King Jr. stoned during Chicago march.
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Aug
5
1966
Two surviving Soledad Brothers
Two surviving Soledad Brothers, Fleeta Dumgo and John Cluchette, acquitted by an all-white jury of charges that they killed a white guard at Soledad Prison in 1970. Third Soledad Brother, George Jackson, was killed in August, 1971, in alleged escape attempt.
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Mar
28
1972
Actor Louis Gossett Jr. born
Actor Louis Gossett, Jr. was born in Brooklyn, NY. Gossett won an Academy Award for his role in the movie An Officer and a Gentleman.
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May
27
1936
Singer Gladys Knight born
Singer Gladys Knight was born in Atlanta, Georgia.
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May
28
1944
Jazz Migration
Jazz migration began. Joe Oliver left New Orleans and settled in Chicago and was joined by other stars.
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Dec
11
1917
Fugitive Slave returned to the South
Fugitive slave Anthony Burns was returned to the South from Boston. It cost the federal government $100,000 to return Burns, who was later sold to a group of Bostonians who freed him.
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Jun
2
1854
On October 1, 1945, noted R&B singer and songwriter, Donny Hathaway was born in
On October 1, 1945, noted R&B singer and songwriter, Donny Hathaway was born in Chicago, Illinois. Before his death, he often teamed up with songstress, Roberta Flack, on songs such as Where Is the Love.
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Oct
1
1945
Second annual report of the NAACP
Second annual report of the NAACP listed total receipts from May through December, 1911, of $10,317.43. Organization had local chapters in Chicago, Boston and New York.
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Sponsored by New York University
Jan
1
1912
A black jockey, "Monk" Overton, won six straight horse races at the Washington P
A black jockey, Monk Overton, won six straight horse races at the Washington Park race track in Chicago. In 1907, another black jockey, Jimmy Lee, also won six straight races at Churchill Downs in Louisville. Prior to 1907, only two other jockeys had equalled the achievements of Overton and
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Jul
10
1891
The first black post office open, Atlanta GA, 1955
The first black post office open, Atlanta GA, 1955
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Oct
22
1955
Pioneer in surgery, Dr Daniel Hale Williams, found
Pioneer in surgery, Dr Daniel Hale Williams, founds Provident Hospital in Chicago, IL . At the same time, he founded Provident Hospital School of Nursing because Emma Reynolds, African America, had been denied admission to every school of nursing in Chicago
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Jan
23
1891
Nat Clifton joins the NBA and becomes one of the first Blacks to play in an NBA
Nat Clifton joins the NBA and becomes one of the first Blacks to play in an NBA game, 1950
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Oct
22
1950
Death of Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey
Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey, founder of gospel music died in Chicago, Illinois. He was a prolific composer, performer and recording artist. His signature songs Take my Hand Precious Lord and Peace in the Valley have become gospel music traditionals that have been recorded by many
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Jan
23
1993
DuSable Abandons Chicago
On this date in 1800, Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable, frontier trader, fur trapper, farmer, businessman and father of Chicago sold all his property for $1,200 and left the area. He died 18 years later, almost penniless, and was buried in St. Charles, Missouri.
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May
7
1800
Elston Howard: dies
Elston Howard was a major League Baseball Player. Outstanding Catcher for the Yankees during the 1950s and 1960s. Nine time All-Star. First Black player to play for the Yankees.
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Dec
14
1980
Bank in Chicago Established
Seaway National Bank of Chicago established.
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Dec
25
1965
Bo Diddley is born.
Bo Diddley was born Ellas Bates on Sunday December 30th 1928 on a small farm near the town of McComb, Mississippi, USA, in rural Pike County, close to the Louisiana border, the only child of Ethel Wilson and Eugene Bates. He had 3 half-brothers and
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Sponsored by Diversity In Action
Dec
30
1928
Events After Martin Luther King Jr's Death
Martin Luther King Jr. buried after funeral services at Ebenezer Baptist Church and memorial services at Morehouse College, Atlanta. More than 300,000 persons marched behind the coffin of the slain leader which was carried through streets of Atlanta on farm wagon pulled by two Georgia
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Apr
9
1968
Sissieretta Jones 1869-1933-Opera Singer
Sissieretta Jones born Matilda Joyner, enrolled in Providence Academy of Music at age fourteen and reported tohave completed training at New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. With her rich soprano voice she was applauded as the first Negro prima donna. She was compared to Adelina Pattie an
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Jan
0
1869
Charles Edward Anderson--Meteorologist
Born: August 13, 1919
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Aug
13
1919
First African American Before US Supreme Court
John Sweat Rock (1825-1866), a noted Boston lawyer, became in 1865 the first African-American to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court and the first Black person to speak before the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Sponsored by Eastern Bank
Feb
1
1865
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