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Nov

8

1960

Continental Congress approved Washington's order

Continental Congress approved Washingtons order on the enlistment of free Blacks.

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Jan

16

1776

At a New York City conference, representatives of

At a New York City conference, representatives of the NAACP and the American Fund for Public Service planned a coordinated legal campaign against segregation and discrimination. Charles H. Houston, Vice-dean of the Howard University Law School, was named director of the NAACP legal campaign.

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Oct

26

1934

William "Bill" Richmond is taken by General Earl Percy,commander of the Britis

William Bill Richmond is taken by General Earl Percy, commander of the British forces occupying New York, to England to box against British soldiers.

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Jan

0

1777

Dred Scott files suit

Dred Scott, a slave, filed suit in the St. Louis Circuit Court claiming that his temporary residence in a free territory should have made him a free man. Scott would lose the case.

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Jun

30

1847

First black CPA

Jesse B. Blayton became the first black certified public accountant in the United States.

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Jan

0

2000

Segreagation Denounced in public schools

Through 12th Manifesto denouncing Supreme Cout ruling on segregation in public schools issued by one hundred Southern senators and representatives.

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Mar

11

1956

Mob attacked Freedom Riders in Montgomery

Mob attacked Freedom Riders in Montgomery. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy dispatched four hundred U.S. marshals to Montgomery to keep order in Freedom Rider controversy.

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May

20

1961

Interruption of Protest March

Race riot in Memphis, Tenn. interrupted protest march led by Martin Luther King Jr. in support of striking sanitation workers. National Guard called up.

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Mar

28

1968

BET Holdings, Inc. the parent company of Black Entertainment Television sells 4.

BET Holdings, Inc. the parent company of Black Entertainment Television sells 4.2 million shares of stock in an initial public offering on the NYSE, BET is the first African American company listed on the Big Board.

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Oct

30

1991

Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby becomes the first African American to receive an Emmy for best actor in a dramatic series, for his role in I Spy

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May

22

1966

Attorney general ordered two hundred additional U

Attorney general ordered two hundred additional U.S.Marshals to Montgomery.

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May

22

1961

First Black Appointed to a Sub-Cabinet Post

William Henry Lewis was appointed assistant attorney general of the United States by President William Howard Taft, making him the first Black appointed to a sub-cabinet post.

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Nov

26

1911

Alexander Thomas Augusta

Alexander Thomas Augusta, first African American faculty member of an American medical school, Howard University, is born free

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Mar

8

1825

Blaks Declare Segregation a Violation

A mass meeting of blacks in Boston adopted a resolution declaring that segregated public schools in that city violated the State Constitution. Their request was denied.

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Aug

22

1844

Frederick Douglass was the only male to play a

Frederick Douglass was the only male to play a prominent role at the first Womans Rights Convention at Seneca Falls, New York. He seconded the womans suffrage motion introduced by Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

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Jul

26

1848

Anti-Slavery Society started

American Anti-Slavery Society

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Dec

4

1833

Death of Daniel ("Chappie") James Jr

Death of Daniel (Chappie) James Jr. (58), retired Air Force general and the first Black promoted to four-star rank, at the Air Force Academy, Colorado.

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Feb

25

1978

African American Captures British General

African American Captures British General Prescott: African Americans continued to serve in the colonial militias, and some, like Prince, an African American man in Lieutenant Colonel Bartons Rhode island army, showed great daring and bravery. Early in August 1777, Colonel Barton conceived a plan

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Aug

3

2002

A Massachusetts law declares that the status of the mother determines whether

A Massachusetts law declares that the status of the mother determines whether children are slave or free.

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Jan

0

1670

Spingarn Medal: Wilson C. Riles

Spingarn Medal presented to Wilson C. Riles, superintendent of public instruction, California, in recognition of the stature he has attained as a national leader in the field of education.

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Nov

6

1973

Two hundred Black leaders met in New York,

Two hundred Black leaders, meeting in New York, expressed support for Andrew Young and demanded that Blacks be given a voice in shaping American foreign policy.

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Aug

22

1979

Educator Joseph Charles Price was born

Few Individuals have made the impact on their times or left the legacy to their beneficiaries as did Joseph Charles Price, founder and first president of Livingstone

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Feb

10

1854

Juanita Hall, Singer, Actress Dies

Juanita Long Hall was born November 6, 1901 (or 1902) in Keyport, New Jersey, and died February 29, 1968, in Bayshore, New York. This singer, actress, and choral director was best-known for her role as Bloody Mary in the 1949 Broadway stage production of South Pacific.

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Feb

29

1968

Jaleel White is born

Jaleel White was born November 27, 1976 in Pasadena, California. He started acting in commercials for Jack In The Box and other companies at the age of 3. His first televison role was on CBSs The Jeffersons in 1985. Jaleel White is best remembered as being the ever annoying and loveable Steve Urkel

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Nov

27

1976

Ohio legislature passed the first of a succession

Ohio legislature passed the first of a succession of Northern Black Laws which restricted the rights and movement of free Blacks in the North. Most Northern states passed Black Laws. Constitutions of three states --Illinois, Indiana, Oregon--barred Black settlers.

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Jan

5

1804

March 24,1837 Canada gives Blacks the right to vote.1865 Black troops ar

March

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Jan

0

2001

Alfre Woodard wins an Emmy for outstanding guest performance in the dramatic ser

Alfre Woodard wins an Emmy for outstanding guest performance in the dramatic series L.A. Law. It is her second Emmy award, her first having been for a supporting role in Hill Street Blues in 1984.

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Sep

20

1987

Supreme Court in Baltimore case banned segregation

Supreme Court in Baltimore case banned segregation in public recreational facilities.

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Nov

7

1955

Students Seize college building

Howard University students seized administration building. Students were demanding campus reform and Black-oriented curriculum. Civil rights forces mobilized in support of striking hospital workers in Charleston, South Carolina.

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Mar

19

1968

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