Bubble trouble for the Grizzlies

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Apr

25

1950

Bernadette Locke becomes the first female on-court coach when she is named assistant coach of the University of Kentucky mens basketball team.

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Jun

13

1990

Quincy Jones was born

Quincy Jones, Music Impresario, Born March 14, 1933 in Chicago’s South

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Mar

14

1933

Lillian Evans, world famous opera star

Lillian Evans, world famous opera star and a founder of the National Negro Opera company, born

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Aug

12

1891

Marches for the right to vote

James Meredith wounded by white sniper as he walked along U.S. Highway 51 near Hernando, Mississippi, on second day of 220-mile voter registration march from Memphis to Jackson. March was continued on June 7 by Martin Luther King Jr., Floyd McKissick, Stokely Carmichael and other civil rights

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Jun

6

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

Michael Jordan leads Chicago to 1st NBA Title

Michael Jordan lead Chicago Bulls in win over L.A. Lakers in five games to capture his first NBA Championship.

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Jun

12

1991

Memphis Massacre

On May 1-3, white civilians and police killed forty-six African-Americans and injured many more, burning ninety houses, twelve schools, and four churches in Memphis, Tennessee.

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May

3

1866

African Lodge No

African Lodge No. 459 organized in Boston with Prince Hall as Master.

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May

6

1787

The First National Convention of Black Women

The First National Convention of Black Women held in Boston, MA

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Jul

29

1885

Forty-eighth Congress (1883-85) convened, Two

Forty-eighth Congress (1883-85) convened, Two Blacks representatives, James E. OHara, North Carolina; Robert Smalls, South Carolina. George L. Ruffin appointed city judge in Boston. Fifty-three Blacks reported lynched in 1883.

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Dec

3

1883

Boston, MA, blacks led by Masonic organizer and abolitionistPrince Hall, petit

Boston, MA, blacks led by Masonic organizer and abolitionist Prince Hall, petition the legislature for equal school facilities for blacks.

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Jan

0

1787

black basketball team captian

The University of Vermont was the first school to have a black basketball team captian.

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Jan

0

1908

Algiers Motel Incident (1967)

The Algiers Motel Incident occurred in Detroit, Michigan on July 25, 1967, two days after the Detroit Race Riot began. The incident started when Army National Guardsman Ted Thomas reported hearing gunshots at the Algiers Motel Annex. Detroit Police, Michigan State Police, and other National

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Jul

25

1967

Janet Jackson Born

Janet Jackson, of the famous Jackson family was born on this day in Gary, Indiana. Ms. Jackson will star in television shows such as Good Times, Different Strokes, and Fame. She will also become a celebrated songstress recording such albums as Rhythm Nation:1814, Janet, and the widely criticized

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May

16

1966

The South Carolina Gazette reports that Cae

The South Carolina Gazette reports that Caesar, a South Carolina slave has been granted his freedom and a life time annuity in exchange for his cures for poison and rattlesnake bite. Caesar and the famous James Derham of New Orleans are two of the earliest know African American medical

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May

9

1750

Race riot, New Orleans

Race riot, New Orleans.

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Sep

22

1868

The Cotton Bag Fort

A African American Designs The Cotton Bag Fort: When Andrew Jackson assembled his force at New Orleans, his soldiers, many of whom were African American slaves, were outnumbered by the British forces ten to one. Faced with this disadvantage, Jackson consulted with men as to what was the best

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Oct

2

2002

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 arrested in Boston

Anthony Burns, a fugitive slave, was arrested in Boston. His master refused an offer of $1200 made by Boston citizens for his freedom.

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Jun

3

1854

President Lincoln signed Emancipation Proclamation

President Lincoln signed Emancipation Proclamation which freed slaves in rebel states with exception of thirteen parishes (including New Orleans) in Louisiana, forty-eight countries in West Virginia, seven countries (including Norfolk) in Eastern Virginia. Proclamation did not apply to slaves in

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Jan

1

1863

Prince Hall and fourteen other Blacks were

Prince Hall and fourteen other Blacks were initiated into British Military Lodge No. 441 of the Masons at Fort Independence, Massachusetts. Hall was a leather-dresser and caterer. On July 3, 1775, African Lodge No.1 was organized in Boston by a group of Black Masons.

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Jul

3

1775

Musician Joseph Oliver born

Birthday of jazz artist, coronet player, band leader and composer, Joseph King Oliver of New Orleans, Louisiana.

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May

14

1885

Bill Pickett, dies

At the age of 72 black cowboy Bill Pickett died after being kicked while roping a bronco. a star of the 101 Ranch wild West Show, Mr. Pickett invented the rodeo event of bulldogging , an event in which the contestant must wrestle a longhorn steer to the ground with his bare hands.

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Apr

24

1944

Garey Coleman born

Diminutive actor Gary Coleman was born in Zion, Illinois. Despite a childhood of medical troubles, Coleman went on to become a television star in numerous situation comedies.

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Feb

8

1968

Slave Uprising Suppressed

US troops suppress slave uprising in two Louisiana parishes near New Orleans.

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Jan

8

1811

Track star Carl Lewis born

Olympic track and field star Carl Lewis was born in Willingboro, New Jersey.

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Jul

1

1961

Frank Wills and Watergate Conspiracy

Frank Wills, Washington security guard, foiled break-in at offices of Democratic National Committee in first event of the Watergate conspiracy.

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Jun

17

1972

Josephine Baker

Born: 6/3/1906 St. Louis, MissouriDied: 4/12/1975 Paris, FranceJosephine Baker was an American-born French dancer, singer, and actress who came to be known in various circles as the Black Pearl, Bronze Venus and even the Creole Goddess. Born Freda Josephine McDonald in St. Louis, Missouri,Baker was

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Shoot-Out

One Black killed and two whites injured in shoot-out between activists and police officers in a New Orleans housing project.

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Sep

14

1970

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