C.L.R. James born

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Feb

1

1952

Ooh Baby Baby - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

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Harris, Everette “E” Lynn (1955-2009)

New York Times bestselling author Everette “E” Lynn Harris was born June 20, 1955, in Flint, Michigan. Openly homosexual, Harris was best known for his depictions of gay African American men who were concealing or “closeting” their sexuality. Although he did not participate

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Jul

23

2009

Dr. Daniel Hale Williams

Dr. Daniel Hale Williams performs the worlds first open-heart surgery on a young man named James Cornish. James was rushed to Provident Hospital in Chicago with a stab wound.

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Jul

10

1893

Smith, James McCune (1813-1865)

Although many twenty-first century readers are aware of his work only through his introduction to Frederick Douglass’s My Bondage and My Freedom, Dr. James McCune Smith was one of the most broadly accomplished black intellectuals and activists in antebellum America. Born in New York on April

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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

Blackpast.org Awards and Distinctions, 2009 to present

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Left of Black with Shana Tucker

Shana Tucker performs @ UNC-TV - Duration: 16:57. exploreUNCTV 6,672 views

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The first Black person admitted to the University of Mississippi, James Meredith

The first Black person admitted to the University of Mississippi, James Meredith, graduates from University of Mississippi, 1963

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Aug

18

1963

Evander Holyfield knocks out James "Buster" Douglas in the third round to become

Evander Holyfield knocks out James Buster Douglas in the third round to become the undisputed world heavyweight champion.

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Oct

25

1990

James McCune Smith, a physician and writer educatedin New York's African Free

James McCune Smith, a physician and writer educated in New Yorks African Free School and at the University of Glasglow in Scotland, begins to practice medicine in New York City and eventually opens a pharmacy there; he also conducts pioneer work in the scientific study of race.

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Jan

0

1837

James Patterson Lyke installed as auxiliary bishop

James Patterson Lyke installed as auxiliary bishop of the Cleveland diocese of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Aug

1

1979

Writer, James Baldwin was born, 1924

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Aug

2

1924

African American History Bibliography Authors & Editors

Abajian, James de T. Blacks in Selected Newspapers, Censuses and Other Sources: An Index to Names and Subjects Yes

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James Reese Europe

James Reese Europe, preeminent jazz bandleader killed by a crazed band member. The military band he formed during World War I was one of the most popular in all of Europe.

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May

9

1919

James Lynch elected secretary of state

James Lynch elected secretary of state in Mississippi election.

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Nov

30

1869

Holly, James Theodore (1829-1911)

James Theodore Holly emigrationist, missionary, and bishop, was born in Washington, D.C on October 3, 1829. At age fourteen his family relocated to Brooklyn, New York. His father taught him the shoemaking trade. Then in 1848 he began working as an abolitionist with Lewis Tappan, one of the

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Oct

3

1829

James, Makila (1957- )

Makila James is currently serving as the U.S. Ambassador to Swaziland. James was nominated by President Barack Obama early in 2012. Following confirmation by the U.S. Senate on July 31, 2012, James arrived in Mbabane, the capital of Swaziland and presented her credentials to the King of Swaziland

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James M. Nabrit Jr.

James M. Nabrit Jr. named ambassador and assigned to the UN delegation.

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Aug

25

1965

James Weldon Johnson resigned

James Weldon Johnson resigned as executive secretary of the NAACP, citing health reasons.

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Dec

19

1930

James West

James Edward West was born on February 10, 1931 in Prince Edward County, Virginia. He was an inquisitive young boy, fascinated with electronics and always ready to take things apart to discover how they worked. His curiosity almost got the better of him when he was eight years old and decided

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james brown,say it loud i'm black and i'm proud

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James Meredith

James Meredith is a 20th century eminent American Civil Rights Movement figure. He was involved in political advisory committee and also wrote about the social inequality issues. Besides, he was a war veteran and was the first black to be admitted in an all-white

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Jun

25

1933

Rustin, Bayard (1910-1987)

Bayard Rustin was one of the most important, and yet least known, Civil Rights advocates in the twentieth century. He was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania and raised by his maternal grandparents. His grandmother, Julia, was both a Quaker and an active member of the National Association for the

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Aug

24

1987

Fort, Syvilla (1917-1975)

Syvilla Fort, born on July 3, 1917 in Seattle, was a professional dancer in the 1930s and early 1940s and prominent dance instructor in New York City for three decades between 1948 and 1975. Her dance style, which combined African, Caribbean, and American rhythms, influenced hundreds of

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Nov

8

1975

African American and Black History Blog

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First black doctor in US

James Derham was the first black doctor in the United States.

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Jan

0

2000

James, Charles A. (1922- )

Ambassador Charles A. James was born in 1922 in Washington, D.C. and grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he attended public schools. After high school, James enrolled at Westchester State Teachers College in Pennsylvania (now Westchester University) where he studied for one year before

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Sep

16

1976

Federal State Crisis

Mississippi Governor Ross R. Barnett defied the federal government in impassioned speech on statewide radio-television hookup, saying he would interpose the authority of the state between the University of Mississippi and federal judges who had ordered the admission of James H. Meredith. Barnett

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Sep

13

1962

James Earl Ray pleaded guilty to killing M.L.K.

James Earl Ray pleaded guilty in a Memphis court to charges of killing Martin Luther King Jr. He was sentenced to ninety-nine years in prison. The House Select Committee on Assassinations said later that Ray fired the shot that killed King but that he was probably one element in a larger

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Mar

10

1969

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