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Eleven African indentured servants petition the Councilof New Netherlands when

Eleven African indentured servants petition the Councilof New Netherlands when they are denied their freedom after18 years of service to the Dutch West India Company; the councilrules in their favor and awards them a parcel of land in what is present-day Greenwich Village, NYC.

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Jan

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1644

In "Re Sweat", the Virginia court rules that a blackservant woman and Robert S

In Re Sweat, the Virginia court rules that a black servant woman and Robert Sweat be whipped publicly because Sweat impregnated her.

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Jan

0

1639

First Black Women named Bank Head

Maggie L. Walker named president of Richmonds St. Luke Bank and Trust Company and became the first Black woman to head a bank.

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Apr

27

1903

Rosalind Brewer

Born: 962 President and CEO, Sam’s Club, Wal-Mart Stores, U.S.ABrewer became CEO of discount membership club and retailer Sam’s club in 202, becoming the first woman and first African-American to head a Wal-Mart subsidiary. The $56 billion (revenues) division of Wal-Mart has operations in the

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New York Draft Riots

On the Monday morning of July 13, 1863, the Enrollment

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Jul

13

1863

Penn's 1996 Baccalaureate Speaker is The Right Reverend Barbara Clementine Harri

Penns 1996 Baccalaureate Speaker is The Right Reverend Barbara Clementine Harris, a Philadelphian who was the first woman ever to become a bishop in the Anglican Communion. Bishop Harris entered the priesthood after a long and successful career in public and community relations in Philadelphia

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Feb

11

1989

Pearl Stewart (1951-).

Pearl Stewart becomes the first black woman editor of the Oakland Tribune, which has a circulation of over 100,000.

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Dec

1

1992

Jamaica

The Labour Party defeated Manley in 1980 and its capitalist-oriented leader, Edward P. G. Seaga, was elected prime minister. He encouraged private investment and began an austerity program. Like other Caribbean countries, Jamaica was hard-hit by the 1981–1982 recession. Devaluation of the Jamaican

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1986 Little Rock, Arkansas.

In 1986, Lottie H. Shackelford (1941- ) was the first woman mayer of Little Rock, Arkansas. Shackelford had served for eight years on the citys Board of Directors.

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Jan

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1986

Sojourner Truth's Famous Speech

Sojourner Truth delivers her infamous Aint I A Woman? speech to the Ohio Womens Rights Convention.

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May

29

1851

At South Africa's Truth Commission, police confessed to the 1977 murder of Steve

At South Africas Truth Commission, police confessed to the 1977 murder of Steve Biko.

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Jan

28

1997

Barbara Jordan: Elected to Congress

When Jordan was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1972 she became the first African-American woman to represent a previously Confederate state in Congress.

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Nov

7

1972

Lelia Smith Foley becomes the first African A

Lelia Smith Foley becomes the first African American woman to be elected mayor of a U.S. city (Taft, OK)

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Apr

16

1973

Carol Mosely Braun

Carol Mosely Braun, a Democrat from Illinois, becomes the 1st African American woman elected to the United States Senate.

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Nov

3

1992

Blacks organize a National Steamboat Company

Blacks organized the National Steamboat Company in Washington, D.C. The company sailed a steamboat, the George Leary, between DC and Norfolk, Virginia. The luxury boat held a capacity of 1,500 passengers and included three decks, sixty-four state rooms, on hundred berths, and a dining room.

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Jan

14

1895

Demonstration in Louisiana

Police used tear gas and leashed dogs to stop mass demonstration by fifteen hundred Blacks in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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Dec

15

1961

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

Courthouse shoot-out

Four persons, including the presiding judge, killed in courthouse shoot-out in San Rafael, Marin County, California. Police charged that activist Angela Davis helped provide the weapons used by the convicts and issued a nationwide warrant for her arrest. Davis went into hiding to avoid

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Jun

4

1972

First Black Woman to Head a Medical School in the

Barbara Ross-Lee, practicing family physician, Naval officer, and medical educator, assumed the position as dean of Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing Michigan. This position made her the first Black woman to head a medical school in the United States.

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Aug

1

1993

First African American woman to die in combat in the Persian Gulf War

Adrienne Mitchell, first African American woman to die in combat in the Persian Gulf War is killed in her military barracks in Dharan, Saudi Arabia

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Feb

25

1991

Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou was the first black woman director in Hollywood.

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Jan

0

1999

Sarah Gorham

Born on this day, Sarah Gorham was the first woman appointed by the AME Church in 1888, to serve as a missionary to any foreign country.

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Dec

5

1832

First African-American woman in space

Dr. Mae Jemison became the first African-American woman in space when she launched from the Kennedy Center to join Spacelab J, a joint U.S.-Japanese mission.

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Sep

12

1992

Ophrah's On!

Oprah Winfrey becomes the first African American woman to host a nationally syndicated talk show.

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Feb

8

1986

Florence Griffith Joyner, track legend born

Delorez Florence Griffith Joyner

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Dec

21

1959

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

New York Police Arrest 294 at Worlds Fair

New York police arrested 294 demonstrators at opening of World Fair.

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Apr

22

1964

Barbara Jordan dies

Barbara Charline Jordan was born February 21, 1936, in Houston, Texas. Jordan was elected to the Texas Senate in 1966, becoming the first female African-American to do so. In 1972, she was elected president pro-tempore of the Texas Senate - the first African-American elected to preside over

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Jan

17

1996

Shirley Chisholm

Born: /30/924 Brooklyn, New YorkDied: //2005 Ormond Beach, FloridaShirley Chisholm was an American politician, educator, and author. In 968, she became the first African-American woman elected to the United States Congress, and represented New Yorks 2th Congressional District for seven terms from

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Mary Patterson becomes the first black woman in the U.S.to earnan M.A degr

Mary Patterson becomes the first black woman in the U.S. to earn an M.A degree- when this is awarded by Oberlin College

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May

21

1862

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