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Elgin Baylor

Elgin Gay Baylor was a professional basketball player, who played for Los Angeles Lakers. He was born on September 16, 1934 and began playing basketball from an early age. Two of his older brothers were also basketball players, and Baylor took naturally to the game. He was already known to be

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16

1934

Egypt

Confidence in the militarys leadership began to erode in the fall and hit a low in October 2011 in response to the militarys heavy-handed approach to a peaceful protest by Coptic Chrisians, who were demonstrating against religious intolerance and the burning of a church. About 25 Copts were killed

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Ailey, Alvin (1931-1989)

Alvin Ailey was born in Rodgers, Texas during the Great Depression. He overcame racism, poverty, and homophobia to become one of the most celebrated choreographers in American history. His single teenage mother Lula Ailey washed clothes, picked cotton, and worked in domestic service in various

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Michael Jordan announces his second retirement from the NBA.

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Jan

13

1999

Ellen Holly becomes the first African American on

Ellen Holly becomes the first African American on daytime television as Carla on One Life to Live.

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Jun

15

1968

Angolan Civil War (1975-2002)

The Angolan Civil War, beginning at the time of the countrys independence from Portugal in 1975, was a 27-year struggle involving the deaths of over 500,000 soldiers and civilians. Initiated at the height of the Cold War, pro- and anti-communist forces in Angola set the stage for a proxy fight

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Apr

25

1974

Scarborough, Danny (1947-1989)

Danny Lyon Scarborough made his mark in the world in two arenas, as an innovative, Emmy Award-winning choreographer/dancer, and as one of the first well-known African Americans to go public about having AIDS. Born on July 27, 1947, he grew up on a farm near Wake Forest, North Carolina. He was

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Denzel Washington

Washington was the first African-American to win a best actor Oscar since Sidney Poitier in 1963… 2002 was the first year that African-Americans won both the best actor and best actress Oscars; Washington won for Training Day and Halle Berry won for her role in Monster’s Ball… Washington has

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Death of Bishop R. C. Lawson

Bishop R. C. Lawson died July 2, 1961 in New York

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Jul

2

1961

New York and New Jersey legally recognize the institutionof slavery.

New York and New Jersey legally recognize the institution of slavery.

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Jan

0

1664

Journalist Robert Maynard born

Journalist Robert Clyve Maynard, owner, editor and publisher of The Oakland Tribune, was born in the borough of Brooklyn, NY.

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Jun

17

1937

Battle, Kathleen (1948- )

American soprano Kathleen Battle was born on August 13, 1948 in Portsmouth, Ohio. Battle’s father was a steelworker and her mother was an active participant in the gospel choir at the family’s local African Methodist Episcopal Church. Battle attended Portsmouth High School and upon graduation was

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Aug

13

1948

Lawrence Douglas Wilder of Virginia is inaugurated as the first African American

Lawrence Douglas Wilder of Virginia is inaugurated as the first African American to be elected governor in the U.S. Wilder won the election in Virginia by a mere 7,00 votes in a state once the heart of the Confederacy.

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Jan

13

1990

Crossing Boundaries of Race, Crossing Boundaries of Love

In the following article, Dr. Gary B. Nash, Director, National Center for History in the Schools and Professor Emeritus of History at the University of California, Los Angeles, describes his new book, Forbidden Love: The Hidden History of Mixed-Race America. His book provides a counter narrative

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(1874) Congressman Richard Harvey Cain, “All We Ask Is Equal Laws, Equal Legislation And Equal Rights”

During an 1874 Congressional debate over the Civil Rights Bill then being considered, South Carolina Representative Richard Harvey Cain responds to attacks on the proposed legislation. His speech appears

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Miss. Plan disenfranchises Blacks

African-Americans are

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Nov

1

1890

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

Quintard Taylor Presentations on Film or Videotape, 1975-2016

The following are video presentations of lectures I have given as the Scott and Dorothy Bullitt Professor of American history from 2006 to the

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Benjamin Banneker

Best Known

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Loving v. Virginia (1967)

WARREN, C.J., Opinion of the Court

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Albany State University (1903- )

Albany State University is a historically black university in Albany, Georgia. It was founded in 1903 by Joseph Winthrop Holley, a native of South Carolina. This son of former slaves was inspired by the writings of W.E.B. DuBois to try to improve conditions for the South’s African American

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Ernie Davis became the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy.

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Nov

28

1961

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

Irving, Kyrie Andrew (1992- )

Kyrie Andrew Irving is a professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) who plays for the Cleveland (Ohio) Cavaliers. Since joining the NBA in 2011, Irving has established himself as one of the league’s elite point guards. His resume includes being a four-time NBA

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Nov

23

2015

Winkfield, Jimmy (1882-1974)

Jimmy Winkfield, born on April 12, 1882, became famous as an early 20th Century horse jockey. Winkfield, the youngest of 17 children, was born in Chilesburg, Kentucky, a town just outside of Lexington. As a child, he had a routine that included performing chores on the farm where his father was

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King, B. B.

King, B. B., 1925–2015, African-American blues singer and guitarist, b. near Indianola, Miss., as Riley B. King. He grew up poor in the Mississippi Delta region, began playing the guitar at 12, was a street corner performer as a teenager, and as a young man worked as a singing, guitar-playing

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Sweatt v. Painter (1950)

SWEATT v. PAINTER, 339 U.S. 629

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Taylor, George Edwin (1857-1925)

Born in the pre-Civil War South to a mother who was free and a father who was enslaved, George Edwin Taylor would become the first African American selected by a political party to be its candidate for the presidency of the United

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Nov

20

1904

Usain Bolt

Born: 8/21/1986 Sherwood Content, JamaicaJamaican sprinter. Regarded as the fastest person ever recorded, he is the first man to hold both the 100 metres and 200 metres world records since fully automatic time measurements became mandatory in 1977. Along with his teammates, he also set the world

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Wiley College (1873- )

Wiley College in Marshall, Texas, is the first African-American college established in the Lone Star State. The institution was founded in 1873 by Bishop Isaac Wiley of Methodist Episcopal Church and chartered by the Freedman’s Aid Society in 1882. Isaac Wiley grew up with dreams of becoming

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