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Feb

24

1966

Death of William L.Dawson

Death of William L. Dawson (84), Democratic congressman and party leader, in Chicago.

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Nov

9

1970

JSU Phillis Wheatley Festival to be one for the history books - Jackson Advocate

Never has there been an author whose poetry rivals the work of Phillis Wheatley. She is proclaimed and celebrated as the first African-American author to publish a book of poetry. After she was transported by slave ship from West Africa to Boston, MA, she was sold into slavery and bought by the

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Charlotte Ray (First African American Woman Lawyer)

Dates: January 13, 1850 - January 4, 1911

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Jan

13

1850

Death of Mary McLeod Bethune, educator/activist

Death of Mary McLeod Bethune (79), educator and civil rights leader, Daytona

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May

18

1955

F.W. de Klerk

F.W. de Klerk , in full Frederik Willem de Klerk (born March 18, 1936, Johannesburg, S.Af.), politician who as president of South Africa (1989–94) brought the apartheid system of racial segregation to an end and negotiated a transition to majority rule in his country. He and Nelson Mandela

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Mar

18

1936

Business and civic leader, Maggie L Walker was born, 1867

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Sep

26

1867

Sudan

Since 1999 international attention has been focused on evidence that slavery is widespread throughout Sudan. Arab raiders from the north of the country have enslaved thousands of southerners, who are black. The Dinka people have been the hardest-hit. Some sources point out that the raids

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What Was Apartheid in South Africa?

Apartheid is an Afrikaans word that means separation. It is the name given to the particular racial-social ideology developed in South Africa during the twentieth

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Mar

21

1960

South African black leader Nelson Mandela made an appearance at a huge pop conce

South African black leader Nelson Mandela made an appearance at a huge pop concert held in his honor during a visit to Britain

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Apr

16

1990

Muhammad, Elijah

Muhammad, Elijah, 1897–1975, American black-nationalist and religious leader, b. near Sandersville, Ga. Originally named Elijah Poole, he left home at 16 and worked at various jobs. In 1923 he settled in Detroit and became an automobile assembly-line worker. In 1931 he became a follower of Wali

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Bishop Alexander Walters: Religious Leader and Civil Rights Activist

Noted religious leader and civil rights activist Bishop Alexander Walters was instrumental in establishing the National Afro-American League and later, the Afro-American Council. Both organizations, despite being short-lived, served as predecessors to the National Association for the Advancement of

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Randolph, Asa Philip

Randolph, Asa Philip, 1889–1979, U.S. labor leader, b. Crescent City, Fla., attended the College of the City of New York. As a writer and editor of the black magazine The Messenger, which he helped to found, Randolph became interested in the labor movement. In 1917 he organized a small union of

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Birthdday

Julian Bond, 59,legislator, civil rights leader, born Nashville, Tn, Jan 14, 1940.

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Jan

14

1940

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone, on the Atlantic Ocean in West Africa, is half the size of Illinois. Guinea, in the north and east, and Liberia, in the south, are its neighbors. Mangrove swamps lie along the coast, with wooded hills and a plateau in the interior. The eastern region is

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Death of Asa Philip Randolph (90), labor leader

Death of Asa Philip Randolph (90), labor leader and civil rights pioneer, in New York.

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May

16

1979

Muhammad, Khalid Abdul (1948-2001)

Khalid Abdul Muhammad was an African-American activist, a one-time member of the Nation of Islam and national chairman of the New Black Panther Party. Muhammad was born Harold Moore Jr. on January 12, 1948, to Harold Moore Sr and Lottie B. Moore in Houston, Texas. Moore’s Aunt, Carrie Moore

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Charles Hamilton Houston was born on this day.

NAACP leader, Charles Hamilton Houston was born on this day.

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Sep

3

1895

First African Methodist Episcopal Church, Seattle, Washington (1886- )

Established in 1886 when Washington was still a territory, the First African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Seattle, Washington is the state’s oldest black church. Initially, members began by meeting in each other’s homes. These meetings eventually led to the opening of a home based Sunday

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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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Multichoice Malawi resumes DStv services in Malawi Malawi 24 | Latest News from Malawi

Africa’s entertainment services provider, Multichoice Africa Holdings (MAH), has announced the resumption of DStv services in Malawi, after months of battling with the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) over price adjustments. In a press statement released on Wednesday, MAH says the

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Joyce Banda

Born: 4/12/1950 Malemia, ZombaHer Excellency Dr Joyce Hilda Banda is a Malawian politician who was the President of Malawi from 7 April 2012 to 31 May 2014. She is the founder and leader of the Peoples Party, created in 2011Business / Schooling: Awards / Achievements:

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Elijah Muhammad

Elijah Muhammad was an African American religious leader of the Nation of Islam, a religious movement based on the principles of Islam, focused specifically on black Muslims. His birth name was Elijah Robert Poole and he was the seventh of thirteen children born to William and Mariah Poole. His

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Feb

25

1975

Hubbard Jr., Walter (1924-2007)

Seattle-based civil rights activist, labor leader, and lay Catholic leader Walter Hubbard envisioned a church and world without racism and worked his entire life to achieve that vision. Hubbard was born in New Orleans in 1924. He received little formal education but acquired extensive knowledge

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Innis, Roy

Innis, Roy (Roy Emile Alfredo Innis), 1934–, American civil-rights leader, b. St. Croix, Virgin Islands. A member of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) since 1963, he has been its national director (1968–82) and has served as national chairman since 1970. In the late 1960s he traded the

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Malawi 0

Malawi 0 | FactMonster

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Jul

6

1964

South Africa

South Africa, on the continents southern tip, is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west and by the Indian Ocean on the south and east. Its neighbors are Namibia in the northwest, Zimbabwe and Botswana in the north, and Mozambique and Swaziland in the northeast. The kingdom of Lesotho forms an

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Five companies added to Texas’ divestment list for ESG, anti-oil and gas policies

(The Center Square) – The Texas Comptroller’s Office has added five new financial companies to its list of those that boycott the oil and gas industry through their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) policies. There are now 15 companies and 353 publicly traded investment funds on the lis

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Prosecutors say Trump is trying to delay criminal trials 'at any cost'

(The Center Square) – Special Counsel Jack Smith's team of prosecutors argued Thursday that former President Donald Trump is set on delaying his federal criminal trials 'at any cost.' Trump, 77, the frontrunner for the GOP nomination, and his lawyers have repeatedly argued that prosecutors have

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Congo democratic republic

On March 14, 2012, Thomas Lubanga was convicted of using child soldiers during the ethnic conflict in the Ituri region. A former militia leader, Lubanga had been on trial for three-years and may receive life imprisonment. The use of child soldiers occurred in 2002 and 2003. The ruling made by the

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Mar

14

2012

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