Forty-fourth Congress (1875-77) Convened

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Nov

26

1939

Smalls, Robert (1839-1915) - Death

Robert Smalls died in Beaufort on February 22, 1915 and is buried there with his family.

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Feb

22

1915

‘Gone with the Wind’ returns with a disclaimer

Based on a novel by Margaret Mitchell, the film is set in the American South during the Civil War, when slavery was in its death

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Source: http://theweeklychallenger.com

Thurgood Marshall

Thurgood Marshall was the first African American Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Marshall was also famous for his historic victory on the ‘Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka’ Case, which ended the racial segregation of public

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Jan

24

1993

Willie Batson Succumbs | The Oklahoma Eagle

Willie worked as a City Planner in both Wichita, Kansas and in Oklahoma City before joining the Office of the Governor in

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Source: The Oklahoma Eagle

‘Our resources have dried up’ - Jamaicans in US finding it harder to send remittances home as pandemic grips country

Barton has an ailing 88-year old mother living in central Jamaica and several siblings who she tries to assist by sending remittances home on a regular

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Josiah T. Walls

Born on this day in Winchester, VA, Josiah T. Walls was elected to the U.S. Congress for the state of Florida.

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Dec

30

1842

Watt, Melvin Luther (1945- )

Carolina in the 20th century, Mel Watts is a current member of the United States House of Representatives. Watts was born on August 26, 1945 in the small community of Steele Creek in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, and attended high school in Charlotte. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science

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Aug

26

1945

COMMENTARY: Law And Order And White Supremacy

The rape of my African American great-grandmother by a white man was ignored by law enforcement authorities in the western North Carolina county where the crime was committed because it was not that unusual an

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Source: The Orlando Advocate

Bluefield State College (1895-- )

Bluefield State College is one of the firsthistorically black colleges (HCBUs) to become a predominantly whiteinstitution. The college was opened in1895 as the Bluefield Colored Institute after the expansion of the Morrill Actin 1890 to provide funding for African American colleges from the sale

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Gospel music

Gospel (genre) redirects here. For the literary genre, see

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Smalls, Robert (1839-1915)

Robert Smalls was born in Beaufort, South Carolina, on April 5, 1839 and worked as a house slave until the age of 12. At that point his owner, John K. McKee, sent him to Charleston to work as a waiter, ship rigger, and sailor, with all earnings going to McKee. This arrangement continued until

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Source: Black Past

May

13

1862

White flight

White flight is a term that originated in the United States, starting in the 1950s and 1960s, and applied to the large-scale migration of people of various European ancestries from racially mixed urban regions to more racially homogeneous suburban or exurban regions. The term has more recently been

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How Social Media Users Forced Quaker to Retire Its Racist Aunt Jemima Brand

By Wednesday morning, the internet erupted in a social media firestorm as the racist true story behind Quaker’s stereotypical Aunt Jemima brand made its rounds on

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

Birth Records - ALA

In the Deep South, prior to 1866, there were nopublic birth records kept on ANYONE (not just blacks)in Alabama until 1908.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Jan

0

1997

Louisiana House debate erupts after Republican claims police die at higher rates than African-Americans - African American News Today - EIN News

On Thursday, 4WWL reported that an argument erupted in the Louisiana House of Representatives during a debate on police reform. The argument erupted after Democratic Rep. Ted James agreed to a Republican amendment striking language from a police reform bill that mentioned George Floyd’s death and

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Source: Raw Story - Celebrating 16 Years of Independent Journalism

Africa: Pres. Weah, Others Chat On Economic Interventions During COVID-19 At UBA Africa Day 2020

The series, in its second year, brought together African and World leaders to discuss 'Domestic policies, regional development, and possible threats facing Africa's Global achievement of the SDGs amidst the COVID-19 pandemic amongst

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Source: allAfrica.com

(1875) Congressman John R. Lynch, “Speech on the Civil Rights Bill”

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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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Forty-ninth Congress (1885-87) convened

Forty-ninth Congress (1885-87) convened. Two Black congressmen: James E. OHara, North Carolina; Robert Smalls, South Carolina.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Dec

7

1885

We can’t breathe: Chamisa

OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has psyched up hard-pressed Zimbabweans to liberate themselves from the heavy Zanu PF yoke which he claims has shrunk the democratic space and deprived citizens of the much-needed

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Phi Beta Sigma

FoundedJanuary 9, 1914; 103 years ago

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Country singers The Dixie Chicks remove 'Dixie' from name

Musicians Emily Robinson, Natalie Maines and Martie Maguire of The Dixie Chicks (Photo by Michael Buckner/AMA/Getty Images for

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Republican Senator Rand Paul (KY) Single-Handedly Stalls Anti-Lynching Legislation

“Senator Paul is now trying to weaken a bill that was already passed — there’s no reason for this, there’s no reason for this,” Harris

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Lynch, John Roy (1847-1939) - Birthday

John Roy Lynch, congressman, soldier, and author was born in Concordia Parish, Louisiana on September 10, 1847 to Patrick Lynch, an Irish immigrant and Catherine White, a slave.

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Source: Black Past

Sep

10

1847

At Least 2,000 More Black Americans Were Lynched Than Previously Reported

White mobs and individuals lynched at least 2,000 more Black Americans than previously documented, according to a new report from the Equal Justice

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African-American culture

African-American culture, also known as Black-American culture, refers to the cultural contributions of African Americans to the culture of the United States, either as part of or distinct from mainstream American culture. The distinct identity of African-American culture is rooted in the

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Detroit woman who worked on 'Slave Narratives' dies at 106

In 1972, Spinks along with another librarian, Phyllis Williams, went to Washington, D.C., and volunteered to help organize what’s known as the “Slave Narratives” in the Library of

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Source: theGrio

Scott, Timothy (1965- ) - Birthday

Senator Scott was born on September 19, 1965 in North Charleston and grew up in this impoverished neighborhood.

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Source: Black Past

Sep

19

1965

Jim Crow laws

Jim Crow laws were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States. Enacted by white Democratic-dominated state legislatures in the late 19th century after the Reconstruction period, these laws continued to be enforced until 1965. They mandated de jure racial

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