John R Lynch Presides over Republican National Convention

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Sep

2

1956

Left of Black with Marc Lamont Hill and Salamishah Tillet

Season 1, Episode 12

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Dec

19

2010

Black Women Unite

National Federation of Afro-American Women and the Colored Womens League merged and created the National Association of Colored Women. Mary Church Terrell was elected president at meeting at Washingtons Nineteenth Street Baptist Church.

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Jul

21

1896

The dream is just postponed not cancelled - Stabroek News

Relieved. That was the feeling of champion cyclist, Jamual John after he returned to Guyanese soil following a truncated stint in the USA. The article The dream is just postponed not cancelled appeared first on Stabroek News.

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Civil War Widows' Pension Digitization Project at the National Archives

The National Archives holds 1.28 million case files of pension applications from family members of deceased Civil War Union soldiers. This Inside the Vaults video short follows a team of more than sixty volunteers, led by National Archives staff, which is digitizing the files and placing them

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National Negro Business League: Fighting Jim Crow with Economic Development

During the Progressive Era African-Americans were faced with severe forms of racism. Segregation in public places, lynching, being barred from the political process, limited healthcare, education and housing options left African-Americans disenfranchised from American

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Left of Black with Carl Kenney and Zelda Lockhart

Left of Black with Randall Robinson and Imani Perry - Duration: 34:36. John Hope Franklin Center at Duke University 2,729 views

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Gordon Parks' film The Learning Tree is registered in the National Film Registry

Gordon Parks film The Learning Tree is registered in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. It joins other films such as Casablanca, Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz.

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Sep

19

1989

Slave Quarters Excavation at James Madison's Montpelier

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Answering the 'call' as a sisterhood

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. ® International President Dr. Glenda Glover says George Floyd’s cry out to his late mother before taking his last breath was a symbolic plea to all women for

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Voices of the Civil War Episode 17: "Combahee River Raid"

In Episode 17, Combahee River Raid, we look at the events of June 2, 1863, when Union Colonel James Montgomery led the 2nd South Carolina Colored Infantry Regiment and the 3rd Rhode Island Heavy Artillery up the Combahee River, to raid Confederate outposts and rice plantations. Harriet Tubman

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Jun

2

1863

Jet magazine founded

Jet magazine founded by John H. Johnson, publisher of Ebony magazine.

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Nov

1

1951

Georgia legislature, bowing to legal decisions and

Georgia legislature, bowing to legal decisions and national pressure, seated Rep. Julian Bond, a critic of the Vietnam War.

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Jan

9

1967

African American History and Women Timeline 1900-1919

[Previous] [Next] • (September) Nannie Helen Burroughts and others founded the Womens Convention of the National Baptist Convention • Regina Anderson born (librarian, Harlem Reaissance figure) • Local white protests of the appointment of Minnie Cos as postmistress of Indianola, Mississippi, led to P

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Left of Black with Dream Hampton and Elaine Richardson

Season 2, Episode 31

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Nov

3

2016

Born on this day: Robin Givens

Model/actress Robin Givens first gained national prominence as a regular on the TV series Head of the Class. From 1986 through 1991, Robin played Darlene Merriman, a prep-school type attending a high school honors program. She was married to boxing champ Mike Tyson; the marriage ended in divorce.

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Nov

27

1964

Negro National League

The Negro National League disbanded in 1931 due to bickering among owners, weak financial backing, few stars for the Black press to write about, and the death of Rube Foster on this day.

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Dec

9

1930

Spelman College opened

Spelman College, an institution sponsored by John D. Rockefellers family, opened for Negro women in Atlanta, Georgia. It became the Radcliffe and the Sarah Lawrence of Negro education.

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Apr

11

1881

Left of Black with Shana Tucker

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

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Left of Black with Danielle McGuire and Stephane Dunn

Season 1, Episode

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Louisiana Voters Endorsed Constitutional

Louisiana voters endorsed constitutional convention and elected delegates in first election under Reconstruction acts. The vote was 75,000 for the convention and 4,000 against. Elections for delegates to the conventions were held in other Southern states in October and November.

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Sep

27

1867

American National Baptist Convention

The first meeting of the American National Baptist Convention was held in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Aug

25

1886

Vernon E

Vernon E. Jordan Jr., President of the National Urban League, critically injured in attempted assassination in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

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May

29

1980

Left of Black with Farai Chideya and Cathy Cohen

Season 1, Episode

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John Lee Hooker Boogie Chillen

John Lee Hooker, Carlos Santana and Etta James - Full Concert - 07/18/86 (OFFICIAL) - Duration: 25:00. Santana on MV 3,033,727 views

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Meet the College Coach Who Has Helped Students Earn Over $40M in Scholarships

Atlanta, GA — Tameka Williamson, founder of College for Free, an award-winning Atlanta-based organization committed to helping students avoid the student loan debt crisis and attend college for free, has helped students earn more than $40 million in

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Trump to accept GOP nomination in Jacksonville, Florida

President Donald Trump will accept the Republican Party nomination for a second term in Jacksonville, Florida during the last week of

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Death of John W. Davis

Death of John W. Davis (92), civil rights activists and former president of West Virginia State College, in Englewood, New Jersey.

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Jul

12

1980

Frank Wills and Watergate Conspiracy

Frank Wills, Washington security guard, foiled break-in at offices of Democratic National Committee in first event of the Watergate conspiracy.

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Jun

17

1972

Spingarn Medal Awarded: Anthony Overton

Spingarn Medal awarded to Anthony Overton, publisher, insurance executive and cosmetics manufacturer, for his achievements as

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Dec

4

1927

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