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Meet the 12-year-old college sophomore studying aerospace engineering; speaks four languages - Face2Face Africa

Caleb Anderson may come across as a normal 12-year-old, but his academic background and the successes he has been able to chalk over a very short period of time, thanks to his unique ingenuity, puts him way above his peers. Despite his young age, Caleb is already a sophomore at Chattahoochee Technical College in Georgia,...

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Leontine T.C. Kelly born

Leontine T.C. Kelly, the first African-American woman to become a bishop within the Methodist denomination.

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Mar

5

1920

First black CPA

Jesse B. Blayton became the first black certified public accountant in the United States.

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Jan

0

2000

Charles Chesnutt Born

Charles Chesnutt, one of the first African-Americans to gain a national audience, is born in Cleveland Ohio.

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Jun

20

1858

More than 3000 African Americans died when Lake Okeechobee fooded Western Palm Beach County, Florida, with a 10-15 foot tidal wave. There are at least 3 mass graves containing the bodies of negroes interned without coffins or identification

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Sep

16

1928

Hiram R.Revels First Speech

Hiram R. Revels made his first speech in the Senate, opposing the readmission of Georgia without adequate safeguards for Black citizens. This was the first official speech by a Black in Congress.

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Mar

16

1869

Anti-lynching Bill Proposed

African American Congressman George H. White,R-North Carolina, introduced a bill to make lynching of Americans a federal offense. The bill died in committee. In 1900, 105 African Americans were lynched in the United States.

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Jan

20

1900

Howard Beach Incident

White teens in Howard Beach chased Michael Griffith, an African-American youth, onto a freeway where he was hit by a motorist. Griffith died from his injuries setting off a wave of protests and racial tensions in New York.

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Jan

7

1986

Wash., D.C. Slave Emancipation and Reparations

On April 16, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia. Passage of this act came

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Apr

16

1862

Scottsboro Boys Falsely Accused

The Scottsboro Boys, nine young African Americans, were falsely charged with rape and collectively served more than 100 years in prison. The right of African Americans to serve on juries was established by their case.

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Mar

25

1931

Cellular Phone Invented

Henry Sampson, an african-american, invented the cellular phone.

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Jul

6

1971

Huey P. Newton killed

Black Panther Party Co-founder Huey P. Newton was gunned down by a member of the Black Guerila Family drug ring.

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Aug

22

1989

The Black Fashion Museum is opened in Harlem by Lois Alexander to highlight the

The Black Fashion Museum is opened in Harlem by Lois Alexander to highlight the achievements and contributions of African Americans to fashion.

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Oct

21

1979

african independence struggles

May 8 marks the massacre at Setif, Algeria which took place in 1945. The French troops left one of the unforgettable memories of the Algerian peoples struggle, 45,000 dead

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May

8

1999

Emmet Ashford becomes the first African American

Emmet Ashford becomes the first African American major league umpire when he is named to the American League

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Apr

12

1966

Katherine Dunham, dancer/anthropologist born

Katherine Dunham

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Jun

22

1912

1st Black Pro basketball team -- "The Renaissance"

The first Black professional basketball team The Renaissance organized.

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Feb

13

1923

WGPR BECOMES THE 1ST TELEVISION station owned by African Americans- given a pe

WGPR BECOMES THE 1ST TELEVISION station owned by African Americans- given a permit to operate.

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Jun

1

1973

Jimmy Carter Elected President

Jimmy Carter, former governor of Georgia, elected president with strong support from Black voters.

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Nov

2

1976

Writer James Baldwin dies

Novelist James Baldwin dies in France.

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Dec

2

1987

On this day at the Grammy Awards ceremony, African-American musicians won awards in several categories. Lionel Richies Cant Slow Down won best album of 1984. Tina Turners Whats Love Got to Do With It took the best record slot and earned her the title Best Female Pop Vocalist. The Pointer Sisters

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Feb

26

1985

Georgia legislature reconvened and admitted Black

Georgia legislature reconvened and admitted Black representatives and senators.

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Jan

10

1870

First Black American woman aviator

First Black American woman aviator, Bessie Coleman was born, 1893

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Jan

26

1893

Korematsu v. United States

Korematsu v. US

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Dec

18

1944

Africans accompany Spanish explorer Hernando de Sotos on a expedition and settles among Native Americans in the territory of present-day Alabama.

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Jan

0

1539

premiere of "The Jeffersons"

The Jeffersons premiered on television, one of the first sitcoms about an African-American family. Formerly neighbors of the Bunkers on All in the Family, the Jeffersons moved to Manhattans East Side.

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Jan

18

1975

Julian Bond, communications director of the

Julian Bond, communications director of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, denied seat in Georgia House of Representatives because of his opposition to Vietnam War.

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Jan

10

1966

George Dixon's Birthday

George was born in Africville, (Halifax), Nova

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Jun

27

1890

Another Black Church Destroyed

A Black church was destroyed by fire in Macon, Georgia. This was the eighth church burned in Georgia since August 15.

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Sep

25

1962

W.E.B. Du Bois died

W.E.B. Du Bois (95), scholar, protest leader and a founder of the NAACP, died in

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Aug

27

1963

P.B.S Pinchback became the 1st African American governor of an American state, Louisiana

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Dec

11

1872

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