Rhode Island General Assembly

Ralph Ellison

Born: 3/1/1914 Oklahoma City, OklahomaDied: 4/16/1994 New York City, New YorkRalph Ellison was an American novelist, literary critic, scholar and writer. He was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Ellison is best known for his novel Invisible Man, which won the National Book Award in 1953. He also

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Rhode Island College is founded; later renamed BrownUniversity, after the Brow

Rhode Island College is founded; later renamed BrownUniversity, after the Brown brothers, who were wealthyNew England shippers who made a substantial profitfrom the African slave trade, Providence, RI.

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Jan

0

1764

Death of Rep. George Collins

Death of Rep. George Collins (47), in airplane crash, near Midway Airport, Chicago. Atty. Jewel Lafontant named deputy solicitor general.

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Dec

8

1972

Slaves freed in Danish West Indies

1848 Slaves freed in Danish West Indies (now US Virgin Islands)

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Jul

3

0

Liberia

Minister Lott Cary left the United States leading a group of freed slaves, most of whom were members of the American Colonization Society, to colonize a small portion of West Africa. This area became known as the Republic of Liberia in 1847.

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Jan

23

1821

Mob attacked Freedom Riders in Montgomery

Mob attacked Freedom Riders in Montgomery. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy dispatched four hundred U.S. marshals to Montgomery to keep order in Freedom Rider controversy.

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May

20

1961

Attorney General George Williams

Attorney General George Williams sent a telegram to Acting Governor Pinchback, saying that the Black politician was recognized by the President as the lawful executive of Louisiana.

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Dec

12

1872

African American History (slavery)

King Charles I of England grants an asiento, or commercial license, to individuals who then import African slaves to Spanish American colonies, free of customs duties.

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Jan

0

1518

Rev. George Leile

Rev. George Leile was the first African American to be ordained a Baptist minister in America. He was an early pastor of the First African Baptist Church of Silver Bluf, South Carolina. Curiously, he supported the British during the American Revolutionary war because of the Britishs promise to free

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Jan

0

1770

Did You Know That In...

1722 - In South Carolina, law punishes runaway slaves with death.

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Jan

0

1722

Gabriel Prosser

Gabriel Prosser was born sometime in 1775 in Virginia. The Haitian Revolution of the times did not go unnoticed. In the plantation houses it was

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Jan

0

1775

1787 Georgia's House of Assembly named Willliam Few, Abraham Baldwin,William

1787 Georgias House of Assembly named Willliam Few, Abraham Baldwin, William Pierce, Georgie Walton, William Houston, and Nathaniel Pendleton as Georgias commissioners to the Philadelphia constitutional convention.

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Feb

10

1787

Confederate Congress Meeting

Confederate Congress, meeting in Montgomery, Ala., adopted constitution which declared that the passage of any law denying or impairing the right of property in Negro slaves was prohibited.

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Mar

11

1861

Slavery

Hugh Davis, a Virginian is sentenced to be whipped before an assembly of Negroes and others for abusing himself to the dishonor of God and shame of Christians, by defiling his body in lying with a Negro.

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Jan

0

1630

Politics

David Norman Dinkins began his first working day as mayor

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Jan

2

1990

African American Captures British General

African American Captures British General Prescott: African Americans continued to serve in the colonial militias, and some, like Prince, an African American man in Lieutenant Colonel Bartons Rhode island army, showed great daring and bravery. Early in August 1777, Colonel Barton conceived a plan

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Aug

3

2002

Two regiments, First and Tenth U.S.C.T., repulsed

Two regiments, First and Tenth U.S.C.T., repulsed attack by rebel General Fitzhugh Lee. Also participating in battle at Wilsins Wharf Landing, on bank of James River, were a small detachment of white Union troops and a battery of Light artillery.

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May

24

1864

African Union Society of Newport, Rhode Island

The African Union Society of Newport, Rhode Island, was the first attested Black mutual aid society.

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Nov

10

1780

African slaves in New Hampshire

First known record of African slaves in New Hampshire.

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Jan

0

1645

African-American History Quiz II

The remaining slaves in the United States learned that the Civil War had been won by the North and that they were now free

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1778 - The Baptist church decides that marriages between slaves should be respected.

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Jan

0

1778

Rev.Philip A. Potter

Rev. Philip A. Potter, a Black Methodist minister from Dominica, named general secretary of the World Council of Churches, general secretary of the World Council of Churches.

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Aug

16

1972

Combat Mission

Ninety-ninth Pursuit Squadron flew first combat mission, strafing enemy positions on the heavily fortified Italian Island of Pantelleria.

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Jun

2

1943

Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr.

Born: 7/1/1877 Washington, D.C., United StatesDied: 11/26/1970 Chicago, IllinoisBrigadier General Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr. was the first African-American general officer in the United States Army. He was the father of Air Force General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.Business / Schooling: Awards

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William J.Whippers, Judge

William J. Whippers elected judge of the circuit court of Charleston by South Carolina General Assembly.

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Dec

16

1875

Death of B.O.Davis Sr.

Death of B.O. Davis Sr. (93), first Black general, in Chicago.

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Nov

26

1970

Black Anti-Slavery Crusaders

There were a host of free Blacks who struck out against slavery. Many of these were

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Jan

0

Haitian Revolution began with revolt of slaves in

Haitian Revolution began with revolt of slaves in northern province.

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Aug

22

1791

Some twelve thousand federal soldiers restored

Some twelve thousand federal soldiers restored order on the University of Mississippi campus. James H. Meredith, escorted by federal marshals, registered at the University of Mississippi. Edwin A. Walker, former major general in the U.S. Army, was arrested and charged with inciting insurrection and

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Oct

1

1962

Although the Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863, slavery continued i

Although the Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863, slavery continued in Texas until June 19, 1865, when word reached Galveston, Texas that all slaves in Texas were free. One third of the people in Texas were slaves at that time.Juneteenth was celebrated annually with picnics and barbecues

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Jun

19

1865

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