Ride-ins on Virginia Streetcars

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Jul

10

1943

Bowser Releases Budget Amid COVID Crisis | Afro

Despite the economic concerns surrounding the Mayor’s emergency shutdown in response to COVID-19, which has affected the finances of D.C. businesses and residents, the FY 2021 budget offers investment in education, transportation, environment, healthcare, housing, jobs and public safety by

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Plessy v. Ferguson

Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 US 537 (1896) was a landmark constitutional law case of the US Supreme Court decided in 1896. It upheld state racial segregation laws for public facilities under the doctrine of separate but equal.[1] The decision was handed down by a vote of 7 to 1 with the majority opinion

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African-American History Timeline: 1700 - 1799

The New York Assembly passes a law making it illegal for enslaved African-Americans to testify against whites. The law also prohibits slaves from gathering in groups larger than three in

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William "Bill" Richmond officially retires from boxing.At the end of his caree

William Bill Richmond officially retires from boxing. At the end of his career he has won 12 bouts and lost 2.

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Jan

0

1815

African-American Businesswomen in the Jim Crow Era

Entrepreneur and social activist Maggie Lena Walkers famous quote is I am of the opinion [that] if we can catch the vision, in a few years we shall be able to enjoy the fruits from this effort and its attendant responsibilities, through untold benefits reaped by the youth of the

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Virginia city removes 176-year-old slave auction block

The 800-pound (363-kilogram) stone was pulled from the ground at a Fredericksburg street corner early Friday after the removal was delayed for months by lawsuits and the coronavirus pandemic, The Free Lance-Star

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William "Bill" Richmond fights and loses to Tom Cribb, English boxing champion

William Bill Richmond fights and loses to Tom Cribb, English boxing champion, Halsham, England; it is the first time a black Americn athlete competes for a world title in any sport.

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Jan

0

1805

Dancer Bill Bojangles born

Tap dancer Luther Robinson, best known as Bill Bojangles Robinson was born in Richmond, Virginia.

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May

25

1878

Hopwood v. State of Texas (1996)

March 18, 1996, Decided

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Mar

18

1996

Black Troops

William Tecumseh Sherman occupied Atlanta. In series of battles around Chaffins Farm in suburb of Richmond, Black troops captured entrenchments at New Market Heights, made gallant but unsuccessful assault on Fort Gilmer and helped repulse Confederate counterattack on Fort Harrison. Thirty-ninth

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Sep

2

1864

Poindexter, James (1819-1907)

James Poindexter clergyman, abolitionist, politician, and civil rights activist, was born in Richmond Virginia in 1819. He attended school in Richmond until he was about sixteen when he started to apprentice as a barber. In 1837 Poindexter married Adelia Atkinson and the coupled moved to

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Feb

7

1907

Arthur Ashe

Born: 7/10/1943 Richmond, VirginiaDied: 2/6/1993 New York City, New YorkArthur Ashe was an American World No. 1 professional tennis player. He won three Grand Slam titles, ranking him among the best tennis players from the United States.Ashe was the first black player selected to the United States

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Morocco trams adorn mask to encourage use

The tram company in Rabat, Morocco has devised a genius way to encourage the wearing of face masks in the North African

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Man Who Drove Vehicle Into Virginia Protest Crowd Is KKK Leader, Prosecutor Says

Source: Henrico County Jail / Henrico County Jail

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U.S. Marines bans depictions of confederate flag at its installations

(Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty

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Richmond rids itself of another statue | Dallas Weekly

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Dred Scott Timeline

In 1857, just a few years before the Emancipation Proclamation, a slave named Samuel Dred Scott lost a fight for his

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Jennifer McClellan Could Make History As Virginia's First Black Female Governor | HuffPost

Virginia state Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D) is jumping into the race for governor, saying the state is at a “critical crossroads right now about what direction we’re going to

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Confederate States of America

The Confederate States of America (CSA or C.S.), commonly referred to as the Confederacy, was a self-proclaimed nation of 11 secessionist slave-holding states of the United States, existing from 1861 to 1865. The Confederacy was originally formed by seven states – South

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Historical Figures Reassessed Around Globe After Floyd Death

(AP) – The rapidly unfolding movement to pull down Confederate monuments around the U.S. in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of police has extended to statues of slave traders, imperialists, conquerors and explorers around the world, including Christopher Columbus, Cecil Rhodes and

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Source: The Sacramento Observer

In Fortress Monroe, American Missonary Association school was established, VA, 1

In Fortress Monroe, American Missonary Association school was established, VA, 1861

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Sep

17

1861

Confederate Statue Debate Is Reignited by George Floyd Protests

As protests against racism and police violence spread across the nation, demonstrators in at least six cities focused their anger on symbols of the Confederacy, seizing the opportunity to mar statues and monuments that have ignited debate for

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True Reformers Bank, The (1888-1910)

The Savings Bank of the Grand Fountain United Order of True Reformers was the first bank owned by African Americans in the United States. It was founded on March 2, 1888 by Reverend William Washington Browne and opened on April 3, 1889. Although the True Reformers bank was the first black-owned

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The Southern Negro Youth Congress: A Participant Recalls Its Past

In the article below historian Gwendolyn Midlo Hall recounts her role as a founder of the New Orleans Youth Congress and the early years of the Southern Negro Youth Congress. This account is part of her soon to be published

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Nov

15

1974

Beaty, Powhatan (1837–1916)

Powhatan Beaty was an American soldier and actor. He served in the Union Army’s 5th United States Colored Infantry Regiment throughout the Richmond-Petersburg Campaign during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor, the highest military decoration given by the United States, when he

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Blacks held mass meeting in Norfolk (Va.) and

Blacks held mass meeting in Norfolk (Va.) and demanded equal rights and ballots. Other equal rights meetings and conventions were held in Petersburg, Va., June 6; Vicksburg, Miss., June 19; Alexandria, Va., August 3; Nashville, Tenn., August 7-11; Raleigh, N.C., September 29-October

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May

11

1965

Cuomo Says New York City's Columbus Statue Should Stay

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Rep. Cedric Richmond: 'It Is About Black Males, Black People in the Streets That Are Getting Killed'

Earlier this week, during the gathering of the House Judiciary Committee, Louisiana Congressman Cedric Richmond had a few choice words for his Republican colleague, Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz, during a hearing on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act according to The

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NEGROE INVENTS TROLLEY CAR DEVICE

HOPE, MD, Walter M. Hard, a young black barber, has invented a device which will improve trolley car service enormously.Hards device, which he has patented, makes it almost impossible for the electrical contact on top of a car to slip off the overhead wire. This will eliminate the many wasteful

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May

24

1910

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