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Paul Cuffe & other black taxpayers of Massachusetts protest to the statelegisl

Paul Cuffe & other black taxpayers of Massachusetts protest to the state legislature against taxation without representation, demanding the right to vote.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Nov

16

1780

Colorado Mesothelioma Victims Center Appeals to the Family of a Person with Mesothelioma in Colorado to Call for Direct Access to Attorney Erik Karst of Karst von Oiste to Discuss Compensation-Please Don't Wait

DENVER, COLORADO, USA, June 22, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Colorado Mesothelioma Victims Center says, “We Are appealing to the family of a person was just diagnosed with mesothelioma in Colorado to please call 800-714-0303 for direct access to attorney Erik Karst of the law firm of Karst von

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Source: African Americans News Monitoring Service & Press Release Distribution - EIN News

Jamie Foxx bulks up, confirms Mike Tyson biopic is in the works

Jamie Foxx (left) and Mike Tyson

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Source: theGrio

Brisby, William H. (1831-1916)

William Henry Brisby was born free in New Kent County, Virginia in 1831 and lived on 32 acres of land that he inherited from his father. He later bought additional land and eventually had a 179 acre farm. Brisby worked mostly as a blacksmith and wheelwright but raised sheep, and engaged in

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Source: Black Past

Anti-Amalgamation Law

Maryland enacted first anti-amalgamation law to prevent widespread intermarriage of English women and Black men. Other colonies passed similar laws: Virginia, 1691; Massachusetts 1705; North Carolina, 1715; South Carolina, 1717; Delaware, 1721; Pennsylvania, 1725.

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Sep

20

1664

Massachusetts slaves petitioned the legislature

Massachusetts slaves petitioned the legislature for freedom. There is a record of eight freedom petitions during the Revolutionary War period.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Jan

6

1773

Injuries at protests draw scrutiny to use of police weaponry

But the now-familiar scenes of U.S. police officers in riot gear clashing with protesters at Lafayette Park across from the White House and in other cities have police critics charging that the weaponry too often escalates tensions and hurts innocent

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Source: theGrio

Lewis Temple

Lewis Temple was born in 1800 as a slave in Richmond, Virginia. He obtained his freedom and moved to New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1829 where he worked as

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(1952) Charlotta Bass, “Acceptance Speech for Vice Presidential Candidate of the Progressive Party”

Los Angeles newspaper owner and political activist Charlotta Bass began her career as a conservative Republican. By the 1940s, however, she moved to the political left. In 1948 she supported Progressive Party candidate Henry Wallace in his failed bid for the Presidency. Four years later she was

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Source: Black Past

Rep. Karen Bass makes Biden’s list as potential VP candidate

LOS ANGELES — Add Rep. Karen Bass to the list of potential vice president candidates being considered by Joe Biden’s search

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1st Louisiana Native Guard, USA / Corps d’Afrique (1862-1863)

The 1st Louisiana Native Guard (USA) was one of the first all-black regiments to fight in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The Guard originated in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1862, during its occupation by Union forces. On September 27, 1862, Major General Benjamin F. Butler, the Union

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Source: Black Past

African-american NY National Guard Troops Had To Fight To Fight In World War I

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY (02/01/2018) (readMedia)-- During the World War I centennial observance, the New York National Guard and New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs will issue press releases noting key dates which impacted New Yorkers, based on information and artifacts provided by

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Be Careful What You Ask For, Cautions Kimpson

Just as quickly he offered that the call for defunding police more likely is a misquote referencing realistic goals such as police reform and reallocation of

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

Bunche, Ralph J. (ca. 1903-1971)

RalphJohnson Bunche, American political scientist, renowned scholar, award winner,and diplomat, was one of the most prominent African Americans of his era. Bunche was born on August 7, 1903 or 1904(there is some disagreement about the year of his birth) in Detroit, Michigan. His father Fred was

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Source: Black Past

Dec

9

1971

Race riot, Springfield, Massachusetts

Race riot, Springfield, Massachusetts.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Oct

14

1969

Abele, Julian F. (1881-1950)

The legacy of architect Julian Francis Abele was brought into focus in the mid-1980s when in the midst of a student protest at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, his great grandniece reminded the campus community that her long unsung ancestor was responsible for the eleven original

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Source: Black Past

Apr

21

1881

Drawing strength from Boston’s African American statues

In this bronze piece at West Newton Street and Columbus Avenue, steps from a sculpture of Harriet Tubman, a man and two women arise from the Tree of

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Source: The Bay State Banner

After the Underground Railroad: Finding the African North Americans who Returned from Canada

The Underground Railroad which fugitive slaves followed from the antebellum South to Canada is now a well-known story. But what of those who returned? In his ongoing research, University of Texas at El Paso historian Adam Arenson explores this little-known aspect of nineteenth- century African

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Source: Black Past

Study: COVID is Hurting Renters More Than Homeowners. Here's How To Avoid Eviction

With some 50 million people renting and many perhaps incurring job or income misfortune because of the crisis, renters in 11 American states and Puerto Rico are among those at the greatest risk of enduring housing instability, according to a new analysis by The

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Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

Second Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry Regiment (1863-1865)

The Second Kansas Colored Regiment, also known as the 83rd U.S. Colored Troop, was best known for its bravery during the Civil War battle of Jenkins

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Source: Black Past

Radio Talk Show Co-Host Ken Gordon Survived Heartbreak, Deception and Politics

Being called to provide leadership and a voice is nothing new for Ken Gordon, co-host of the “Commitments with Ken + Leslie” radio talk show, along with his

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Colonies give Statutory Recognition

Massachusetts became the first colony to give statutory recognition to slavery. Other colonies followed: Connecticut 1650; Virginia, 1661; Maryland, 1663; New York and New Jersey, 1664; South Carolina, 1682; Rhode Island and Pennsylvania, 1700; North Carolina. 1715; Georgia, 1750.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Dec

1

1641

Field Order No. 15

Gen. William T. Sherman issued his Field Order No. 15 setting aside the islands from Charleston, south, the abandoned rice fields along the river for thirty miles back from the sea, and the country bordering the St. Johns River, Florida, for exclusive settlement by Blacks. The order provided that

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Jan

16

1865

Prince Hall

Prince Hall (c. 1735–1738—1807)[1] was an African American noted as an abolitionist for his leadership in the free black community in Boston and as the founder of Prince Hall Freemasonry. He lobbied for education rights for black children and was active in the back-to-Africa

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Source: ThoughtCo

Bullitt, Katherine Muller, Seattle, Washington

Katherine Muller (Kay) Bullitt was born and raised in Massachusetts. She earned her B.A. (with honors) in Government from Radcliff College and taught in Cambridge, Massachusetts before heading west in 1953. Shepicked Seattle as the place she wanted to

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Source: Black Past

Gittens, Charles LeRoy (1928–2011)

Charles L. Gittens was an American Secret Service agent. He joined the Secret Service in 1956, becoming the agencys first African American agent. An Army veteran, Gittens began his career at the agencys office in Charlotte, North Carolina. However, he was soon posted to its New York field

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Source: Black Past

Aug

10

2011

(1864) Arnold Bertonneau, “Every Man Should Stand Equal Before the Law”

Reconstruction began in Federally-occupied Louisiana in the midst of the Civil War. In 1863 African American men in New Orleans called for the right to vote in the new loyal government being organized under Union Army protection. However when President Lincoln announced his new reconstruction

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Source: Black Past

(1998) Clarence Thomas, "Speech to the National Bar Association"

On July 28, 1998, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas gave the keynote speech at the National Bar Association, the predominately black national lawyerss association, at its annual convention held that year in Memphis, Tennessee. The speech appears

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Source: Black Past

Jul

28

1998

Abbott, Anderson Ruffin (1837-1913)

Anderson Ruffin Abbott, Canada’s first black doctor, was born April 7, 1837 in Toronto, Ontario. He was the son of free black property owners William Ruffin Abbott and his wife Ellen (Toyer) Abbott who left Alabama after their store had been destroyed. They settled briefly in New York until

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Source: Black Past

Dec

29

1913

Jamie Foxx Bulks Up, Confirms Mike Tyson Biopic is in the Works – Free Press of Jacksonville

Jamie Foxx bulks up, confirms Mike Tyson biopic is in the

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

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