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May

21

1833

McGee, Henry Wadsworth, Sr. (1910-2000)

The first African American Postmaster of a major postal facility, Henry W. McGee, Sr. was born in Hillsboro, Texas, in 1910, and moved to Chicago, Illinois in 1927. McGee was the first person to rise from the ranks of letter carriers to achieve the status of Postmaster, a post to which he was

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Police and National Guardsmen fired on

Police and National Guardsmen fired on demonstrators at North Carolina A&T College. One student was killed and five policemen were injured.

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May

21

1969

Six-day insurrection started in L.A.

Six-day insurrection started in Watts section of Los Angeles. National Guard was mobilized on August 13, Rebellion toll: 34 killed, 1,032 injured, 3,952 arrested, $35 million in property damage.

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Aug

11

1965

Black Economist and Dean

Death of Brailsford Reese Brazeal (76), economist and former dean of Morehouse College, in Atlanta.

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Apr

22

1981

James Meredith

James Meredith is a 20th century eminent American Civil Rights Movement figure. He was involved in political advisory committee and also wrote about the social inequality issues. Besides, he was a war veteran and was the first black to be admitted in an all-white

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Jun

25

1933

Pioneering surgeon, Dr Daniel Hale Williams, becomes a member of the American Co

Pioneering surgeon, Dr Daniel Hale Williams, becomes a member of the American College of Surgeons, 1913

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Nov

13

1913

First African American Intercollegiate football

Livingstone and Biddle College (now Johnson C. Smith) play the first African American intercollegiate football game

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Dec

27

1892

Civil Rights

New York Slave Revolt. April 7, 1712 Nine whites were killed in a slave revolt in New York City. Planned by 27 slaves, the rebellion was begun by setting fire to an outhouse; as whites came to put the fire out, there were shot. The state militia was called out to capture the rebels and the city of

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Apr

7

1712

United Negro College Fund (1944– )

The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) was founded on April 25, 1944 by Frederick Patterson, President of the Tuskegee Institute, and Mary McLeod Bethune, an advisor to the Franklin Roosevelt Administration, to provide a steady, consistent stream of funding to 27 financially struggling small

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Apr

25

1944

"Higher Education Act" Denies Student Aid

Injustice 101: Government Higher Education Act Denies Financial Aid to Students with Drug Convictions

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Jul

1

2000

Albany State University (1903- )

Albany State University is a historically black university in Albany, Georgia. It was founded in 1903 by Joseph Winthrop Holley, a native of South Carolina. This son of former slaves was inspired by the writings of W.E.B. DuBois to try to improve conditions for the South’s African American

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Meharry Medical College established

Meharry Medical College established at Central Tennessee College.

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Nov

7

1876

Xavier University, the first Black Catholic college in the US, opens in New Orle

Xavier University, the first Black Catholic college in the US, opens in New Orleans

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Sep

27

1915

Institutions Of Higher Learning

North Carolina A&T College, Delaware State College and West Virginia State College established.

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Dec

2

1891

First Black of graduate college in America

It is widely accepted that John Brown Russwurm was the first Black to graduate college in America on September 6, 1826 at Bowdoin College. However, just 14 days before Edward Jones graduated Amherst College in Massachusetts.

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Sep

6

1826

Benjamin Mays, President of Morehouse College

Benjamin Mays, President of Morehouse College, dies.

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Mar

28

1984

William Ellsworth Artis (1914-1977)

awarded the Harmon Foundation fellowship, 1946; student of Ivan Mestrovic and Augusta Savage

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Feb

0

1914

Mordecai Wyatt Johnson

Mordecai Wyatt Johnson was born on December 12, 1890. He was a college and university president, Educator and minister.

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Dec

12

1890

Police use tear gas to break up student protest

Police used tear gas to break up student protest demonstration at Tallahassee, Florida.

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Mar

1

1960

NAACP began a coordinated attack on segregation

NAACP began a coordinated attack on segregation and discrimination, filing a suit against the University of North Carolina on behalf of Thomas Hocutt. Case was lost on a technicality after the president of a Black college refused to certify the records of the plaintiff.

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Mar

15

1933

Bacon's Rebellion

African Americans fought in the first armed rebellion against British authority in the colonies, Bacons Rebellion, in 1676. Nathaniel Bacon was a member of the rising generation of colonial planters who resented British rule and, particularly, the British protection of Indian lands that lay just

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Mar

26

2002

University of Tennessee admitted first Black

University of Tennessee admitted first Black student.

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Jan

12

1952

Brazil

On April 7, 2011, A 23-year-old former student returned to his public elementary school in Rio de Janeiro and began firing, killing 12 children and wounding 12 others, before shooting himself in the head. While Brazil has seen gang-related violence in urban areas, this was the worst school shooting

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Apr

7

2011

Benjamin E. Mays

Benjamin E. Mays, who has been called the greatest school master of his generation, named president of Morehouse College.

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Aug

1

1936

West Virginia State College is founded in Institute.

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Mar

17

1891

State troopers used tear gas to stop demonstrations

State troopers used tear gas to stop demonstrations at Alcorn A&M College.

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Feb

20

1968

City College President

Dr. Bernard Harleston, former dean of arts and sciences at Tufts University, appointed president of New Yorks City College.

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Mar

6

1981

Jazz artist George Benson born

George Benson, jazz guitarist, protege and student of guitarist extraordinaire Chet Atkins, was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Among Bensons hits are Breezin, Masquerade, The Greatest Love of All, and Love X Love.

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Mar

2

1943

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

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