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Thomas Bradley was elected mayor of Los Angeles at a time when Blacks represente

Thomas Bradley was elected mayor of Los Angeles at a time when Blacks represented only 15% of the LA electorate, becoming one of the first two Black mayors of city with over a million citizens, 1973

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Nov

6

1973

Spingarn Medal Awarded: Anthony Overton

Spingarn Medal awarded to Anthony Overton, publisher, insurance executive and cosmetics manufacturer, for his achievements as

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Dec

4

1927

Willie Brown defeats incumbent mayor Frank Jordan to become 1st African American

Willie Brown defeats incumbent mayor Frank Jordan to become 1st African American mayor of San Francisco

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Dec

12

1995

David Dinkins was elected first Black mayor of New York City, 1989

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Nov

7

1989

Patricia R.Harris

Patricia R. Harris named secretary of housing and urban development by President-elect Carter.

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Dec

21

1976

Unita Blackwell

Unita Blackwell was born this day in Lula, Mississippi. She became the first black woman mayor elected in Mississippi.

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Mar

18

1933

Chenault Promoted in American Express

Kenneth Chenault become the first Chief Operating Officer and President of American Express. By 2001, it is speculated that he will become CEO. This will be the first time an AFrican American heads one of the main financial companies.

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Jan

0

1997

Selma March completed

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. along with other notable civil rights leaders and thousands of supporters reach Montgomery Alabama after marching 4 days from Selma.

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Mar

25

1965

On October 2, 1937,Johnny L. Cochran, Jr. was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He

On October 2, 1937,Johnny L. Cochran, Jr. was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He became the noted controversial lawyer, who defended pro football star and actor, O.J. Simpson, in the infamous trial, for which Simpson was accused of killing wife and her friend. A member of the Dream Team.

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Oct

2

1937

Ethiopia defeats Italy at Battle of Adowa

The Battle of Adwa and the Victory of Adwa Centenary Medal

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Mar

2

1896

Paul Bustill Robeson

Paul Bustill Robeson was born in

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Apr

9

1898

Maynard Jackson elected mayor of Atlanta

Maynard Jackson elected mayor of Atlanta.

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Oct

16

1973

Birmingham Blacks / Jim Crow Bus Laws

Birmingham Blacks began mass defiance of Jim Crow bus laws.

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Dec

26

1956

Etta Moten sings for President

Etta Moten sings for President and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt at a White House Dinner. It is the first time an African American actress performs at the White House.

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Jan

31

1934

Nat Cole Attacked

Singer Nat King Cole attacked on stage of Birmingham theater by whites who were very intelligent.

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Apr

11

1956

One thousand march on Alabama State

Through the 30th, One thousand Alabama State students marched on state capitol and held protest meeting.

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Mar

1

1960

Alabama Educational Television Commission

Alabama Educational Television Commission has its application for license renewal denied by the Federal Communications Commission because of racial discrimination against African Americans in employment and programming.

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Jan

8

1975

NAACP Elects Kweisi Mfume

Kweisi Mfume is unanimously elected President and CEO of the NAACP.

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Dec

9

1995

President Carter signed Hawkins-Humphrey full

President Carter signed Hawkins-Humphrey full employment bill.

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Oct

27

1978

Jesse Jackson announces his candidacy for the office of President of the US

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Nov

3

1983

Charles W. Follis

Charles W. Follis, first African American to play professional football, born

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Apr

10

1910

Jewel Plummer Cobb, cancer research biologist

Jewel Plummer Cobb, cancer research biologist, President of California State University, Fullerton, the first African American to hold such as position in the CSU system, born.

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Jan

17

1924

Nat King Cole born

Singer Nathaniel Nat King Cole, born in Mongomery, Alabama.

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Mar

19

1919

Richard Arrington was elected the first Black mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, 1979

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Oct

30

1979

Attack on black and white Republicans

White Democrats, led by police, attacked a convention of Black and white Republicans in New Orleans. More than 40 persons were killed, and at least 150 were wounded. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, Military commander of the state, said, It was not riot; it was an absolute massacre...which the mayor and

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Jul

30

1866

First Aboriginal Senator Chosen

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May

23

1971

1961: Andrew hatcher is named associate press secretary to President John F. Ken

1961: Andrew hatcher is named associate press secretary to President John F. Kennedy.

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Nov

10

1999

Senate failed by a margin of 34 to 16 to cast the

Senate failed by a margin of 34 to 16 to cast the two-thirds vote necessary to oust President Johnson.

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May

16

1868

First Black student, Vivian Malone, graduated from

First Black student, Vivian Malone, graduated from the University of Alabama.

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May

30

1965

First Black Appointed To a Presidential Cabinet

Robert Weaver became the first Black appointed to a presidential cabinet when President Lyndon B. Johnson named him to head the newly created Departmentof Housing and Urban Development.

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Jan

13

1966

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