Two surviving Soledad Brothers

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Black Man Claiming ‘Misconduct’ In 1976 Rape Trial Calls On Gov. Roy Cooper To Commute Sentence

Lau is awaiting a decision to vacate Long’s conviction, to send it back to lower court or to uphold his

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(1901) Congressman George H. White's Farewell Address To Congress

In January 1901, at the beginning of a new century, George H. White was ending his term as a Congressman from North Carolina’s Second Congressional District. Realizing that he was bringing to a close a thirty two year period when nearly forty Southern African Americans sat in Congress, White used

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White terrorists attacked Republicans

White terrorists attacked Republicans in Ellenton, South Carolina. Two whites and thirty-nine Blacks were killed.

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Sep

15

1876

Tamblyn, George

George Tamblyn is a Seattle Lawyer and a member of Advocates Law Group. He attended Colgate University and Cornell Law School. He specializes in commercial transactions, real estate, and related litigation. He is a former Ph.D candidate in History at the University of Washington (concentrating in

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A virginia law authorizes branding both white andblack runaway servants.

A virginia law authorizes branding both white and black runaway servants.

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Jan

0

1641

(1868) Rev. Henry McNeal Turner, “I Claim the Rights of a Man”

African Methodist Episcopal minister and later Bishop Henry McNeal Turner emerged immediately after the Civil War as one of the most ardent defenders of African Ameriacn rights. Turner was also among the first group of Reconstruction-era African American elected officials. In July 1868, Turner was

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Sep

3

1868

Rev Jesse Jackson organizes Operation PUSH (People United to Save Humanity)

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Dec

25

1971

Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama is a 1985 graduate of Princeton University. Her brother, Craig Robinson, class of 1983, was a basketball star there and has been head coach at Brown University and Oregon State University… Although she’s younger than Barack Obama, Michelle graduated from Harvard Law School first, in

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John Brown was an abolitionist whomtook direct action to free slaves by force.

John Brown was an abolitionist whom took direct action to free slaves by force. He led a raid on Harpers Ferry, in mid-October in 1859, being convicted of murder, treason and conspiracy. But his way of freeing slaves was the most dramatic way of abolitionist impact, ever seen.

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Oct

15

1859

Charles Drew

Dr. Charles Drew is the father of the modern blood bank. In 1940 he published a paper showing that when plasma is separated from the rest of human blood, it can be stored for much longer periods of time. This discovery allowed the creation of blood banks, where donated plasma could be kept until

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Gas Burner invented by B.F. Jackson

B.F. Jackson, a black person, invented the Gas burner.

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Jan

0

Author discusses book on Jackson State shootings of 1970

Eleven days later, (white) employees of the Jackson, Miss., police and the Mississippi Highway Patrol opened fire on a protest outside a women's dormitory at historically black Jackson State College (now

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(1792) Prince Hall, “A Charge Delivered to the Brethren of the African Lodge”

Barbadian-born Prince Hall spent the first thirty five years of his life enslaved. Twenty one of those years he was owned by William Hall who brought him to Boston in 1765. Prince Hall was finally manumitted in 1770. He quickly became a leader of the small African American community in the Boston

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John Conyers, Jr. the

John Conyers, Jr. birthday, founder of the Congressional Black Caucus

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May

16

1929

John Roy Lynch, served in the 43rd, 44th, and 47th Congresses representing the S

John Roy Lynch, served in the 43rd, 44th, and 47th Congresses representing the State of Mississippi as a Republican, born. He also presided as a temporary chairman over the Republican National Convention of 1884 and was the first African American to deliver the keynote address.

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Sep

10

1847

George Monroe 1834-1886, Stagecoach Driver

George Monroe was on of 2 Black men who carried mail on the famous Pony express. Monroe had the honor of driving Presidents Grant and Hayes along the dangerous S-curves of the Wanona trail into Yosemite Valley. Badger Pass in Yosemite National Park was named in his honor.

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Mar

18

2002

First Black Greek-Letter Organiation

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. was founded on December 4, 1906 on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York by seven college men who recognized the need for a strong bond of Brotherhood among African descendants in this country. The visionary founders, known as the Jewels of the

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Dec

4

1906

Dial Press publishes Frank Yerby's "Judas My Brother"

Dial Press publishes Frank Yerbys Judas My Brother

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Dec

2

1968

Bill Russell

Bill Russell is a celebrated African-American retired basketball player. He played center for the National Basketball Association’s the Boston Celtics team. His relentless effort earned him a twelve-time All-Star title and the NBA Most Valuable Player title. Russell’s remarkable victories made him

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Feb

12

1934

The Virginia Court rules that John Philip is qualifiedto give court testimony

The Virginia Court rules that John Philip is qualified to give court testimony against blacks because he was baptized in England in 1612 and thus is Christian.

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Jan

0

1624

Nation Guard mobilized to protect marchers

Nation Guard mobilized to protect Milwaukee marchers protesting judges membership in lily-white club.

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Aug

28

1966

Slave rebels, led by Joseph Cinquez

Slave rebels, led by Joseph Cinquez, killed captain and took over slaver Amistad in most celebrated of American slave mutinies. Rebels were captured off Long Island on August 26.

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Jul

30

1839

Rutling, Thomas (1854—1915)

Born a slave, Thomas Rutling was one of only four Fisk Jubilee Singers who remained with the company through all three of their pioneering tours between 1872 and 1877. After completing a tour of Europe he refused to return to racist America, he lived the rest of his life in Great Britain as

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Nat Turner.

In Southampton County, Virginia, on August 21-22, 1831, Nat Turner, a brilliant minister and moody slave, led the first slave revolt of magnitude. The revolt was crushed, but only after Turner and his band had killed some sixty whites and threw the South into panic. After hiding out, Turner was

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Oct

30

1831

(1906) W.E.B. DuBois, “Men of Niagara”

In 1906, one year after the Niagara Movement was founded, it held its second annual meeting at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. W.E.B. Du Bois, a founding member and its titular leader, gave the address below to the assembled civil rights

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Algiers Motel Incident (1967)

The Algiers Motel Incident occurred in Detroit, Michigan on July 25, 1967, two days after the Detroit Race Riot began. The incident started when Army National Guardsman Ted Thomas reported hearing gunshots at the Algiers Motel Annex. Detroit Police, Michigan State Police, and other National

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Jul

25

1967

Henry Watson Furness last black minister of Haiti

Henry Watson Furness, an Indiana physician, named minister of Haiti. He was the last Black minister to Haiti in this period. Woodrow Wilson appointed a white minister in 1913.

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Nov

23

1905

Rwanda

In Oct. 1990, the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), Tutsi rebels in exile in Uganda, invaded in an attempt to overthrow the Hutu-led Rwandan government. Peace accords were signed in Aug. 1993, calling for a coalition government. But after the downing of a plane in April 1994 that killed the presidents

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Emeka Igwe, the attorney who worked tirelessly for no fee to get Elmer Daniels freed after 39 yrs

When African-American Elmer Daniels gave a talk at a forum about his brutal life sentence and wrongful incarceration over alleged rape of a 15-year-old girl, Attorney Emeka Igwe was in the

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