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1960

Turner, Nat, 1800–1831, American slave, leader of the Southampton Insurrection (1831), b. Southampton co., Va. Deeply religious from childhood, Turner was a natural preacher and possessed some influence among local slaves. Apparently believing himself divinely appointed to lead fellow slaves to

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Pan-African Congress Meeting

Pan-African Congress, organized by W.E.B. Du Bois, met a Grand Hotel, Paris. There were fifty-seven delegates sixteen from the United States and fourteen from Africa form sixteen countries and colonies. Blaise Diagne of Senegal was elected president and Du Bois was named secretary.

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Feb

19

1919

Alexandre Dumas dies

The French novelist and playwright Alexandre Dumas died.

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Nov

27

1895

Tunisia

Tunisian Republic

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First International Conference

First international conference of Black writes and artists met at the Sorbonne in Paris.

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Sep

19

1956

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago lie in the Caribbean Sea off the northeast coast of Venezuela. Trinidad, the larger at 1,864 sq mi (4,828 sq km), is mainly flat and rolling, with mountains in the north that reach a height of 3,085 ft (940 m) at Mount Aripo. Tobago, at just 116 sq mi (300 sq km), is heavily

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Mecca

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Morocco

Morocco | FactMonster

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(1838) James McCune Smith, “The Abolition Of Slavery And The Slave Trade In The French And British Colonies”

James McCune Smith (1813-1865) was a prominent physician and abolitionist. Smith was educated in the African Free School in New York City. When failing to be admitted to any American college, he enrolled in Glasgow University in Scotland in 1832 and earned three degrees including his medical

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Jun

9

1838

Ragsdale, Marguerita (1948- )

Marguerita Dianne Ragsdale was born in April 1948 in Richmond, Virginia to Lillie and Vernon Ragsdale and raised alongside her five sisters on a farm in McKenney, Dinwiddie County, Virginia. After starting her undergraduate work at Virginia State University in Petersburg, she transferred to

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Thelonious Monk

Thelonious Sphere Monk was an American jazz musician who is widely credited as being one of the creators of modern day jazz. He was born on October 10, 1917, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina to Thelonious and Barbara Monk. He had an older sister named Marion and a younger brother named Thomas. When

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Oct

10

1917

Somalia

Somalia, situated in the Horn of Africa, lies along the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. It is bounded by Djibouti in the northwest, Ethiopia in the west, and Kenya in the southwest. In area it is slightly smaller than Texas. Generally arid and barren, Somalia has two chief rivers, the Shebelle

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Olajuwon, Hakeem

Olajuwon, Hakeem | FactMonster

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Keith, Kenton Wesley (1939- )

On May 26, 1992, career diplomat Kenton Wesley Keith was nominated by President George H.W. Bush to serve as U.S. ambassador to Qatar. After U.S. Senate confirmation, Keith arrived in Ad-Dawhah (Doha), the capital of Qatar and presented his credentials on September 2, 1992. He served until July

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The Black National Anthem

Lift Every Voice and Sing

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Did You Know That In...

1634 - French Catholics provided education for all laborers, regardless of race in Louisiana

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Jan

0

1634

Boone, Ashley A., Jr. (1938-1994)

The son of a postal worker and stay-at-home mother, Ashley Augustus Boone Jr. was born and raised in what he described as a “lower middle class” environment in Springfield, Massachusetts. His parents, nonetheless, recognized the primacy of education and, like his brother and two

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Callioux, Andrew (1820-1863)

Andrew Callioux, Captain of the First Louisiana Native Guards Regiment, Union Army, became a hero while leading his troops at the Battle of Port Hudson in 1863. Callioux was born a free man in New Orleans. A cigar maker with an elite clientele, Callioux was a Catholic creole of color that had

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(1858) John S. Rock, “I Will Sink or Swim with My Race”

Schoolteacher, dentist, physician, lawyer, graduate of the American Medical College in Philadelphia, member of the Massachusetts bar, proficient in Greek and Latin, Dr. John S. Rock was unequivocally one of the most distinguished African American leaders to emerge in the United States during the

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Locker, Jessie Dwight (1891-1955)

Jessie Locker was an attorney, politician, and community leader who was also the second black American to be appointed as United States Ambassador when he was sent to Liberia

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Madagascar

Madagascar măd˝əgăs´cär [key], officially Republic of Madagascar, republic (2005 est. pop. 18,040,000), 226,658 sq mi (587,045 sq km), in the Indian Ocean, separated from E Africa by the Mozambique Channel. Madagascar is the worlds fourth largest island. The country also claims several small

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Djibouti

Djibouti lies in northeast Africa on the Gulf of Aden at the southern entrance to the Red Sea. It borders Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somalia. The country, the size of Massachusetts, is mainly a stony desert, with scattered plateaus and

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Jun

27

1977

Top 10 Famous African American Scientists and their Contributions

We live in the twenty-first century with modern comforts to help make our lives simpler and easier. It wouldn’t have been possible without the unrelenting efforts of numerous scientists and their useful inventions. America is one of the major hubs of new scientific discoveries and behind those are

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imam

imam | FactMonster

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France abolishes slavery.

France abolishes slavery. The nation will have a lukewarm commitment to abolition and will, under Napoleon, reestablish slavery in 1802 along with the reinstitution of the Code noir, prohibiting blacks, mulattoes and other people of color from entering French colonial territory or intermarrying

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Feb

4

1794

Paris Exposition

African-American painter Henry O. Tanner was one of the 6,916 American exhibitors at the Paris Expoition which closed its gates on this day. Tanner won a silver medal for his entry.

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Nov

12

1900

Count Basie

William James Basie was one of the most notable jazz musicians of the 20th century. He was born on August 21, 1904 to Harvey Lee and Lillian Basie in Red Bank, New Jersey. Both his parents were musicians, which influenced Basie from an early age. His father played the mellophone, and his mother

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Aug

21

1904

African History: Biographies

African History: Biographies | FactMonster

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The first African American daily newspaper, the New Orleans Tribune is published

The first African American daily newspaper, the New Orleans Tribune is published in both French and English

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Oct

14

1864

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