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Work already underway for presidential inauguration - Black News Channel

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — While much of Washington is twisted in knots over the upcoming election, there's another contingent already busy trying to figure out how to stage an inauguration for the to-be-determined next president during a pandemic. Visitors to the U.S. Capitol and the White House can already see preparations underway for the Jan. 20 ceremony, a date set by the 20th Amendment to the Constitution, for whoever emerges as the winner. And low-flying helicopters are swooping around town as part of beefed-up security precautions. Construction work is taking place with the mindset that it […]

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Continental Congress approved Washington's order

Continental Congress approved Washingtons order on the enlistment of free Blacks.

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Jan

16

1776

Antislavery petition from free Blacks

Antislavery petition from free Blacks of Philadelphia presented to Congress.

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Jan

2

1800

Supreme Court Rules on Busing

U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that busing was a constitutionally acceptable method of integrating public schools.

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Apr

20

1971

March on Washington

More than 250,000 persons participated in March on Washington demonstration, the largest single demonstration in US History at the time, begins, 1963

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Aug

28

1963

Ghana became an independent state

March 6th, 1957, the Gold Coast gained its independence from Great

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Mar

6

1957

Representatives from 27 African nations, the Caribbean nations, four South Ameri

Representatives from 27 African nations, the Caribbean nations, four South American countries, Australia, and the U.S. meet in Atlanta for the first Congress of African People.

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Sep

3

1970

Compensation For States

President Lincoln, in message to Congress, recommended the use of federal bonds to provide compensation for states that abolished slavery before 1900.

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Dec

1

1862

Declared State of Emergency

Governor James A. Rhodes declared state of emergency in Cleveland and dispatched National Guard troops to riot-torn Hough district.

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Jul

19

1966

Death of Ida B.Wells-Barnett

Ida Bell Wells-Barnett

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Jul

16

1862

Ratification of the 13th Amendment

The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which abolished slavery, was adopted by the 38th Congress. Ratification was completed December 6, 1865.

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Dec

6

1865

Congressman Thaddeus Stevens offered an amendment

Congressman Thaddeus Stevens offered an amendment to Freedmens Bureau bill authorizing the distribution of public land and confiscated land to freedmen and loyal refugees in forty acre lots. The measure was defeated in the House by a vote of 126 to 37. A Black delegation, led by Frederick Douglas

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Feb

5

1866

U.S. Supreme Court decision

U.S. Supreme Court decision (Buchanan v. Warley) struck down Louisville, Ky., ordinance which required Blacks and whites to live in separate residential areas.

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Nov

5

1917

On this day in 1874, Congressman Robert Brown Elliot deliveredone of the most

On this day in 1874, Congressman Robert Brown Elliot delivered

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Jan

6

1874

Violette Neatley Anderson

Violette Neatley Anderson is the first African American woman admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court

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Jan

29

1926

The First U.S. Merchant Ship

Booker T. Washington, the first U.S. merchant ship commanded by a Black captain (Hugh Mulzac), launched at Wilmington, Delaware.

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Sep

29

1940

Black were allowed to enter all branches of the US Military Ser

Black were allowed to enter all branches of the US Military Service, when President Franklin D Roosevelt signs Selective Service Act

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Sep

14

1940

TransAfrica's Randall Robinson, congressional delegate Walter Fauntroy, and US

TransAfricas Randall Robinson, congressional delegate Walter Fauntroy, and US Civil Rights Commissioner Mary Francis Berry are arrested at a sit-in against apartheid at the South African Embassy in Washington, DC

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Nov

21

1984

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

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

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Nov

3

1983

Lillian E. Fishburne

Lillian E. Fishburne, the first African American woman to become a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy, was born on March 25, 1949 in Patuxent River, Maryland. Fishburne was raised in Rockville,…

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Presidential Assistant E. Frederic Morrow born

Presidential Assistant E. Frederic Morrow was born in Hakensack, New Jersey. A graduate of Rutgers University, Morow was a vice president for Bank of America before being appointed an administrative assistant to President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

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Apr

20

1909

Eleanor Holmes (later Eleanor Norton) is born in Washington, DC. A graduate of the Yale University School of Law, Norton will become chairperson of the New York City Commission on Human Rights, and a Georgetown University law professor before being elected a non-voting delegate to Congress

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Jun

13

1937

Segregation is morally wrong said Kennedy

President Kennedy told nation in radio-TV address that segregation was morally wrong and that it was time to act in the Congress, in your state and local legislature body, and...in all of our daily lives.

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Jun

11

1963

Cardiss R. Collins

Cardiss R. Collins of Chicago elected to Congress. She succeeded her late husband.

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Jun

5

1973

Slavery is abolished in U.S. territories

Slavery is abolished in U.S. territories by Congress

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Jun

18

1862

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George Washington, founder of the town of Centerville (later Centralia), Washing

George Washington, founder of the town of Centerville (later Centralia), Washington in 1875, dies

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Aug

26

1905

1st Black to argue impeachment

Cheryl Mills, White House Deputy Counsel, becomes the first Black to argue a case before a U.S. Senate impeachment hearing in the case of Pres. William Clinton.

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Jan

20

1999

1893 : Charles S. Johnson, sociologist, founder of

1893 : Charles S. Johnson, sociologist, founder of the National Urban Leagues Opportunity magazine and professor and President of Fisk University, born

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Jul

24

1893

Supreme Court decision

Supreme Court decision (Nixon v. Herndon) struck down Texas law which barred Blacks from voting in white primary.

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Mar

7

1927

Salem Poor was a Black hero of the Revoluntionary War. He distinguished himself so in battle that fourteen American officers praised him before Congress. On this day, a memorial was dedicated to him at Cambridge, Massachusetts which carried the citation that under our own observation, we declare

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Dec

5

1775

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