Black Facts for January 11th

Confederacy ponders to enlist black troops
Robert E. Lee, with his armies at low tide, recommended the employment of blacks in the Confederate forces because it was not only expedient but necessary.
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Jan
11
1865
Mitochondrial Mother ,"Eve," Announced
Anthropologists announce that an ancestor of homo sapiens sapiens dubbed Eve may be the mother of the human species. This mitochondrial mother of mankind was found in East Africa.
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Jan
11
1988
Mary J. Blige, QUEEN OF HIP HOP SOUL born
Performer Mary J. Blige born. Birthplace: Bronx, New York Born January 11, 1971 Music History Whats the 411? (1992) Whats the 411? Remix (1993) My Life (1994) Share My World (1997)
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Jan
11
1971
Riot, University of Georgia
Riot, University of Georgia. Two Black students Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes were suspended but a federal court ordered them reinstated. They returned to classes on January 16.
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Jan
11
1961
William D. McCoy
William D. McCoy of Indiana was appointed minister to Liberia.
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Jan
11
1892
Charles Anderson entered Kentucky House of
Charles Anderson entered Kentucky House of Representatives.
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Jan
11
1936
Mary J. Blige
Mary Jane Blige is an American singer, songwriter and actress who has been making hit records for almost 25 years. She was born on January 11, 1971 in the Bronx, New York to Cora and Thomas Blige. She grew up in a very neglected and disastrous neighborhood and her childhood was marked by
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Source: Black History Resources
Jan
11
1971
Motown records fact
David Ruffin started out singing with the
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Jan
11
1964
Reuben V. Anderson is appointed a judge
Reuben V. Anderson is appointed a judge on the Mississippi Supreme Court. He is the first African American named to the court.
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Jan
11
1985
Alan Paton - Birthday
Alan Paton , in full Alan Stewart Paton (born January 11, 1903, Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa—died April 12, 1988, near Durban, Natal), South African writer, best known for his first novel, Cry, the Beloved Country (1948), a passionate tale of racial injustice that brought international
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Source: Brittanica
Jan
11
1903
First reconstruction leg. met in Mississippi
First reconstruction legislature met in Jackson, Mississippi. Thirty-one of the 106 representatives were Black. Five of the thirty-three senators were Black.
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Jan
11
1870
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