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poet, Sterling Brown

Poet Sterling Brown dies, 1990

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Jan

13

1990

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Founded

Delta Sigma Theta was founded on January 13, 1913

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Jan

13

1913

Kansas State Colored Convention (1863)

The first Kansas State Colored Convention was a call from black Kansans to be granted a future of “Liberty, Justice and Equality” under the United States government. The first Kansas Colored Convention was held in Leavenworth, Kansas on October 13-16, 1863 in the African Methodist

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Jan

13

1863

A commemorative stamp of Martin Luther King, Jr. is issued by the U.S. Postal Se

A commemorative stamp of Martin Luther King, Jr. is issued by the U.S. Postal Service as part of its Black Heritage USA commemorative series. The stamp of the slain civil rights leader is the second in the series.

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Jan

13

1979

Benjamin Hooks was born on this day.

Benjamin Hooks was born on this day.

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Jan

13

1925

P.B.S. Pinchback

P.B.S. Pinchback relinquished the office of governor, saying at the inauguration of the new Louisiana governor: I now have the honor to formally surrender the office of governor, with the hope that you will administer the government in the interests of all the people [and that] your administration

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Jan

13

1873

Charlotte Ray (First African American Woman Lawyer)

Dates: January 13, 1850 - January 4, 1911

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Jan

13

1850

Lawrence Douglas Wilder of Virginia is inaugurated as the first African American

Lawrence Douglas Wilder of Virginia is inaugurated as the first African American to be elected governor in the U.S. Wilder won the election in Virginia by a mere 7,00 votes in a state once the heart of the Confederacy.

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Jan

13

1990

Holland, Jerome Heartwell (1916-1985)

Educator, diplomat and businessman, Jerome Heartwell Holland was born on January 9, 1916 in Auburn, New York. The parents of Holland, and that of his twelve other siblings, were Robert Holland, a gardener/carpenter, and Viola Bagby Holland. For the entirety of his life, Holland maintained the

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Jan

13

1985

Charity Earley, first black commissioned officer in the Womens Army Auxiliary Corps and commander of the only battalion of black women who served overseas during WWII, died.

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Jan

13

2002

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

Michael Jordan announces his second retirement from the NBA.

Michael Jordan announces his second retirement from the NBA.

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Jan

13

1999

irst Black person to play in an NBA All-Star Game

Don Barksdale becomes first Black person to play in an NBA All-Star Game

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Jan

13

1953

Michael Jordan retires

Michael Jordan announce his retirement from the NBA and the most illustrious career of any professional sports figure to date.

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Jan

13

1999

Sorority, Delta Sigma Theta

Sorority, Delta Sigma Theta, founded on the campus of Howard University, 1913

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Jan

13

1913

Convention of the Colored National Labor Union, the firstB

Convention of the Colored National Labor Union, the first Black labor convention

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Jan

13

1869

WWII veteran Vernon Baker is awarded the Medal of Honor at age 77

WWII veteran Vernon Baker is awarded the Medal of Honor at age 77

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Jan

13

1997

MLK Holiday Denied

Even Mecham, then governeor of Arizona, rescinded the gubernatorial decree by former Governor Bruche Babbit that established the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a state holiday.

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Jan

13

1987

Teddy Pendergrass

Theodore DeReese Pendergrass, or Teddy Pendergrass, was an American R&B musician, born on 26 March 1950, in Kingstree, South Carolina. In a career that lasted for over 4 decades, Pendergrass became enthralled with the R&B scene of the 1970s and 1980s. In this period, he would learn the

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Jan

13

2010

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