Black Facts for January 6th

The "jail-in" movement starts in Rock Hill, S.C. when arrested students demand j
The jail-in movement starts in Rock Hill, S.C. when arrested students demand jail rather than fines.
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Jan
6
1961
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
Mamie Till Mobley, mother of lynched Emmett Till dies at age 81. Her insistance
Mamie Till Mobley, mother of lynched Emmett Till dies at age 81. Her insistance that her sons casket remain open helped spur the civil rights movement.
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Jan
6
2003
In London, The World Anti-Slavery Convention opens, 1831
In London, The World Anti-Slavery Convention opens, 1831
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Jan
6
1831
New England Anti-Slavery Society
New England Anti-Slavery Society organized at African Baptist Church on Bostons Beacon Hill.
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Jan
6
1832
Massachusetts slaves petitioned the legislature
Massachusetts slaves petitioned the legislature for freedom. There is a record of eight freedom petitions during the Revolutionary War period.
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Jan
6
1773
Mike Jones
Michael Jones, or simply known as Mike Jones, is an American rapper, born in January 6, 1981, in Houston, Texas. He also pursues an acting career on an occasional basis. Jones initially wanted to pursue a different career than that in music, given his extraordinary craze for basketball. He
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Jan
6
1981
Birthday
JOHN Singleton,31,director,screenwriter(Boyz N the Hood),born Los Angeles, Ca, Jan 6, 1968.
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Jan
6
1968
Cecil A
Cecil A. Partee elected president pro tem of the Illinois state senate.
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Jan
6
1971
John Mercer Langston (1829-97).
In October, 1868, John Mercer Langston founded and organized the Law Department of Howard University, the first in a black school. He headed the department when classes formally began on January 6, 1869, and was its dean from 1870 to 1873. From 1873 to 1875 he was vice-president and acting
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Jan
6
1869
Shooting of Oscar Grant - Death
Oakland attorney John Burris filed a $25 million wrongful death claim against BART on behalf of Grant's family (mother, daughter, sister and girlfriend) on January 6, 2009.
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Jan
6
2009
The Peabody Fund is established to provide monies for construction, endowments,
The Peabody Fund is established to provide monies for construction, endowments, scholarships, teacher, and industrial education for newly freed slaves.
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Jan
6
1867
Famed musician, John Birks "Dizzy" Gilespie, dies, 1993
Famed musician, John Birks Dizzy Gilespie, dies, 1993
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Jan
6
1993
The first organized emigration to Africa begins when 86 free African Americans l
The first organized emigration to Africa begins when 86 free African Americans leave New York Harbor aboard the Mayflower of Liberia. They are bound for the British colony of Sierra Leone, which welcomes free African Americans and fugitive slaves.
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Jan
6
1820
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