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Warren Moon is a retired football player, who played for the Canadian and American football leagues. He was born in Los Angeles, California on November 18, 1956 and was the only brother of 6 sisters. His father was a laborer who died of liver disease when Warren was a young child and his mother was

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Nov

18

1956

Wally "Famous" Amos's signature panama hat and embroidered shirt are donated to

Wally Famous Amoss signature panama hat and embroidered shirt are donated to the National Museum of American Historys Business Americana collection. It is the first memorabilia added to the collection by An African American entrepreneur and recognizes the achievement of Amos who built his company

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Nov

18

1980

Howard Thurman, theologian and first black to hold a full time teachingpositio

Howard Thurman, theologian and first black to hold a full time teaching position at Boston University, is born.

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Nov

18

1900

Smythe, John Henry (1915-1996)

Jurist and Royal Air Force (RAF) Flight Lieutenant John “Johnny” Henry Smythe was born on June 30, 1915, in the West African port city of Freetown, Sierra Leone. He received a grammar school education and had worked as a civil servant before joining the Sierra Leone Defence Corps (part

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Nov

18

1942

Cab Calloway was an American jazz musician of the 20th century. He was born in Rochester, New York, on December 25, 1907 to Martha Eulalia Reed and Cabell Calloway, Jr., both of whom were college graduates. Martha was a teacher and church organist whereas Cabell was a lawyer and also worked in real

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Nov

18

1994

Abolitionist and orator, Sojourner Truth was born, 1787

Abolitionist and orator, Sojourner Truth was born, 1787

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Nov

18

1787

5 Men Who Inspired Martin Luther King, Jr. to be a Leader - Birthday

Thurman, considered one of the most influential African-American theologians of the 20th Century, was born on November 18, 1900, in Daytona Beach, Fl.

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Nov

18

1900

David Adkins Sinbad was born on November 18, 1956. As a child, he was the consummate jovial jokester, performing constantly for his three brothers and two sisters.

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Nov

18

1956

Robert Edward Chambliss, a former KKK member is convicted of first degree murder

Robert Edward Chambliss, a former KKK member is convicted of first degree murder in connection with the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., that killed four African teenage women.

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Nov

18

1977

Watts Jr., J.C. (1957- ) - Birthday

He was born in Eufaula, Oklahoma, on November 18, 1957.

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Nov

18

1957

Coleman, Michael B. (1954- )

Michael B. Coleman is the first African American Mayor of Columbus, Ohio. Coleman was born on November 18, 1954 in Indianapolis, Indiana to John Coleman, a medical doctor, and Joan Coleman, a local civil rights activist. His family relocated to Toledo when Michael turned

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Nov

18

1954

Spingarn Medal: Andrew J. Young

Spingarn Medal presented to Ambassador Andrew J. Young in recognition of the deftness with which he has handled relations between this nation and other countries and for his major role in raising the consciousness of American citizens to the significance in world affairs of the massive African

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Nov

18

1978

Mass Murder or was it Suicide?

More than nine hundred persons, most of them Black Americans, died in mass murder and suicide pact in Jonestown, Guyana.

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Nov

18

1978

new democracy constitution in South Africa

Black and white leaders in South Africa approved the new democracy constitution that gave blacks the vote and ended white minority rule.

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Nov

18

1993

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