3835 Black Facts for November

First Abiocor recipient dies
Robert Tools, the first recipient of the Abiocor artificial heart, dies of multiple organ failure after suffering a stroke several days earlier.
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Sponsored by BARBinc
Nov
30
2001
Black Panther Party emerges
Huey Newton and Bobby Seale students at a California college create the Black Panther Party for Self Defense.
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Nov
30
1966
Shirley Chisholm - Birthday
Hill (born November 30, 1924, Brooklyn, New York, U.
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Source: Brittanica
Nov
30
1924
Bean, Maurice Darrow (1928-2009)
In 1977, career diplomat Maurice D. Bean was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to serve as U.S. Ambassador to Burma (in 1989 the military government changed the name of the country to Myanmar). Bean was born on September 9, 1928, in Gary, Indiana. His father Everett worked as a laborer for the
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Source: Black Past
Nov
30
2009
Gordon Parks
Belonging to Fort Scott, Kansas, Gordon Parks was born on November 30, 1912 to a family whose head was a vegetable farmer. Being black, Parks faced extreme forms of discrimination as a child and was forced to attend a segregated elementary school. His race also prohibited him from active
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Source: Black History Resources
Nov
30
1912
Four newcomers elected to Congress
Four newcomers elected to Congress: Mervyn Dymally (Calif.), Augustus Savage (ILL.), Harold Washington (Ill.) and George W. Crockett Jr. (Mich.).
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Nov
30
1981
Spingarn Medal: Coleman A. Young
Spingarn Medal awarded to Coleman A. Young in recognition of his singular accomplishments as mayor of the City of Detroit.
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Sponsored by New York University
Nov
30
1981
Curtain Rod
S.R. Scratton patents curtain rod.
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Sponsored by Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Boston Professional Chapter
Nov
30
1889
Biscuit Cutter
A.P. Ashbourne patents biscuit cutter.
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Nov
30
1875
James Lynch elected secretary of state
James Lynch elected secretary of state in Mississippi election.
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Nov
30
1869
Congresswoman, Shirley Chisholm was born, 1924
Congresswoman, Shirley Chisholm was born, 1924
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Sponsored by National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) Boston Metropolitan Chapter
Nov
30
1924
Gordon Parks, filmmaker & photographer, was born
Gordon Parks, filmmaker & photographer, was born
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Nov
30
1912
Judith Jamison makes her debut with Alvin Ailey's American Dance Theatre.
Judith Jamison makes her debut with Alvin Aileys American Dance Theatre.
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Nov
30
1965
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