Black Facts for December 15th

Newspaper Established
San Francisco Sun-Reporter established.
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Dec
15
1943
William A Hinton, developer of the Hinton test for diagnosing syphilis, is born
William A Hinton, developer of the Hinton test for diagnosing syphilis, is born
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Dec
15
1883
Spingarn Award: Ken B. Clark
Kenneth B. Clark, psychologist and educator, awarded Spingarn Medal for pioneering studies that influenced the Supreme Court decision on school desegregation.
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Dec
15
1961
Blacks in Battle
In one of the decisive battles of the war, two brigades of Black troops helped crush one of the Souths finest armies at the Battle of Nashville. Black troops opened the battle on the first day and successfully engaged the right of the rebel line. On the second day Col. Charles R. Thompsons Black
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Sponsored by Greater Boston Veterans Collaborative
Dec
15
1864
William Hinton developer of syphilis
William Hinton, developer of Hinton Test for diagnosing syphilis, born
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Dec
15
1911
Maggie Lena Walker
Maggie Lena Walker died on this day. Before her death, she was the secretary-treasurer of the Independent Order of St. Luke, a mutual aid society in Richmond, VA. She transformed the society into a successful financial complex that bolsters the Black community in Richmond in 1899.
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Dec
15
1934
Julia Terry Hammonds
Julia Terry Hammonds invented the apparatus for holding yarn skiens.
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Sponsored by Prospanica Boston Professional Chapter
Dec
15
1896
Donald Goines - Birthday
Goines was born in Detroit, Michigan on December 15, 1936.
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Dec
15
1936
Tanner Chapel AME Church (1887- )
Tanner Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Phoenix is the oldest African American Church in the State of Arizona.  Tanner Chapel was founded by African American settlers who came to Arizona Territory to escape racism, oppression, and violence in the post-Reconstruction South.  They also
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Dec
15
2010
Barnes, Emery (1929-1998)
Social worker, politician and professional football player Emery Barnes spent much of his life helping the disadvantaged in society and working for worldwide human rights and world peace.  Barnes was first elected to the British Columbia legislature in 1972 and was elected Speaker of the
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Dec
15
1929
Death of Thomas W. Waller
Death of Thomas W. (Fats) Waller (39), in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Dec
15
1943
Spinarn Metal: William H. Hastie
Spingarn Medal presented to William H. Hastie for his distinguished career as a jurist and as an uncompromising champion of equal justice.
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Dec
15
1943
Singer Rufus Thomas dies
R&B singer Rufus Thomas known for songs such as Do the Funky Chicken and Walking the Dog died. He was 84.
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Sponsored by Illinois Math and Science Academy
Dec
15
2001
Demonstration in Louisiana
Police used tear gas and leashed dogs to stop mass demonstration by fifteen hundred Blacks in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Dec
15
1961
Spingarn Award: William Taylor
Spingarn Medal awarded to William Taylor Burwell Williams, Tuskegee dean and agent of the Jeanes and Slater funds, for his achievements as an educator.
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Dec
15
1934
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