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Bus Boycott Ended

When the bus boycott ended on this say, Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr. were national heros, and the Supreme Court had ruled that segregation on city buses was unconstitutional.

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Dec

21

1956

African American History and Women - Timeline 1950-1959

[Previous] [Next] • Gwendolyn Brooks became the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize (for Annie Allen) • Althea Gibson became the first African American to play at Wimbledon • Juanita Hall became the first African American to win a Tony Award, for playing Bloody Mary in South Pacific • (Ja

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Dec

21

1959

Samuel L. Jackson

Actor Samuel Jackson was born on this day in Washington, DC. Jackson will begin his acting career as a student at Morehouse College. He will star in over 40 movies including box office hits The Long Kiss Goodnight, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, and A Time to Kill.

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Dec

21

1941

Florence Griffith Joyner, track legend born

Delorez Florence Griffith Joyner

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Dec

21

1959

Death of P.B.S. Pinchback

Death of P.B.S. Pinchback (84), major Reconstruction politician, Washington, D.C.

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Dec

21

1921

Black Babe Ruth

Known as the Black Babe Ruth, Josh Gibson, born in Buena Vista, Georgia on this day in 1911, was probably the most powerful baseball player of his time.

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Dec

21

1911

Spingarn Medal: Gordon B. Parks

Spingarn Medal awarded to Gordon B. Parks in recognition of his unique creativity, as exemplified by his outstanding achievements as photographer, writer, film-maker and composer.

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Dec

21

1972

(1886) Lucy Parsons, “I am An Anarchist”

Lucy E. Parsons was a leading figure in American anarchism and the radical labor movement. Born a slave near Waco, Texas, she married Albert R. Parsons who had become a white radical Republican after serving first as a Confederate soldier. In 1873 Albert and Lucy to move to Chicago in 1873 where

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Dec

21

1886

Patricia R.Harris

Patricia R. Harris named secretary of housing and urban development by President-elect Carter.

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Dec

21

1976

Florence Griffith Joyner

Florence Dolorez Griffith Joyner was an American athlete, who is considered to be one of the fastest women of all time. She was also known for being a trend setter on the field, with her fashionable outfits and long nails. She was born in Los Angeles, California on December 21, 1959 and raised in

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Dec

21

1959

Waldon, Alton Ronald, Jr. (1936–) - Birthday

Waldon was born in Lakeland, Florida on December 21, 1936.

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Dec

21

1936

Negro Baseball Leagues

The Negro Baseball Leagues were professional leagues in the United States for players of African descent. At its height of popularity--from 1920 through World War II, Negro Baseball Leagues were an integral part of African-American life and culture during the Jim Crow

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Dec

21

1911

Proclamation on Violence

President Grant issued proclamation on violence in Mississippi.

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Dec

21

1874

Michael Griffith

Michael Griffith is struck by an automobile and killed while escaping from a mob of whites who were beating him, in Howard Beach (Queens), NY.

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Dec

21

1986

The Starter of Motown

Motown Records established by Berry Gordy Jr.

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Dec

21

1959

Spingarn Medal : Duke Ellington

Spingarn Medal was presented to Edward Kennedy (Duke) Ellington, composer, pianist and jazz pioneer, for his contributions to the arts.

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Dec

21

1959

Pinchback, Pinckney Benton Stewart (1837-1921) - Death

Pinchback remained in Washington and was active in politics until his death on December 21, 1921.

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Dec

21

1921

The Negro Renaissance

The Negro Renaissance, a period of extraordinary activity on the part of Black artists and extraordinary receptivity on the part of the white public, reached a peak in the twenties. Among the writers who contributed to the movement were Claude Mckay, Harlem Shadows, 1922; Jean

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Dec

21

1921

Fifty-nine Blacks were reported lynched in 1921.

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Dec

21

1921

Death of Horace Mann Bond

Death of Horace Mann Bond (70), former president of Lincoln University (Pa.), in Atlanta.

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Dec

21

1972

African-American term is coined

Jesse Jackson urges the use of the term African-American

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Dec

21

1988

Black Codes Issued in S.C.

South Carolina issues one of the first set of black codes to regulate the relations of persons of color. Among the codes included those of illegal interracial marriages, master apprentice relations and service contracts.

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Dec

21

1865

Robert Scott Duncanson

Robert Scott Duncanson, still life and landscape painter dies.

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Dec

21

1872

Spingarn Medal Awarded: Charles S. Gilpin

Spingarn Medal awarded to actor Charles S. Gilpin for his performance in the title role of Emperor Jones.

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Dec

21

1921

Josh Gibson - Birthday

He was born in Buena Vista, Georgia on December 21, 1911.

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Dec

21

1911

Citizens of Deerfield, Ill., authorized a plan

Citizens of Deerfield, Ill., authorized a plan which blocked building of interracial housing development.

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Dec

21

1959

Spingarn Medal: Alvin Ailey

Spingarn Medal presented to Alvin Ailey in recognition of his international pre-eminence in the field of dance.

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Dec

21

1976

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