Black Facts for December 24th

Daniels, Lee Louis (1959- )
An American actor, film producer, and director, Lee Louis Daniels was born on December 24, 1959. He is credited with directing some of the most controversial, yet memorable films of the last decade including hisdirectorial debut in 2004’s The Woodsman and 2006’s Shadowboxer.  He also produced both
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Source: Black Past
Sponsored by Association of Latino Professionals For America (ALPFA) Boston Professional Chapter
Dec
24
1959
Segregation Movements
Tennessee started modern segregation movement with Jim Crow railroad car and was followed by Florida (1887), Mississippi (1888), Texas (1889), Louisiana (1890), Alabama, Kentucky, Arkansas and Georgia (1891), South Carolina (1898), North Carolina (1899), Virginia (1900), Maryland (1904), Oklahoma
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Dec
24
1881
Exodus of five thousand Blacks from Edgefield
Exodus of five thousand Blacks from Edgefield County, South Carolina. Migrants, protesting exploitation and violence, settled in Arkansas.
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Sponsored by Concerned Black Men of Massachusetts
Dec
24
1881
Ku Klux Klan
KKK redirects here. The Ku Klux Klan (pronounced /ˈ k uː ˈ k l ʌ k s ˈ k l æ n, ˈ k j uː/),[a] commonly called the KKK or simply the Klan, is the name of three distinct movements in the United States that have advocated extremist reactionary positions such as white supremacy, white
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Dec
24
1865
Georgia Infirmary (1832 - )
The Georgia Infirmary was the first hospital for African Americans built in the United States. Chartered on December 24, 1832 “for the relief and protection of aged and afflicted Africans,” it was established by the Georgia General Assembly and funded by a $10,000 grant from the estate
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Dec
24
1832
Baquet, Charles R., III (1941- ) - Birthday
Baquet III was born December 24, 1941 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Sponsored by Museum of African American History in Massachusetts
Dec
24
1941
First Black Secretary of Agriculture
The position of Secretary of Agriculture was awarded to Alphonso Michael Mike Espy, making him the first Black to hold this position.
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Dec
24
1992
Octavia R. Albert
Born on this day in Oglethorpe, GA, Octavia R. Alberts, The House of Bondage is published; the book consists of seven slave narratives collected by Albert, a former slave.
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Sponsored by Christo Rey New York High School
Dec
24
1853
United Order of True Reformer
United Order of True Reformer established.
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Sponsored by Greater Boston Veterans Collaborative
Dec
24
1881
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