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Samuel " Black Sam" Fraunces

George Washington gives his farewell address to his troops at Fraunces Tavern in NYC owned by ,Samuel Black Sam Fraunces a wealthy West Indian of African and French descent who aided Revolutionary forces with food and money

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4

1783

Spingarn Medal: Clarence Mitchell Jr.

Clarence Mitchell Jr., director of the Washington Bureau of the NAACP, awarded the Spingarn Medal for the pivotal role he....played in enactment of civil rights

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1969

The Great Migration

The Great Migration began. Approximately two million Southern Blacks moved to Northern industrial centers in the following

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4

1915

Duke Ellington opened at the Cotton Club

Duke Ellington opened at the Cotton Club in

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1927

Death of Prince Hall

Death of Prince Hall, activist and Masonic leader, in

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1807

Cassandra Wilson

Cassandra Wilson (born. Dec 4, 1955) is a best known as an American songwriter, singer, jazz musician and music producer who hails from Jackson, Mississippi. Wilson, whose ancestry includes Welsh, Eastern European and West African blood is the third youngest child of jazz musician Herman Fowlkes

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Dec

4

1955

Black Panther Leaders Killed

Two Black Panther leaders Fred Hampton and Mark Clark - killed in Chicago police raid. Civil rights leaders said the two men were murdered in their

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1969

Spingarn Medal Awarded: Anthony Overton

Spingarn Medal awarded to Anthony Overton, publisher, insurance executive and cosmetics manufacturer, for his achievements as

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Dec

4

1927

South Carolina Constitutional Convention adopted

South Carolina Constitutional Convention adopted new constitution with understanding clause designed to eliminate Black

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Dec

4

1895

The New York newspaper Amsterdam News is founded.

The New York newspaper Amsterdam News is

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1909

Tracy Chapman - Talkin bout a revolution

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Dec

4

1988

Ku Klux Klan received charter from Fulton County,

Ku Klux Klan received charter from Fulton County, Ga., Superior Court. Modern Klan spread to Alabama and other Southern state and reached height of its influence in the twenties. By 1924 the organization was strong in Oklahoma, Indiana, California, Oregon, Indiana, and Ohio. At the height of its

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1915

Born on the December 4, 1973, Tyra Lynne Banks is one of the most famous American television personalities. Better known for her flawless career as a model, she has also been a producer, actress and author. She appeared twice on the cover for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and was one of

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Dec

4

1973

The Jena Six were six black teenagers in Jena, Louisiana, convicted in the 2006 beating of Justin Barker, a white student at the local Jena High School, which they also attended. Barker was injured on December 4, 2006, by the members of the Jena Six, and received treatment at an emergency

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Dec

4

2006

A Demonstration Led by NAACP

NAACP led protest demonstrations against the showing of the movie Birth of

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Dec

4

1915

Anti-Slavery Society started

American Anti-Slavery Society

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Dec

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1833

First Black Greek-Letter Organiation

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. was founded on December 4, 1906 on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York by seven college men who recognized the need for a strong bond of Brotherhood among African descendants in this country. The visionary founders, known as the Jewels of the

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Dec

4

1906

Pulitzer Prize Awarded

Pulitzer Prize for photography awarded to Moneta Sleet Jr. of Ebony magazine. He was the first Black male cited by the Pulitzer

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Dec

4

1969

Lloyd Bacon - Birthday

Lloyd Bacon , in full Lloyd Francis Bacon (born December 4, 1889, San Jose, California, U.

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1889

Jay-Z - Birthday

He was born as Shawn Corey Carter on December 4, 1969 but is better known by his stage name of Jay-Z.

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Dec

4

1969

Prince Hall - Death

After the death of Prince Hall, on December 4, 1807, the brethren organized the African Grand Lodge on June 24, 1808, including the Philadelphia, Providence and Boston lodges.

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Dec

4

1807

Lecture 18 | African-American Freedom Struggle (Stanford)

Lecture 18 of Clay Carsons Introduction to African-American History Course (HIST 166) concentrating on the Modern Freedom Struggle (Fall 2007). This lecture is entitled Tupac Shakurs Thug Life. Recorded December 4, 2007 at Stanford

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Dec

4

2007

32nd and 33rd WAACS Headquarters Companies (World War II)

Organized in the fall of 1942, Iowa, the all-black Thirty-Second and Thirty-third Womens Auxiliary Army Companies would become the first contingent of WAACS assigned to a military installation in the United States during World War II. Composed of nearly 200 auxiliaries and seven officers, company

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Dec

4

1942

Townsend, Willard S. (1895-1957) - Birthday

Townsend was born on December 4, 1895, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Willard and Cora Elizabeth Townsend.

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1895

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