Black Facts for June 17th

Scott, Dred (1795-1858) - Death
Harriett Scott died eighteen years later on June 17, 1876.
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Jun
17
1876
James Weldon Johnson, born
Author, lyricist, poet and educator James Weldon Johnson, also the first Black executive of the NAACP, is born in Jacksonville, Florida.
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Jun
17
1871
Frank Wills and Watergate Conspiracy
Frank Wills, Washington security guard, foiled break-in at offices of Democratic National Committee in first event of the Watergate conspiracy.
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Jun
17
1972
James Brown, born
Flamboyant blues singer, the Godfather of Soul, James Brown is born in Pulaski, Tennessee.
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Jun
17
1928
(1826) John B. Russwurm, “The Condition and Prospects of Haiti” - Death
In 1836 he was appointed governor of the Cape Palmas district of Liberia, and he continued in his position until his death on June 17, 1851.
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Jun
17
1851
(1923) Marcus Garvey, “A Last Word Before Incarceration”
In 1923 Marcus Garvey was convicted on federal charges of mail fraud in connection with the sale of stock in the Universal Negro Improvement Associations Black Star Line.  Sentenced to prison, Garvey delivered his last address before a crowd at Liberty Hall in New York City on June 17, 1923.  That
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Jun
17
1923
Journalist Robert Maynard born
Journalist Robert Clyve Maynard, owner, editor and publisher of The Oakland Tribune, was born in the borough of Brooklyn, NY.
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Jun
17
1937
Johnson, James Weldon (1871-1938)
James Weldon Johnson, composer, diplomat, social critic, and civil rights activist, was born of Bahamian immigrant parents in Jacksonville, Florida on June 17, 1871.   Instilled with the value of education by his father, James, a waiter, and teacher-mother, Helen, Johnson excelled at the Stanton
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Jun
17
1871
William Frank Powell
William Frank Powell, New Jersey educator, named minister to Haiti.
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Jun
17
1897
Venus Williams - Birthday
Williams was born on June 17, 1980 to Richard Williams and Oracene Price in Lynwood, California.
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Jun
17
1980
Peter Salem
Peter Salem: A free slave, Peter Salem, a private in Captain Simon Edgels company at the battle of Bunker Hill, was the first military hero of the War of Independence against British rule. On June 17, 1775, at a crucial moment in the battle, when British major John Pitcairn, had rallied the
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Jun
17
1775
Congress authorized President Lincoln to accept blacks in Union Army.
Congress authorized President Lincoln to accept blacks in Union Army.
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Jun
17
1862
Actress Phylicia Rashad born
Actress Phylicia Rashad was born in Houston, Texas.
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Jun
17
1948
Miller, Thomas E. (1849-1938) - Birthday
Miller was born in Ferrebeeville, Beaufort County, South Carolina on June 17, 1849.
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Jun
17
1849
(1968) Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co.
No. 645 Argued: April 1-2, 1968 --- Decided: June 17, 1968
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Jun
17
1968
Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church (1816- )
Emanuel A.M.E. Church is the oldest black A.M.E. Church in the South and contains the oldest black congregation south of Baltimore, Maryland.  The church’s early roots emerged out of slavery in a shared legacy with Charleston (South Carolina) Methodist Episcopal Church in 1791. Due to disputes over
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Jun
17
2015
James Weldon Johnson - Birthday
James Weldon Johnson was a prominent African American leader born on June 17, 1871 in Jacksonville, Florida.
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Jun
17
1871
Venus Williams, born
Tennis great Venus Williams birthday.
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Jun
17
1980
Blacks soldiers fought in battles
Blacks soldiers fought at Battle of Bunker Hill and Breeds Hill. Among the heroes of the battle were Peter Salem and Salem Poor.
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Jun
17
1775
Paige, Roderick Raynor (1933- ) - Birthday
Secretary of Education, was born on June 17, 1933 in Monticello, Mississippi.
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Jun
17
1933
Tuskegee boycott began
Tuskegee boycott began. Blacks boycotted city stores in protest against act of state legislature which deprived them of municipal votes by placing their homes outside city limits.
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Jun
17
1957
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