Black Facts for June 5th

Abbott, Cleveland Leigh (1892–1955)
Cleveland Leigh Abbott was born December 9, 1892 in Yankton, South Dakota. He is most remembered for his coaching career at Tuskegee Institute (now University) in
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Source: Black Past
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Jun
5
1955
Graduation
In 1955, Martin Luther King Jr. is awarded his doctorate from Boston University.
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Jun
5
1955
G.W, Murray patents fertilizer distributor
Murray, G. W. Fertilizer Distributor June 05, 1894 Patent No. 520,889
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Jun
5
1894
Doris A. Davis of Compton, California becom
Doris A. Davis of Compton, California becomes the first African American woman to govern a metropolitan city.
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Jun
5
1973
G.W. Murray patents Planter
Murray, G. W. Planter June 05, 1894 Patent No. 520,887
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Jun
5
1894
The American Negro Theater
The American Negro Theater was organized by Frederick ONeal and Abram Hill.
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Jun
5
1940
G.W. Murray patents cotton chopper
Murray, G. W. Cotton Chopper June 05, 1894 Patent No. 520,888
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Jun
5
1894
Republican National Convention met in Philadelphia
Republican National Convention met in Philadelphia with substantial Black representation from Southern States. For the first time in American History, three Blacks addressed a major national political convention: Robert B. Elliot, Chairman of the South Carolina delegation; Joseph H. Rainy, South
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Jun
5
1872
Stephen Crane
Stephen Crane , (born Nov. 1, 1871, Newark, N.J., U.S.—died June 5, 1900, Badenweiler, Baden, Ger.), American novelist, poet, and short-story writer, best known for his novels Maggie: A Girl of the Streets (1893) and The Red Badge of Courage (1895) and the short stories “The Open
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Jun
5
1900
Oliver Cromwell,
Oliver Cromwell, soldier in the Revolutionary War, receives an honorable discharge and the Badge of Merit from George Washington
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Jun
5
1783
Collins, Cardiss (1931- )
Cardiss Robertson Collins was born September 24, 1931 in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Findley Robertson and Rosa Mae Robertson.  At the age of 10 her family relocated to Detroit and she spent the rest of her childhood there, eventually graduating from the Detroit High School of
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Jun
5
1973
Montgomery Buses segregated
Federal court ruled that racial segregation on Montgomery city buses violated Constitution.
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Jun
5
1956
Cardiss R. Collins
Cardiss R. Collins of Chicago elected to Congress. She succeeded her late husband.
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Jun
5
1973
Marion Motley - Birthday
Marion Motley , (born June 5, 1920, Leesburg, Georgia, U.
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Jun
5
1920
Allen, Bernadette Mary (1955- ) - Birthday
Allen was born on June 5, 1955 in Washington, D.
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Jun
5
1955
Togo
President Gnassingbe won a third term in the April 2015 presidential election. Gnassingbe received 58.8% of the vote. His main challenger, National Alliance for Change Party President Jean-Pierre Fabre received 35%. Turnout was
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Source: Fact Monster - Black History
Jun
5
2015
Race riot in Connecticut
Race riot, Hartford, Connecticut.
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Jun
5
1969
Track star John Carlos born
Olympic track and field star John Carlos born in New York City. John Carlos would become famous at the 1968 Olympic Summer Games for raising a black gloved fist during the playing of the American anthem.
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Jun
5
1945
The Supreme Court weakened the foundations
U.S. Supreme Court undermined the legal foundations of segregation in three landmark cases, Sweatt v. Painter, McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents and Henderson v. United States.
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Jun
5
1950
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