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Richard H. Hunt (Master of Metals)

Birth of Richard H. Hunt who soon became known as one of the most gifted and assured artist working inthe direct open form medium... Hunt did not work with paint, brush and canvas, but with blow-torch, hammer and metal. The creations of Richard Hunt stand in modernistic splendor in public and

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Sep

12

1935

Steve Biko - Death

Steve Biko , in full Bantu Stephen Biko (born December 18, 1946, King William’s Town, South Africa—died September 12, 1977, Pretoria), founder of the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa.

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Sep

12

1977

Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Kate Hudson is an American singer and actress. She was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 12, 1981 to Darnell Donnerson and Samuel Simpson. She started singing in her church choir as a child and also performed in community theatre. She graduated from high school in 1999 and enrolled at

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Sep

12

1981

Black Students Barred From School

Black students entered Clay, Ky., elementary school under National Guard protection. They were barred from the school on September 17.

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Sep

12

1956

African American Freemen In Louisiana: African Americans in Louisiana had alread

African American Freemen In Louisiana: African Americans in Louisiana had already organized their own battalion in September 1812. The state legislature of Louisiana had organized a Corp of free African Americans as part of the state militia. After General Andrew Jacksons call to arms, the

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Sep

12

2002

Goode, Malvin Russell (1908–1995) - Death

Malvin Russell Goode died of a stroke on September 12, 1995, at the age of eighty-seven in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Sep

12

1995

First African-American woman in space

Dr. Mae Jemison became the first African-American woman in space when she launched from the Kennedy Center to join Spacelab J, a joint U.S.-Japanese mission.

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Sep

12

1992

Joseph Leslie Joe Sample (February 1, 1939 – September 12, 2014) was an American pianist, keyboard player, and composer. He was one of the founding members of the Jazz Crusaders, the band which became simply the Crusaders in 1971, and remained a part of the group until its final album in 1991 (not

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Sep

12

2014

Jesse Owens was born on this day.

Jesse Owens was born on this day.

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Sep

12

1913

Stephen Bantu Biko

One of the greatest sons of Africa was brutaly mudered by then government of apatheird in South Africa.Biko was a thinker, intellect and a father.His philosophy was that blacks must be proud to be black and blacks must redifine themselves.We as South Africans this month we are mournibg his demise

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Sep

12

2002

Haile Selassie deposed by military leaders

Haile Selassie deposed by military leaders after fifty-eight years as the ruling monarch of Ethiopia.

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Sep

12

1974

(1898) Margaret Murray Washington, “We Must Have a Cleaner Social Morality,”

Margaret Murray Washington, the third wife of Booker T. Washington was a well-known educator and womens activist in her own right before she married the founder of Tuskegee. She continued that activism during their marriage. The Washingtons gave twin lectures at Old Bethel A.M.E. Church in

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Sep

12

1898

Boutelle, Frazier Augustus (1840-1924) - Birthday

FrazierAugustus Boutelle, army officer and conservationist, was born onSeptember 12, 1840 in Troy, New York.

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Sep

12

1840

Burleigh, Harry Thacker (1866-1949)

Harry Thacker Burleigh was the first and one of the most influential of the African American composers who emerged in the U.S. after the Civil War. Born in Erie, Pennsylvania in 1866, Burleigh showed an early passion for music and sang in local church choirs, but was unable to afford formal lessons

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Sep

12

1949

The National Council of Negro Women sponsors its first Black Family Reunion at t

The National Council of Negro Women sponsors its first Black Family Reunion at the National Mall in Washington.

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Sep

12

1986

Harare, Zimbabwe (1890- )

Harare (formerly known as “Fort Salisbury” or “Salisbury”) is the largest city in Zimbabwe with a population of 1.6 million. It serves as Zimbabwe’s seat of government and Zimbabwe’s commercial and industrial center. The city is located in Northern Zimbabwe in the region of

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Sep

12

1890

Amílcar Lopes Cabral - Birthday

Amílcar Lopes Cabral , (born September 12, 1924, Bafatá, Portuguese Guinea [now Guinea-Bissau]—died January 20, 1973, Conakry, Guinea), agronomist, nationalist leader, and founder and secretary-general of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (Partido Africano da

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Sep

12

1924

First Black baseball player in the major leagues, Jackie Robinson, named Nationa

First Black baseball player in the major leagues, Jackie Robinson, named National League Rookie of the Year, 1947

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Sep

12

1947

James Cleveland Owens, better known as Jesse Owens, winner of four gold medals a

James Cleveland Owens, better known as Jesse Owens, winner of four gold medals at the Summer Olympic Games in Berlin, born

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Sep

12

1913

Jesse Owens was a renowned twentieth century African-American track and field athlete. He was considered the most famous athlete, as he excelled in the sprints and the long jump. He earned fame and respect in the sports world by achieving four gold medals in

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Sep

12

1913

Eugene A. Marino, SSJ, is consecrated at the first African American auxiliary bi

Eugene A. Marino, SSJ, is consecrated at the first African American auxiliary bishop in the U.S. He is assigned to Washington, D.C.

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Sep

12

1974

Jesse Owens - Birthday

Owens was the youngest of ten children, three girls and seven boys, born to Henry Cleveland Owens (a sharecropper) and Mary Emma Fitzgerald in Oakville, Alabama, on September 12, 1913.

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Sep

12

1913

Floyd Patterson first professional fight took place. He was the first to hold th

Floyd Patterson first professional fight took place. He was the first to hold the world heavyweight championship twice.

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Sep

12

1952

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