Black Facts for September 18th

Hendrix, Jimi (1942-1970)
Legendary self-taught, left-handed guitarist Jimi Hendrix was born and raised in Seattle, Washington, the son of Lucille Jeter Hendrix and Al Hendrix.  Jimi grew up in poverty but he loved science fiction, art, nearby Lake Washington and music, especially the R&B masters, Chuck Berry and Ray
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Sep
18
1970
football
Fritz Pollard becomes the first black to play Professional football for a major team, the Akron Indians. Pollard was also the first Black to play in the Rose Bowl.
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Sep
18
1919
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix was a rock music legend and one of the most talented guitarists of all time. He was born Johnny Allen Hendrix on November 27, 1942 in Seattle, Washington to James Allen Ross Hendrix and Lucille Jeter. His parents had a tempestuous relationship and Hendrix and his siblings were raised
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Sep
18
1970
Jada Pinkett Smith, actress, born
Jada Pinkett Smith, actress, born
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Sep
18
1971
As part of the Compromise of 1850, Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Law, 1850
As part of the Compromise of 1850, Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Law, 1850
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Sep
18
1850
Atlanta, Ga., led by Mayor Maynard H. Jackson, is selected as the site of the XX
Atlanta, Ga., led by Mayor Maynard H. Jackson, is selected as the site of the XXV Olympiad Summer Games
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Sep
18
1990
White Students Support For Segregation
One thousand white students walked out of three, Gary, Ind. schools to protest integration. There were similar disturbances in Chicago and other Northern and Western metropolitan areas.
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Sep
18
1945
Cosmonaut Arnold Tamayo, a Cuban, becomes the first black sent on a mission in s
Cosmonaut Arnold Tamayo, a Cuban, becomes the first black sent on a mission in space.
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Sep
18
1980
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
For the slave act of 1793, see Fugitive Slave Act of
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Sep
18
1850
Ben Carson
Ben Carson is a famous surgeon, who is well known for the surgeries he has performed to separate conjoined twins. He was born in Detroit, Michigan on September 18, 1951 to Sonya and Robert Carson. Sonya came from a poor Baptist family, and had married Robert at the age of 13. When she found out her
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Sep
18
1951
Atlanta Exposition Address
Booker T. Washington delivers the Atlanta Exposition Address at a business convention. Due to his view points, many dubbed his address the Atlanta Compromise.
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Sep
18
1895
(1895) Booker T. Washington, "The Atlanta Compromise Speech"
On September 18, 1895 Booker T. Washington gave an address to the Atlanta Cotton States and International Exposition which became known as the “Atlanta Compromise Speech.” The address appears
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Sep
18
1895
Jimi Hendrix dies
Rocker Jimi Hendrix dies at 27.
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Sep
18
1970
Ralph J. Bunche
Ralph J. Bunche confirmed by United Nations Security Council as acting UN mediator in Palestine.
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Sep
18
1948
Carson, Benjamin S. (1951- ) - Birthday
Carson, neurosurgeon and Republican Presidential Candidate in 2016, was born on September 18, 1951 in Detroit, Michigan.
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Sponsored by Concerned Black Men of Massachusetts
Sep
18
1951
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
? Approved, September 18, 1850 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the persons who have been, or may hereafter be, appointed commissioners, in virtue of any act of Congress, by the Circuit Courts of the United States,
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Sep
18
1850
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