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On this day, the Supreme Court ruled in Hansberry v.Lee that whites can'tbar A
On this day, the Supreme Court ruled in Hansberry v.Lee that whites cant bar African Americans from white neighborhoods
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Nov
13
1940
Floyd B
Floyd B. McKissick, North Carolina attorney, named national director of Congress of Racial Equality.
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Jan
3
1966
Sharon J. Barnes, Chemist at Dow Chemical
Sharon J. Barnes, Chemist at Dow Chemical part of a team of five (two African Americans) who were assigned U.S. Patent #4,988,211 for an application in Infra-Red Thermography
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Jan
29
1991
Death of Carter G. Woodson
Death of Carter G. Woodson (74), father of Black history, Washington, D.C.
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Apr
3
1950
Blacks organize a National Steamboat Company
Blacks organized the National Steamboat Company in Washington, D.C. The company sailed a steamboat, the George Leary, between DC and Norfolk, Virginia. The luxury boat held a capacity of 1,500 passengers and included three decks, sixty-four state rooms, on hundred berths, and a dining room.
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Jan
14
1895
March for jobs and freedom
A. Philip Randolph helped plan a march on Washington(Lincoln Memorial) to demonstrate to the government the strengh and commitment of black people to civil rights. A. Philip Randolph fought for justice and for the advancement of African Americans.
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Aug
28
1963
White conservatives suppressed Black vote
White conservatives suppressed Black vote and captured Tennessee legislative in election marred by assassinations and widespread violence. Campaign effectively ended Radical Reconstruction in North Carolina. The conservative legislature impeached Governor Holden on December 14.
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Aug
6
1870
Methodist Episcopal Church conference, meeting in
Methodist Episcopal Church conference, meeting in Des Moines, Iowa, elected two Black bishops Matthew W. Clair of Washington, D.C., and Robert E. Jones of New Orleans.
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May
23
1920
Joint Resoultion
Gov. Henry C. Warmoth endorsed a joint resolution of the legislature calling for federal military aid. Warmoth said there had been 150 political assassinations in Louisiana in June and July.
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Aug
1
1868
Charles Chesnutt Born
Charles Chesnutt, one of the first African-Americans to gain a national audience, is born in Cleveland Ohio.
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Jun
20
1858
February 11, Robert Weaver sworn in as
February 11, Robert Weaver sworn in as administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency, highest federal post to date by a Black American.
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Feb
11
1961
Moore's Ford Lynching
During the late afternoon of the 25th of July 1946 four African-Americans were shot dead by a lynch mob at Moores Ford, Walton county, Georgia, about eight miles from the town of Monroe. The grotesquely sprawled bodies of the victims--the Coroner said at least sixty bullets were pumped into
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Jul
25
1946
The Great Blacks in Wax Museum.
In 1983, Doctors Elmer and Joanne Martin opened a wax museum, the first of its kind in the nation, as well as, Baltimore, Maryland of African Americans leaders that were made of
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Jan
0
1983
Noble Johnson
George and Noble Johnson founded the Lincoln Motion Picture Company in 1916. It was the first black-owned production company, it produced films exclusively for African
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Jan
0
1916
Georgia legislature met
Georgia legislature (34 Black, 186 white) met in Atlanta.
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Jul
4
1868
On this day, Lorraine Hansberry's 'A Raisin in the Sun'opened at the Ethel Bar
On this day, Lorraine Hansberrys A Raisin in the Sun
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Mar
11
1959
First Kansas Colored Volunteers repulsed and drove
First Kansas Colored Volunteers repulsed and drove off superior force of rebels at Island Mound, Missouri. This was the first engagement for Black troops.
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Oct
28
1862
Black Entertainment Television - BET
Black Entertainment Television {BET} - first black owned company to be listed on the NYSE, begins broadcasting from Washington, DC
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Jan
25
1980
Arkansas legislature required free Blacks to
Arkansas legislature required free Blacks to choose between exile and enslavement.
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Feb
28
1859
U.S. Rep. Jefferson Long dies
U.S. Rep. Jefferson Long, elected from the state of Georgia, died in Washington D.C. Long was the only candidate interested in running for the 60-day term and he was duly elected.
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Feb
5
1900
Grammy Awards
On this day at the Grammy Awards ceremony, African-American musicians won awards in several categories. Lionel Richies Cant Slow Down won best album of 1984. Tina Turners Whats Love Got to Do With It took the best record slot and earned her the title Best Female Pop Vocalist. The Pointer Sisters
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Feb
26
1985
Executive Order 9808
In the aftermath of World War II, mob violence and lynching of Black Americans, in conjunction with the continuing controversy about segregation in American society, led President Harry S. Truman to issue Executive Order 9808 on this day which set up a committee to study the protection of civil
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Dec
5
1946
Hal McRae is named manager of the Kansas City Royals. He is one of two African-A
Hal McRae is named manager of the Kansas City Royals. He is one of two African-American managers serving In major league baseball.
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May
24
1991
Archie A. Alexander, architectural engineer and formergovernor of the Virgin I
Archie A. Alexander, architectural engineer and former
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Jan
4
1958
Mississippi legislature enacted Black Codes
Mississippi legislature enacted Black Codes which restricted the rights and freedom of movement of the freedmen. The Black Codes enacted in Mississippi and other Southern states virtually reenslaved the freedmen. In some states any white could arrest any Black. In order states minor officials could
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Nov
22
1865
General Jackson Reneges On His Promise
General Jackson Reneges On His Promise: General Jackson, on order to prepare to meet Packenham, the British General, in the contest at New Orleans, came into the plantation fields to enlist five hundred Negro slaves. These are General Jackson comments: Had you not as soon go into battle an
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Oct
12
2002
First African American Before US Supreme Court
John Sweat Rock (1825-1866), a noted Boston lawyer, became in 1865 the first African-American to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court and the first Black person to speak before the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Feb
1
1865
The first Kentucky Derby
The first Kentucky Derby is won by African American jockey Oliver Lewis riding the horse Aristides. 14 of the 15 jockeys in the race are African Americans.
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May
17
1875
Lower house of Georgia legislature
Lower house of Georgia legislature, ruling that Blacks were ineligible to hold office, expelled twenty-eight representatives. Ten days later the senate expelled three Blacks. Congress refused to admit the state until the legislature seated the Black representatives.
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Sep
3
1868
First Black American woman aviator
First Black American woman aviator, Bessie Coleman was born, 1893
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Jan
26
1893
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