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Birth of William Seymour
William Seymour was born in Centerville, Louisiana. He is credited as being the inspirational force behind the birth of Pentecostalism in the United States.
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May
2
1870
Robert Smalls steals Confederate ship
It has just gotten dark on the evening of May 12, 1862. General Roswell Ripley and the other white confederate officers of the
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May
12
1862
Slavery
Antony van Angola and Lucie dAngola marry on Manhattan Island, NY; the first recorded marriage of blacks in the colony.
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Jan
0
1644
Did You Know That In...
1517 - Black plantation slavery begins in the New World when Spainiard begin importing slaves from Africa to replace Native Americans who died from harsh working conditions and exposure to disease.
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Jan
0
1517
Poor People's Campaign
Martin Luther King, Jr. announced plans for Poor Peoples Campaign in Washington. He said he would lead a massive civil disobedience campaign in the capital to pressure the government to provide jobs and income for all Americans. He told a press conference that an army of poor white, poor Blacks and
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Mar
4
1968
First fugitive slave law enacted by Congress
In 1793, Congress passed the first Fugitive Slave Law to implement the provisions in the Constitution. It stated that to reclaim an escaped slave a master needed only to go before a magistrate and provide oral or written proof of ownership. The magistrate would then issue an order for the arrest of
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Feb
12
1793
Death of Prince Hall
Death of Prince Hall, activist and Masonic leader, in
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Dec
4
1807
The Freeman's Bureau.
The Freemans Bureau was established by Congress on March 3, 1865. The bureau was designed to protect the interests of former slaves. This included helping them to find new employment and to improve educational and health facilities. In the year that followed the bureau spent $17,000,000
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Mar
3
1865
NAACP founded
Founded in 1909 in New York City by a group of black and white citizens committed to social justice, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the nations largest and strongest civil rights
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Feb
12
1909
Death of Queen Nzingha of Angola
On December 17, 1663 Queen Nzingha of Angola died at the age of 81. Belonging to the ethnic group known as the Jugas, Nzingha led the stiffest opposition to European dominaion in Africas interior, winning battle after battle against the Portuguese.
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Dec
17
1663
Actor Ira Aldridge born
Shakespearean actor Ira Aldridge is *believed* to have been born in Africa. Aldridge was an apprentice carpenter in Maryland, where he learned German and became interested in the theater. Aldridge played such roles as the Moorish Othello.
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Jul
24
1904
new democracy constitution in South Africa
Black and white leaders in South Africa approved the new democracy constitution that gave blacks the vote and ended white minority rule.
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Nov
18
1993
Arthur Ashe is born
Arthur Ashe, Born July 10, 1943 in
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Jul
10
1943
First Black Appointed to a Sub-Cabinet Post
William Henry Lewis was appointed assistant attorney general of the United States by President William Howard Taft, making him the first Black appointed to a sub-cabinet post.
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Nov
26
1911
Frances Watkins Harper, writer born
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
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Sep
24
1825
Prayer Pilgrimage, biggest civil rights
Prayer Pilgrimage, biggest civil rights demonstration to date, held in Washington.
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May
17
1957
Death of Mary McLeod Bethune, educator/activist
Death of Mary McLeod Bethune (79), educator and civil rights leader, Daytona
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May
18
1955
First all-race elections in South Africa
South Africa held its first all-race elections for the national assembly and provincial parliaments.
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Apr
26
1994
Urban League President
Vernon E. Jordan resigned as president of the National Urban League and announced plans to join a Washington law firm. He was succeeded by John E. Jacob, executive vice president of the league.
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Sep
9
1981
Shooting on bus, a result to a fight
Black private and white military policeman shot to death on bus in North Carolina during fight between Black and white soldiers. This was the first of a series of serious racial incidents (between Black and white soldiers and Black soldiers and white civilians) which continued throughout the war.
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Aug
6
1941
South Africa banned from Olympic Games
South Africa was banned from the Olympic Games because of its apartheid policies.
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Aug
18
1964
Yancey Williams, a Howard University student
Yancey Williams, a Howard University student, asked a federal court to order the secretary of war and other government officials to consider his application for enlistment in the Army Air Corps as flying cadet.
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Jan
15
1941
Amistad Liberators set Sail
The liberators of the ship Amistad set sail for Africa aboard the Gentleman.
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Nov
27
1841
Governor Barnett Found Guilty
Governor Barnett found guilty of civil contempt of the federal court. United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ordered Barnett to purge himself of contempt or face arrest and a fine of $10,000 a day.
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Sep
28
1962
South Africa rejoined the Commonwealth
South Africa rejoined the Commonwealth after an absence of 33 years.
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Jun
1
1994
Civil Rights Conference
Approximately 2,400 persons attended White House Conference on Civil Rights.
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Jun
1
1966
More than one hundred delegates from six states
More than one hundred delegates from six states held a Black convention in Philadelphia. John Mercer Langston, one of the first Blacks to win public office, elected clerk of Brownhelm Township, Lorain County, Ohio. In 1856 he was elected clerk of the township of Russia, near Oberlin. In 1857 he was
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Oct
16
1855
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 French And Indian War
Black Troops in the French and Indian War: Even before the Revolutionary War, a pattern had been established in British colonies whereby African Americans were enlisted to defend the colonies when they were attacked, but were excluded from military service in times of peace. When Major General
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Mar
9
2002
Wash., D.C. Slave Emancipation and Reparations
On April 16, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia. Passage of this act came
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Apr
16
1862
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