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Born: 5/19/1925 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.Died: 2/21/1965 New York City, New YorkMalcolm Little and also known as el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz (Arabic: الحاجّ مالك الشباز), was an American Muslim minister and a human rights activist. To his admirers he was a courageous advocate for the rights of

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(1987) Clarence Thomas, “Why Black Americans Should Look to Conservative Politics”

Much has been said about blacks and conservatism. Those on the Left smugly assume blacks are monolithic and will by force of circumstances always huddle to the left of the political spectrum. The political Right watches this herd mentality in action, concedes that blacks are monolithic, picks up

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Shuffle Along, first of a succession of popular

Shuffle Along, first of a succession of popular musicals featuring Black talent, opened at the 63rd Street Music Hall, New York City.

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May

23

1921

Basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar born

Basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar born Lewis F. Alcindor, Jr. in New York City.

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1947

Satcher, David (1941- )

David Satcher, physician, educator, and administrator, was born in Anniston, Alabama, on March 2, 1941 to Wilmer and Anne Satcher. In 1963 Satcher graduated from Morehouse College in Atlanta. He earned a M.D. and Ph.D. in cytogenetics from Case Western Reserve University in

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2

1941

Ira Frederick Aldridge International known Shakespearean Actor born today in New

Ira Frederick Aldridge International known Shakespearean Actor born today in New York City

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Jul

24

1807

Actor and activist, Paul Robeson, portrays Othello for the 296th time at New Yor

Actor and activist, Paul Robeson, portrays Othello for the 296th time at New York Citys Shubert Theater, 1943

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Sep

15

1943

Fourth Pan-African Congress met in New York City

Fourth Pan-African Congress met in New York City. (8/21-24)

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Aug

21

1927

At a New York City conference, representatives of

At a New York City conference, representatives of the NAACP and the American Fund for Public Service planned a coordinated legal campaign against segregation and discrimination. Charles H. Houston, Vice-dean of the Howard University Law School, was named director of the NAACP legal campaign.

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Oct

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1934

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Saint James AME Church, Helena, Montana (1888- )

When African American citizens founded the St. James African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Helena, Montana, in 1888, their population topped 250 people in a city of roughly 12,000 souls. Located in Helena’s eastside residential district on 114 N. Hoback, the church building rested on

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Uganda proclaimed independent

Uganda proclaimed independent.

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Oct

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1962

Uganda gains status

Uganda becomes a republic within the British Commonwealth.

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Oct

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1963

Basketball star Walt Frazier born

Basketball legend Walt Frazier was born in

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Mar

29

1945

Asa Philip Randolph issued a call for 100,000

Asa Philip Randolph issued a call for 100,000 Blacks to march on Washington, D.C., to protest discrimination in the armed forces and war industries.

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May

1

1941

Death of Charlie Parker

Death of Charlie Parker (34), one of the founders of the modern jazz movement, in New York City.

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Mar

12

1955

National Council of Negro Women founded

National Council of Negro Women founded in New York City with Mary McLeod Bethune as president.

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Dec

5

1935

Uganda yo͞ogän´də, o͞ogän´dä [key], officially Republic of Uganda, republic (2005 est. pop. 27,269,000), 91,133 sq mi (236,036 sq km), E central Africa. It borders on Tanzania and Rwanda in the south, on Congo (Kinshasa) in the west, on South Sudan in the north, and on Kenya in the east. Kampala

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Born: 8/8/1866 Nanjemoy, MarylandDied: 3/9/1955 New York City, New YorkMatthew Henson was the first African-American Arctic explorer, an associate of Robert Peary on seven voyages over a period of nearly 23 years. They made six voyages and spent a total of 18 years in expeditions.Henson served as

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Death of Ralph J. Bunche

Death of Ralph J. Bunche (67), Nobel Peace Prize winner and undersecretary of the UN from 1955 to his retirement in October, 1971, in New York City.

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Dec

9

1971

United States population: 9,638,453

United States population: 9,638,453. Black population: 1,771,656 (18.4 per cent). Mayflower of Liberia sailed from New York City with eighty-six Blacks. Ship arrived in Sierra Leone, March 9.

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1820

Black Leaders Protested Discrimination

Black leaders protested discrimination in the armed forces and war industries at a White House meeting with President Roosevelt.

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Sep

27

1940

New York Manumission Society opens a school forblacks in New York City, the Af

New York Manumission Society opens a school for blacks in New York City, the African Free School (schools are eventually transferred to city authorities).

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1787

William H. Hastie

William H. Hastie, civilian aide to secretary of war, resigned to protest segregation and discrimination in armed forces.

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Jan

5

1943

(1964), Dr. Martin Luther King, “Receiving the Nobel Peace Prize”

On December 10, 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King became only the second African American (after Ralph Bunche) to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. His acceptance speech appears

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Dec

10

1964

Betty Shabazz dies at 61, in NeW York City 3 weeks aftwerreceiving burns ovet

Betty Shabazz dies at 61, in NeW York City 3 weeks aftwer receiving burns ovet 80% of her body.

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Jun

23

1997

Fifth national Black convention met in New York

Fifth national Black convention met in New York with fifty delegates from eight states.

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Jun

2

1834

(1976) Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, “Who, Then, Will Speak for the Common Good?”

In 1972 Barbara Charline Jordan became the first black member of Congress elected from Texas. Two years later this freshman Representative became a national figure because of her prominent role as a member of the House Judiciary Committee during the impeachment hearings of President Richard

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Death of singer Billie Holiday

Death of singer Billie Holiday (44) New York City.

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Jul

17

1959

Actress Shari Belafonte born

Actress Shari Belafonte, daughter of singer Harry Belafonte, born in New York City.

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Sep

22

1954

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