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Holy Cross Catholic Church, Corpus Christi, Texas (1914- )
Holy Cross Catholic Church, the first church for African American Catholics inCorpus Christi, Texas, was organized before the parish obtained a physicalbuilding.  Before African Americans in that area had achurch, they attended Saint Patrick’s Church, and some joined the MexicanChurch, Our Lady of
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16
1917
Elizabeth City State University (1891- )
Elizabeth City State University was established in 1891 as a response to a bill, enacted by the North Carolina General Assembly, which proposed the creation of a normal school for the training of black teachers in the state. Located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, the University is
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Jordan, Barbara (1936-1996)
Barbara Charline Jordan was born in Houston Texas’s Fifth Ward on February 21, 1936. She received her education in public schools in Texas and graduated from Texas Southern University in 1956 with a B.A. in political science and history. Jordan then received her LL.B. from Boston University School
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17
1996
Patient Zero: Thomas Eric Duncan and the Ebola Crisis in West Africa and the United States
In the following article Dr. Clarence Spigner, Professor of Public Health at the University of Washington, Seattle, describes the life of the first patient to die of Ebola on U.S. soil and the larger crisis of Ebola in West Africa.  He views it as a consequence of a long history of
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(1865) Henry Highland Garnet, “Let The Monster Perish”
On February 12, 1865, Rev. Henry Highland Garnet, a former slave and now pastor of the Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C., became the first African American to speak in the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. His sermon was delivered on Sunday, February 12, 1865 within days
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12
1865
Scott, Gloria Dean Randle (1938- )
Civic and educational leader Gloria Dean Randle Scott, the first African-American president of the Girl Scouts of America and the twelfth president of Bennett College, was born on April 14, 1938 in Houston, Texas to Juanita Bell and Freeman Randle.  Scott grew up in Houston, attending Blackshear
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14
1938
(1864) Frederick Douglass On “The Mission Of The War”
On January 13, 1864, Frederick Douglass was invited to deliver a speech before the Women’s Loyal League at the Cooper Institute in New York City. He used the occasion to add his voice to the ongoing debate about the mission and meaning of the Civil War. In this address he reminded his audience that
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(1964) Malcolm X, “The Ballot or the Bullet”
By March 1964, Malcolm X had broken with the Nation of Islam.  In the speech below, given on April 3, 1964 in Cleveland, he explains his departure and his reason for establishing a separation between his religion and his politics.  He also makes clear that those politics are still rooted in black
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3
1964
Stewart, William P. (1839–1907)
William P. Stewart, a Civil War veteran, was also an early black settler in Snohomish County, Washington. Stewart was born on December 9, 1839, as a free person of color to Walden and Henrietta Stewart in Sangamon County, Illinois. He had five other siblings, four brothers and one sister, and was
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Phelps, Donald G. (1929-2003)
Donald Gayton Phelps was a remarkable educator who broke new ground for African Americans in the Pacific Northwest and across the country.  He was best known for his keen intellect, powerful voice, and gracious spirit as he served as a role model, mentor, and social critic during his
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22
1929
Jamie Foxx
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(1843) Henry Highland Garnet, "An Address To The Slaves Of The United States"
The National Negro Convention of 1843 was held in Buffalo, New York drawing some seventy delegates a dozen states. Among the delegates were young, rising leaders in the African American community including Frederick Douglass, William Wells Brown, Charles B. Ray and Charles L. Remond. Twenty-seven
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761st Tank Battalion (1942-45)
The 761st Tank Battalion was formed in the spring of 1942 and was the first African American tank battalion to see combat in the Second World War. Commanding this battalion was a white Lt. Colonel, Paul L. Bates.  As the unit fell under the scrutiny of other white officers who were critical of
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The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed | An Online Reference Guide to African American History by Professor Quintard Taylor, University of Washington
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Nigeria
Nigeria, one-third larger than Texas and the most populous country in Africa, is situated on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa. Its neighbors are Benin, Niger, Cameroon, and Chad. The lower course of the Niger River flows south through the western part of the country into the Gulf of Guinea. Swamps
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Saint Peter Claver Church, San Antonio, Texas (1888- )
Saint Peter Claver (Mission) Church was the first AfricanAmerican Catholic Church in San Antonio, Texas. The church was built by Irish-born Margaret Mary Healy Murphy, the widowof John Bernard Murphy, who was the mayor of Corpus Christi from 1889 to1884.  Margaret Mary Healy Murphy movedfrom Corpus
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Morgan v. Virginia (1946)
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Johnson, Eddie Bernice (1935- )
An early career in health care led to political aspirations for Eddie Bernice Johnson, culminating in her current position representing Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives.  She is an advocate for women, children, and human
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Mueller, Robert, Seattle, Washington
Robert Mueller lived in Florida, Texas, and Indiana before settling in Seattle. He has worked as a School Technology Specialist for Skyview Junior High in the Northshore School District since 1996 and has been the staff advisor for the school newspaper for much of that time. He earned an English
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Powell v. Alabama (1932)
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Burton, Walter Moses (1829?-1913)
Walter Moses Burton holds the distinction of being the first black elected sheriff in the United States.  Burton was also a State Senator in
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1874
Norris v. Alabama (1935)
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Whitehead, Arch Colson “Colson” (1969- )
Born Arch Colson Whitehead on November 6, 1969, novelist Colson Whitehead spent his formative years in Manhattan, New York with his parents, Arch and Mary Anne Whitehead, who owned a recruiting firm, and three siblings. Of his childhood, he has said that he preferred reading science fiction and
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Huston-Tillotson University (1881- )
The collaboration of diligent black people and concerned white philanthropists from the North was the impetus behind the formation of what is now Huston-Tillotson University in Austin, Texas. Chartered in 1877 and opened in 1881 under the name of Tillotson Collegiate and Normal Institute by the
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Texas constitutional convention
Texas constitutional convention (nine Blacks, eighty-one whites) met in Austin.
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1868
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Texas became a slave state.
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1845
Supreme Court decision
Supreme Court decision (Nixon v. Herndon) struck down Texas law which barred Blacks from voting in white primary.
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7
1927
Selma
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Barbara Jordan
Barbara Jordan (21 Feb 1936 – 17 Jan 1996) was the leader of the Civil Rights Movement and an American politician. She was not just a democrat but the first African-American, man or woman, to be elected post Reconstruction to the Texas Senate. On her death, Jordan became the first African-American
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Gleaton, Tony (1948-2015)
Leo Antony Tony Gleaton is an African American photographer, scholar, and artist who is best known for his photographic images capturing and documenting the African influence in the American West and Central and South America. Gleaton, the youngest son of an elementary school teacher and police
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