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Egypt
In November 2014, an Egyptian court dropped all charges against former president Hosni Mubarak for his role in the killing of hundreds of unarmed protesters in the Arab Spring protests of 2011. His security chief and several high-ranking police officials were also cleared. Thousands of people
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Brazil
Throughout June 2013, nationwide protests were held over increases in bus fares. The protesters were mainly part of an organization called the Free Fare Movement and included students and political activists from leftist parties. The Free Fare Movement had been pushing for either decreasing public
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Jun
25
2013
Ex-slave left millions in will
The Georgia State Supreme Court sustained the will of the late David Dickson, thus making Amanda Eubanks the wealthiest Negro in America. Dickson, a former slaveholder, willed more than half a million dollars to Eubanks. White relatives of Dickson, a bachelor, had contested the will on the grounds
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Jun
12
1886
Confederate Congress Meeting
Confederate Congress, meeting in Montgomery, Ala., adopted constitution which declared that the passage of any law denying or impairing the right of property in Negro slaves was prohibited.
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Mar
11
1861
Dred Scott
Dred Scott was a slave who lived during the early 19th century and was the first slave who sued his master for freedom in a court of law. He was born into slavery in Virginia and was the property of the Peter Blow family. His birth name was Sam, but he changed it to Dred after his dead brother. The
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Algeria
In April 2007, about 35 people were killed and hundreds wounded when suicide bombers attacked a government building in Algiers and a police station on the outskirts of the capital. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb claimed responsibility for the attack. The terrorist group struck again in
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Breonna Taylor case should be investigated by feds, governor says
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Interracial Marriage Under Apartheid
Officially, there were no interracial marriages under Apartheid, but in reality, the picture was much more
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African-American History Timeline: 1980 to 1989
Willie Lewis Brown, Jr. is selected by the California Assembly to become the Speaker of the state legislature. Brown is the first African-American to hold this position. For 15 years, he serves in this capacity until he is elected as mayor of San
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Faith Congregational Church [Hartford] (1819- )
The Faith Congregational Church in Hartford, Connecticut began in 1819 as a place for African Americans to worship on their own since they were previously only able to worship in the backs of churches and in church galleries in that city. A group of African Americans began worshipping in the
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Egypt
Unrest spread throughout the Middle East in January 2011. First, Tunisias president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali stepped down amid widespread protests against corruption, unemployment, and the repressive police state. Demonstrations followed in Yemen and Algeria. In Egypt, opposition groups and
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Mbongeni Ngema
Mbongeni Ngema , (born 1955, Verulam, S.Af.), South African playwright, composer, choreographer, and theatrical director known largely for plays that reflect the spirit of black South Africans under
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Five African-American Women Writers
In 1987, writer Toni Morrison told New York Times reporter Mervyn Rothstein the importance of being an African-American woman and writer. Morrison said,  Ive decided to define that, rather than having it be defined for me....In the beginning, people would say, Do you regard yourself as a black
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Black Panther Leaders Killed
Two Black Panther leaders Fred Hampton and Mark Clark - killed in Chicago police raid. Civil rights leaders said the two men were murdered in their
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Dec
4
1969
New York Draft Riots
On the Monday morning of July 13, 1863, the Enrollment
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Jul
13
1863
Meredith Mathews East Madison YMCA
This Seattle branch of the YMCA is located at 23rd Avenue and East Madison Street.  The site was formerly used as a tennis club by members of the community.  The property was owned by the Colman family, long-time supporters of the YMCA.  Members of the black community persuaded the owners to deed
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Mary McLeod Bethune
Mary Jane McLeod Bethune was a renowned educator and African American leader of the 20th century. She was born on July 10, 1875 in South Carolina to parents who had been former slaves. She was one of 17 children in her family, and all of them, including Mary, worked at the cotton plantations along
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May
18
1955
Turner, Benjamin Sterling (1825-1894)
Benjamin Sterling Turner, a member of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama during the Reconstruction period, was born on March 17, 1825 in Weldon, North Carolina. He was raised as a slave and as a child received no formal education. In 1830 Turner moved to Selma, Alabama with his
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Mar
21
1894
Through the 3 White Democrats and police attacked
Through the 3 White Democrats and police attacked freedmen and their white allies in Memphis, Tennessee. Forty-six Blacks and two white liberals were killed. More than seventy were wounded. Ninety homes, twelve schools and four churches were burned.
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May
1
1866
O.J. Simpson
Name at birth: Orenthal James Simpson
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DuSable Abandons Chicago
On this date in 1800, Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable, frontier trader, fur trapper, farmer, businessman and father of Chicago sold all his property for $1,200 and left the area. He died 18 years later, almost penniless, and was buried in St. Charles, Missouri.
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May
7
1800
Kenya
Opposition leader Mwai Kibaki won the Dec. 2002 presidential election, defeating Mois protégé, Uhuru Kenyatta (term limits prevented Moi, in power for 24 years, from running again). Kibaki promised to put an end to the countrys rampant corruption. In his first few months, Kibaki did initiate
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Racial Confrontation
One policeman killed and six wounded in racial confrontation between police and Black Panther activists in Philadelphia (8/29-8/31).
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Aug
29
1970
Shoot-Out
One Black killed and two whites injured in shoot-out between activists and police officers in a New Orleans housing project.
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Sep
14
1970
Death of Ida B.Wells-Barnett
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett
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Jul
16
1862
James Earl Ray
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Operation Equity
Although racially restricted housing covenants had been banned by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1948, various forms of de facto housing segregation kept African Americans relatively isolated spatially in urban areas, including the city of Seattle.  Many white homeowners in the years following the
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Apr
19
1968
Byron R. White
Byron R. White , in full Byron Raymond White (born June 8, 1917, Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.—died April 15, 2002, Denver), associate justice of the United States Supreme Court
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Apr
15
2002
Huey P. Newton
Huey P. Newton , in full Huey Percy Newton (born Feb. 17, 1942, Monroe, La., U.S.—died Aug. 22, 1989, Oakland, Calif.), American political activist, cofounder (with Bobby Seale) of the Black Panther Party (originally called Black Panther Party for
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Grant, Bernie (1944–2000)
Born on the 17th of February 1944 in Georgetown, Guyana, Bernie Grant was elected to the British House of Commons in 1987 to serve as one of the country’s first black Members of Parliament (MPs). With a head teacher for a father and a teacher for a mother, Grant, the second of five children, was
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