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Martin Luther King Jr. Marries
In 1953, King, Sr., performs the marriage ceremony of King, Jr., and Coretta Scott at the Scott home near Marion, Alabama.
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Jun
8
1953
Trey Clegg and First Congregational Church Presents Weekly Mini Organ Recitals - The Atlanta Inquirer
First Congregational Church, UCC, located at 105 Courtland Street NE in Atlanta, Georgia proudly presents “A Mini Organ Recital” featuring Trey Clegg at 12 noon on Wednesdays, starting June 10, 2020. For more information go to the social media link below to see this inspirational organ recital. You
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AAFCA Virtual Roundtable with Dondre Whitfield (video)
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Demonstrations for housing, school and jobs
Civil rights group demonstrated at Harlem construction sites to Protest discrimination in building trades unions. Demonstrations and marches were held in metropolitan areas in June, July and August to dramatize discontent over housing, school and job discrimination.
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Jun
12
1963
Protesters Launch Sit-In to Demand NPD Release Use-of-Force Records - The New Journal and Guide
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Jimmie Lee Jackson dies
Jimmie Lee Jackson, civil rights activist, died of injuries reportedly inflicted by officers in Marion, Alabama.
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Feb
26
1965
Prince Hall and fourteen other Blacks were
Prince Hall and fourteen other Blacks were initiated into British Military Lodge No. 441 of the Masons at Fort Independence, Massachusetts. Hall was a leather-dresser and caterer. On July 3, 1775, African Lodge No.1 was organized in Boston by a group of Black Masons.
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Jul
3
1775
Masks now required when visiting Daytona City Hall – Daytona Times
On June 17, Daytona Beach commissioners adopted a resolution requiring visitors entering City Hall or other city facilities to wear a face covering to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. For those who arrive at City Hall or a city facility without a face covering, a face mask will be
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The Massachusetts Body of Liberties outlaws bondslavery (a term used interchan
The Massachusetts Body of Liberties outlaws bond
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Jan
0
1641
Interesting questions at both CCJ, ICJ hearings - Stabroek News
Dear Editor, The cases heard this week were well prepared by the parties involved and do present some interesting follow-up discussions. The article Interesting questions at both CCJ, ICJ hearings appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Expert warns the US is approaching 'one of the most unstable times in the history of our country' | The Atlanta Voice
With rising Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations sending many states backward in their reopening plans, one health expert warns that if the US continues on its current path it will reach 'one of the most unstable times in the history of our country.' 'We will have hospitals overwhelmed and not only
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Kenya coronavirus: 10,294 cases; record 12 deaths in 24-hours | Africanews
Kenya continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic with cases steadily rising each day. Government have locked down a handful of counties including the capital Nairobi and imposed a night-time curfew as part of containment
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Scottsboro Boys Trial
First Scottsboro trial began in Scottsboro, Alabama. Trial of nine Black youths accused of raping two white women on a freight train became a cause celebré.
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Apr
6
1931
Andrew F. Brimmer first Black governor of the Fede
Andrew F. Brimmer became the first Black governor of the Federal Reserve
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Jun
1
1995
Nooses Found Hanging On Trees In Oakland Being Investigated As Hate Crime
The owner of the ropes said they were used for exercising.
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Physician Bernard A. Harris, Jr is born
Physician Bernard A. Harris, Jr was born in
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Jun
26
1956
Los Angeles begins clean up and rebuilding
Los Angeles begins clean up and rebuilding after the Rodney King riots (58 deaths, 600 fires, 1 billion dollars of property damage)
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May
2
1992
Norma Merrick Sklarek
Norma Merick Sklarek was the first black woman to be honored by fellowship in the American Institute of Architects (AIA).Some of her credits are City Hall, San Bernardino Calif., and the US Embassy in Tokyo.
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Jan
0
1999
Confederate Flag Protest
In Montgomery, Alabama, Thomas Reed, president of the Alabama chapter of the NAACP, was arrested after he and 11 others attempted to strike a Confederate flag flying atop the state capitol building.
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Feb
3
1988
The Last Slave Ships
The last slave ship, the Clothilde, landed shipment of slaves at Mobile Bay, Alabama.
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Dec
16
1859
David Scott Remembered
Memorial Services for David Ramon Scott are scheduled for 1 p.m., July 18, 2020 at Delivery Missionary Baptist Church, 1649 12th Ave., Oakland. Please remember that COVID-19 guidelines regarding social distancing and protective wear will apply. Scott was a salesman for the Post News Group.
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Race riot in Athens, Alabama
Race riot, Athens, Alabama.
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Aug
10
1944
F.M. Jones patents starter generator
Jones, F. M. Starter Generator July 12, 1949 Patent No. 2475842
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Jul
12
1949
Rosa Jinsey Young
Rosa Jinsey Young was born on this date in 1890. The daughter of a Methodist circuit rider, she became a teacher and opened a private school in 1912 in Rosebud, Alabama, for the Methodist church. When the school ran into financial problems, the Lutheran church offered help. Young joined the
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May
14
1890
Vivian Malone and James Hood, accompanied by U.S.
Vivian Malone and James Hood, accompanied by U.S. Deputy Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach attempt to register at the University of Alabama. Governor George Wallace bodily blocks their entrance. When National Guardsmen return later in the day with Malone and Hood, Wallace steps aside.
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Jun
11
1963
The Baptist Foreign Mission
More than 150 delegates from Baptist Churches in eleven states organized the Baptist Foreign Mission Convention of the United States at a meeting in Montgomery, Alabama. Rev. William H. McAlphine was elected president.
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Nov
24
1880
City to consider landmarking abolitionist house in Downtown Brooklyn after push from City Hall • Brooklyn Paper
the complete story of the African-American experience and heritage in New permanently remain an African-American museum or pay homage to African-American history,” he
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Ida B. Wells Barnett
Ida Wells was born a slave on July 16, 1862, in Holly Springs, Mississippi, to James and Elizabeth (Warrenton) Wells. The oldest in a family of four boys and four girls, she acquired from her parents a love of liberty and self-sufficiency that characterized her
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Mar
25
1931
First Reconstruction constitutional convention
First Reconstruction constitutional convention (eighteen Blacks, ninety whites) opened in Montgomery, Alabama.
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Nov
5
1867
E. McCoy patents steam engine lubricator
McCoy, E. Lubricator for Steam Engines July 02, 1872 Patent No. 129,843
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Jul
2
1872
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