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Ethiopia, one of the only two independent African nations at the time, was invaded on October 3,1935 by Facist Italy under Benito Mussolini. The Italians, seeking revenge for their prior
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1935
Harlem Renaissance
Harlem Renaissance, term used to describe a flowering of African-American literature and art in the 1920s, mainly in the Harlem district of New York City. During the mass migration of African Americans from the rural agricultural South to the urban industrial North (1914–18), many who came to
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Robert L. Johnson
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Reverse Policy of Distributuing land to freedmen
President Andrew Johnson moved to reverse policy of distributing abandoned land to freedmen.
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5
1864
Florida Memorial University [Miami] (1879- )
Florida Memorial University is a private university located in Miami, Florida and is the only Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in Southern Florida.  The schools history dates back to two separate institutions, the Florida Baptist Institute which was founded in 1879, and Florida
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Howard University established. Also founded or chartered in 1867 were Talladege College, Morgan State University, Johnson C. Smith College, and St. Augustines College.
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Mar
2
1867
Mordecai W. Johnson
Mordecai W. Johnson became the first Black president of Howard University.
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Jun
20
1926
Dr. Charles S. Johnson
Dr. Charles S. Johnson became the first Black president of Fisk University.
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1
1946
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Poet Paul Laurence Dunbar born in Dayton, Ohio. Mr. Paul Laurence Dunbar is one of the most popular African-American poets of all time. His dialect poemsand humor in his works were often under appreciated due to the English standardswhich were set at the time. His book was finally givenattention in
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27
1872
George Johnson
George and Noble Johnson founded the Lincoln Motion Picture Company in 1916. It was the first black-owned production company, it produced films exclusively for African
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2001
Walter E. Washington
President Lyndon B. Johnson named Walter E. Washington commissioner and unofficial mayor of Washington, D.C.
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6
1967
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The U.S. Senate overrides President Ronald Reagans veto of legislation imposing economic sanctions in South Africa.
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2
1986
Jet magazine founded
Jet magazine founded by John H. Johnson, publisher of Ebony magazine.
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1
1951
Rice, Constance Williams (1945- )
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President signed Voting Rights Bill
President Lyndon Johnson signs the Voting Rights Bill which authorized the suspension of literacy tests and the sending of federal examiners into South.
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1965
Educator, Mordecai W Johnson was born, 1890
Educator, Mordecai W Johnson was born, 1890
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1890
Namibia
South Africa handed over limited powers to a new multiracial administration in 1985 (the previous government had enforced South Africas apartheid laws). Installation of this government ended South Africas direct rule, but it retained an effective veto over the new governments decisions. Finally, in
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First African American Intercollegiate football
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1892
Actor and co-composer of "Lift Every Voice And Sing", J Rosamond Johnson, born,
Actor and co-composer of Lift Every Voice And Sing, J Rosamond Johnson, born, 1873
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Aug
11
1873
Richard Johnson, a free black, granted 100 acres of land in Northampton County f
Richard Johnson, a free black, granted 100 acres of land in Northampton County for importing two persons.
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21
1654
House of Representatives voted, 126 to 47, to
House of Representatives voted, 126 to 47, to impeach President Andrew Johnson.
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1868
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South Africa
South Africa, on the continents southern tip, is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west and by the Indian Ocean on the south and east. Its neighbors are Namibia in the northwest, Zimbabwe and Botswana in the north, and Mozambique and Swaziland in the northeast. The kingdom of Lesotho forms an
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South Africa banned from Olympic Games
South Africa was banned from the Olympic Games because of its apartheid policies.
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18
1964
James Weldon Johnson resigned
James Weldon Johnson resigned as executive secretary of the NAACP, citing health reasons.
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19
1930
Top 10 Richest African Americans
No one can understand the value of freedom as the African Americans do. They were led into slavery by whites and kept as petty slaves by land owners deprived of any rights. It took some time for the black to fathom their true potential as human beings deserving of equal respect, rights and social
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Johnson, Jack (1878-1946)
Jack Johnson, the first African American and first Texan to win the heavyweight boxing championship of the world, was born the second of six children to Henry and Tiny Johnson in Galveston on March 31, 1878.  His parents were former slaves.  To help support his family, Jack Johnson left school in
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Death of Mordecai Johnson
Death of Mordecai Johnson (86), first Black president of Howard University, in Washington.
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1976
James Weldon Johnson died
James Weldon Johnson died of injuries received in an automobile accident near his summer home in Wiscosset, Maine.
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1938
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Thurgood Marshall, U.S. solicitor general, named to the Supreme Court by President Johnson. He was confirmed by the Senate on August 30 and became the first Black Supreme Court justice.
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