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World Heavyweight Champion, Joe Louis, becomes the first Black boxer to draw a
World Heavyweight Champion, Joe Louis, becomes the first Black boxer to draw a million dollar gate, 1935
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Sep
24
1935
(1901) Congressman George H. White's Farewell Address To Congress
In January 1901, at the beginning of a new century, George H. White was ending his term as a Congressman from North Carolina’s Second Congressional District. Realizing that he was bringing to a close a thirty two year period when nearly forty Southern African Americans sat in Congress, White used
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(1906) W.E.B. DuBois, “Men of Niagara”
In 1906, one year after the Niagara Movement was founded, it held its second annual meeting at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.  W.E.B. Du Bois, a founding member and its titular leader, gave the address below to the assembled civil rights
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Metropolitan AME Church, Washington D.C. (1821- )
Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal (AME) is the oldest continuously operating black church in the District of Columbia.  Metropolitan AME is also designated by the AME Church (the black denomination founded in 1787 by Richard Allen) as the National Cathedral of African
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Jan
9
1894
Howell, Martha Ann Jane Stevens Perkins (1875–1954)
Martha Ann Jane Stevens Perkins Howell, born on January 20, 1875, was named for her maternal grandmother, Martha Vilate Crosby Flake, who had been a slave during the Mormon migration to the West. Martha Howell’s maternal grandfather was Green Flake, also born a slave, who was in the Vanguard
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Heavy weight boxer Jimmy Ellis born
Former world heavyweight boxing champion Jimmy Ellis was born James Albert Ellis in Louisville, Kentucky. Ellis won the World Boxing Association title after beating Jerry Quarry in April 1968.
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Feb
24
1940
Mensah, Raphael Abraham Frank (1924-1990s)
Raphael Abraham Frank Mensah (1924-1990s), a schoolmaster and theologian, played a foundational role in bringing Mormonism to Ghana. Born in 1924 in Winneba, Gold Coast, as the British colony of Ghana was then called, he was the eldest of five children, three sons and two daughters.  Mensah
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Born on this day: Robin Givens
Model/actress Robin Givens first gained national prominence as a regular on the TV series Head of the Class. From 1986 through 1991, Robin played Darlene Merriman, a prep-school type attending a high school honors program. She was married to boxing champ Mike Tyson; the marriage ended in divorce.
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Nov
27
1964
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Adedeji, Adebayo and L. Rowland Management Problems of Rapid Urbanisation in Nigeria Yes
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Dred Scott v. Sandford
Dred Scott v. Sandford, United States Supreme Court, 1857
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(1993) William J. Clinton, “The Freedom to Die"
On November 13, 1993, President Bill Clinton traveled to Memphis to address 5,000 African American ministers at the national headquarters of the Church of God in Christ.  Speaking from the pulpit where in 1968 Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his last sermon, Clinton used the occasion to urge the
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Nov
13
1993
Sugar Ray Leonard
Sugar Ray Leonard is a retired professional boxer who has a boxing record of 36 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw. Leonard was the first ever boxer to win more than a hundred million dollars in purses, owing to his world titles in five separate weight divisions and high profile fights with Wilfred
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May
17
1956
The Great Migration
The Great Migration began. Approximately two million Southern Blacks moved to Northern industrial centers in the following
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Dec
4
1915
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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Nat Turner Executed.
Nat Turner was captured almost two months after the uprising in Southampton county, Virginia in 1831. He had dug a hole and remained there for weeks at a time, hiding from his would-be captures. On the morning of October 30th, Turner left his place of hiding in search of food and provisions. Soon
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Nov
11
1831
(1836) James Forten, Jr. “Put on the Armour of Righteousness”
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1836
Blacks participated in a national political
Blacks participated in a national political convention for the first time at Liberty party convention in Buffalo. Samuel R. Ward led the convention in prayer; Henry Highland Garnet was a member of the nominating committee; and Charles R. Ray was one of the convention secretaries.
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Aug
30
1843
Muhammad Ali regains world heavyweight boxing title.
Muhammad Ali regains world heavyweight boxing title.
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Oct
29
1974
Desi Giles, a black man, receives death threats after portraying Jesus in the the Park Theater Performing Arts Center's annual production of the "Passion Play"
Desi Arnaz Giles says he's starring in the role of his life, but the black actor's portrayal of Jesus Christ comes at the expense of ticket cancellations and death
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Mar
5
1997
Larry Holmes
Larry Holmes is a retired professional boxer who was the WBC Heavyweight Champion from 1978 to 1983. Holmes was also the Ring Heavyweight Champion from 1980 to 1985, and the IBF Heavyweight Champion from 1980 to 1985. Holmes is considered by many to be one of the greatest heavyweights of all
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Mar
21
1973
Rhue, Sylvia (1947- )
Sylvia Rhue is a distinguished writer, religious scholar, documentarian, and public speaker. She has engaged in significant work in religious communities around lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender (LGBT) rights and sexuality as well as co-produced an award-winning
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Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson in the first round to become the world h
Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson in the first round to become the world heavyweight boxing champion
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Sep
25
1962
Sonny Liston
Sonny Liston was a notable twentieth century African-American boxer. He was known for his punching power and intimidating appearance in the boxing ring. Liston earned the World Heavyweight Championship in 1962 when he knocked out his opponent Floyd
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James Weldon Johnson
James Weldon Johnson was a prominent African American leader born on June 17, 1871 in Jacksonville, Florida. He was brought up in a liberal environment where his parents encouraged him to acquire an education and pursue his dreams. His mother taught him and his brother the works of classical
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Jun
26
1938
Christianity
Christianity, religion founded in Palestine by the followers of Jesus . One of the worlds major religions, it predominates in Europe and the Americas, where it has been a powerful historical force and cultural influence, but it also claims adherents in virtually every country of the
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Jehovah's Witnesses
Jehovahs Witnesses, Christian group originating in the United States at the end of the 19th cent., organized by Charles Taze Russell , whose doctrine centers on the Second Coming of Christ. The Witnesses believe that the event has already commenced they also believe the battle of Armageddon is
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(1797) Prince Hall Speaks To The African Lodge, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Five years after his presentation at Charles Town, Prince Hall again addresses his fellow Masons. In an address delivered to the African Lodge at West Cambridge, Massachusetts on June 24, 1797, Hall challenges those Masons to work for the elimination of slavery and the establishment of full civil
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Jun
24
1797
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Heavyweight Boxer John Tate born
Birthday of heavyweight boxer John Tate, who was born in Marion City, Arkansas. Tate won the vacant World Boxing Association title in 1979 from South African Gerrie Coetzee.
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