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Samuel L. Gravely is born
Samuel Gravely was appointed captain of the Navy Destroyer Escort, U.S.S. Falgout, the first African American to command a United States warship. He later received the rand of Rear Admiral, a first for an African American navyman.
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Jun
4
1922
Supreme Court Rules on Busing
U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that busing was a constitutionally acceptable method of integrating public schools.
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Apr
20
1971
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali, (born Cassius Clay) stands before the Supreme Court regarding his refusal of induction into the US Army during the Vietnam War(Clay v- United States). He is asked How can you be a pacifist opposed to the idea of
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Jun
28
1970
Organization for Afro-American Unity
Organization for Afro-American Unity founded in New York by Malcolm X.
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Jun
28
1964
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams performs the worlds first open-heart surgery on a young man named James Cornish. James was rushed to Provident Hospital in Chicago with a stab wound.
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Jul
10
1893
Texas constitutional convention
Texas constitutional convention (nine Blacks, eighty-one whites) met in Austin.
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Jun
1
1868
Lee Elder becomes the first African American professional golfer to qualify for
Lee Elder becomes the first African American professional golfer to qualify for the Masters Tournament.
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Apr
21
1974
Shirley Franklin is sworn in
Shirley Franklin is sworn in as the first African American Mayor of Atlanta and the only African American female mayor of a major American city.
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Jan
7
2002
the Bronze Muse
On this day, the Bronze Muse died in
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Feb
22
1911
Cellular Phone Invented
Henry Sampson, an african-american, invented the cellular phone.
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Jul
6
1971
A commemorative stamp is issued by the U.S. Postal Service to honor Henry Ossawa
A commemorative stamp is issued by the U.S. Postal Service to honor Henry Ossawa Tanner, the first African American artist elected to the National Academy of Design
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Sep
10
1973
Jim Beckwourth, Afro-American Pioneer
on this day Jim Beckwourth discovered a path through the Sierra Nevada Mountains that now bear his name. Beckwourth Pass on U.S. Alt 40 between Reno, Nevada and Sacramento, California made overland travel to the gold fields of California possible.
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Apr
26
1844
Network news anchor
Max Robinson is the first African American to anchor network news. The network is ABC.
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Apr
19
1978
Abolitionist Society Organized
First abolitionist society in United States organized in Philadelphia.
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Apr
14
1775
Solomon George Washington Dill killed
Solomon George Washington Dill, poor white ally of Black Republicans, assassinated in his home by white terrorists. Dill had allegedly made incendiary speeches to South Carolina Blacks.
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Jun
1
1864
George "Little Chocolate" Dixon betas Jack Skelly in New Orleans to win the worl
George Little Chocolate Dixon betas Jack Skelly in New Orleans to win the world featherweight title. While some African American citizens celebrate for two days, the New Orleans Times-Democrat says, It is a mistake to match a Negro and a white man ...to bring the races together on any terms of
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Sep
6
1892
Jonathan A. Rodgers becomes president of CBS's television stations division, the
Jonathan A. Rodgers becomes president of CBSs television stations division, the highest ranking African American in network television. Rodgers had been general manager of WBBM-TV, CBSs Chicago Station
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Sep
3
1990
Delegates and observers a convention
Two thousand delegates and observers attended Congress of African Peoples convention in Atlanta. (8/3-7).
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Aug
3
1970
The Flip Wilson Show premieres on NBC. It is the first prime time variety show
The Flip Wilson Show premieres on NBC. It is the first prime time variety show starring an African American male since the Nat King Cole Show.
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Sep
17
1970
Compensation For States
President Lincoln, in message to Congress, recommended the use of federal bonds to provide compensation for states that abolished slavery before 1900.
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Dec
1
1862
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
Governor Barnett Found Guilty
Governor Barnett found guilty of civil contempt of the federal court. United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ordered Barnett to purge himself of contempt or face arrest and a fine of $10,000 a day.
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Sep
28
1962
Black Panther Party emerges
Huey Newton and Bobby Seale students at a California college create the Black Panther Party for Self Defense.
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Nov
30
1966
U.W. Clemon
U.W. Clemon became the first black state senator to serve in Alabama since reconstruction.
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Jan
0
1974
Death of Thaddeus Stevens
Death of Thaddeus Stevens (76), architect of the Radical Reconstruction program, in Washington.
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Aug
11
1868
First Slave revolt in America
The first slave revolt in America actually occurred 93 years
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Jan
0
1526
The movie, Green Pastures, premieres in New York's
The movie, Green Pastures, premieres in New Yorks Radio City Music Hall.
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Sponsored by Illinois Math and Science Academy
Jul
16
1936
Thomas W. Turner
Thomas W. Turner founder of the Federation of Colored Catholics and charter member of the NAACP dies at age 101
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Apr
15
1978
William A. Harper
William A. Harper, student of Henry O. Tanner at the Art Institute of Chicago, one of the most gifted African American artist of the early 20th century, born
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Dec
27
1873
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
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