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NAACP petition on racism, "An Appeal to the

NAACP petition on racism, An Appeal to the World, presented to United Nations at Lake Success.

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Oct

23

1947

Black Panther Party Founder Born

Black Panther Party Founder Huey P. Newton born. An illiterate high-school graduate, Newton taught himself how to read before attending Merritt College in Oakland and the San Francisco School of Law, where he met Seale. In Oakland in 1966 they formed the Black Panther group in response to

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Feb

17

1942

Pan-African Congress Meeting

Pan-African Congress, organized by W.E.B. Du Bois, met a Grand Hotel, Paris. There were fifty-seven delegates sixteen from the United States and fourteen from Africa form sixteen countries and colonies. Blaise Diagne of Senegal was elected president and Du Bois was named secretary.

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Feb

19

1919

Dave, David Drake, was born a slave near Edgefield, South Carolina, c.1800. He d

Dave, David Drake, was born a slave near Edgefield, South Carolina, c.1800. He died after 1870, having enjoyed only a few years of freedom. Somehow Dave learned to read and to write a beautiful script. At an early age he was sent to the pottery works near Edgefield, where he became a master

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Jan

0

1800

colored state park (circa 1948-1958)

During a brief time after WWII(1948-1958), all southern states had colored state parks that were far inferior to white parks, but served as recreation areas to the black population. In Georgia, George Washington Carver State park, on Lake Allatoona just North of Acworth, was Built by Mr. John Loyd

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Jan

0

1948

The New York newspaper Amsterdam News is founded.

The New York newspaper Amsterdam News is

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Dec

4

1909

'This Far By Faith'

On this date in 1999, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America released This Far By Faith: An African American Resource for Worship, which compiles hymns of liturgies of Lutheran African Americans.

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Apr

8

1999

Whitney Young Jr., National Urban League director,

Whitney M. Young, Jr. was Executive Director of the National Urban League from 1961 until his tragic, untimely death in 1971. He worked tireless to bring the races together, and joined the tenets of social work, of which he was an outstanding practitioner, to the social activism that brought the

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Feb

11

1971

Prince Hall Masonry founded

Prince Hall founded Africa Lodge No. 1. It was the first Black Lodge of Free Masons in the United States.

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Jul

3

1775

John Lee, becomes first black commissioned officer

John Lee, first black commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy is assigned to

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Mar

13

1957

Anti-lynching Bill Proposed

African American Congressman George H. White,R-North Carolina, introduced a bill to make lynching of Americans a federal offense. The bill died in committee. In 1900, 105 African Americans were lynched in the United States.

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Jan

20

1900

Sansford and Son TV Premiere Jan 14, 1972. NBC sitcom which gained immediate popularity depicting an African-American Father and son engaged in the junkyard business. Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin developed the comedy series based on the British Steptoe and Son. The name Sanford came from John

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Jan

14

1972

United States population: 9,638,453

United States population: 9,638,453. Black population: 1,771,656 (18.4 per cent). Mayflower of Liberia sailed from New York City with eighty-six Blacks. Ship arrived in Sierra Leone, March 9.

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Feb

6

1820

First African American Before US Supreme Court

John Sweat Rock (1825-1866), a noted Boston lawyer, became in 1865 the first African-American to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court and the first Black person to speak before the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Feb

1

1865

Oprah Winfrey becomes the first African American woman to host a nationally syndicated talk show.

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Feb

8

1986

Col.B.O. Davis Jr.

Col. B.O. Davis Jr. Named commander of Godman Field (Ky.) and became the first Black to head an Army Air Force base in the United States.

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Jun

21

1945

Blacks Declared Non-Citizens of US

The Acting Commissioner of General Lands for the United States, J.S. Wilson, stated that blacks were not citizens of the United States, and therefore were not legally entitled to preempt public lands.

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Mar

7

1859

Henry Ossian Flipper, the first African American graduate of the U.S. Military A

Henry Ossian Flipper, the first African American graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, was born in Thomasville, Georgia. Enduring heavy racism during his schooling, Flipper went on to establish a military career. This was ended however after he was falsely accused of embezzling

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Mar

31

1856

the Bronze Muse

On this day, the Bronze Muse died in

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Feb

22

1911

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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Jun

27

1872

Washington D.C.'s Anacostia Museum dedicated to informing the community of contr

Washington D.C.s Anacostia Museum dedicated to informing the community of contributions by African Americans to U.S. political, social, and cultural history, opens

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Sep

27

1967

Minister Lott Cary left the United States leading a group of freed slaves, most of whom were members of the American Colonization Society, to colonize a small portion of West Africa. This area became known as the Republic of Liberia in 1847.

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Jan

23

1821

Bernard Harris, astronaut

Bernard Harris, African-American astronaut, takes space walk.

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Feb

9

1995

First black CPA

Jesse B. Blayton became the first black certified public accountant in the United States.

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Jan

0

2000

The Brooklyn Excelsiors is the first black baseballteam to tour the United Sta

The Brooklyn Excelsiors is the first black baseball team to tour the United States.

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Jan

0

1860

February 11, Robert Weaver sworn in as

February 11, Robert Weaver sworn in as administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency, highest federal post to date by a Black American.

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Feb

11

1961

Ghana became an independent state

March 6th, 1957, the Gold Coast gained its independence from Great

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Mar

6

1957

One-Man Show of Art

One-Man Show of Art by Negro, First of Kind Here, Opens Today, read the headline of a front-page article in The New York Times on this day. The article announced the opening of Archibald J. Motley, Jrs show at the New Gallery on Madison Avenue. This was the first time in History that an artist had

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Feb

25

1928

Samuel David Ferguson

Samuel David Ferguson consecrated bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church and named bishop of Liberia. He was the first Black American with full membership in the House of Bishops.

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Jun

24

1885

Charles White Born April 2, 1918. Renowned African-Americccan artist born in Chicago, IL; died October 3, 1979. Charles White began his professional career by painting murals for the WPA during the Depression. He was influenced by Mexiccan muralists Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siquieros. Among

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1918

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