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Officers killed three students during
Officers killed three students during demonstration on the campus of South Carolina State in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Students were protesting segregation at an Orangeburg bowling alley.
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Feb
8
1968
Andey Rooney suspended for racist comments
Andy Rooney, a CBS 60 Minutes commentator, received a 90-day suspension from work because of racist remarks about African Americans attributed to him by Chris Bull, a New York-based reporter for The Advocate, a bi-weekly national gay & lesbian newsmagazine published in Los Angeles. Bull quoted
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Feb
8
1990
California Fugitive Slave Law adopted
The California Fugitive Slave Law, introduced earlier by state Senator Henry A. Crabb, was adopted by the State Legislature. It authorized any slave owner claiming a runaway to obtain warrant for the slaves arrest.
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Apr
15
1850
Glenn H. Taylor, U.S. Senator from Idaho and
Glenn H. Taylor, U.S. Senator from Idaho and Vice-presidential candidate of Progressive party, arrested in Birmingham for trying to enter a meeting through a door marked for Negroes.
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May
1
1948
Birthday
JOHN Singleton,31,director,screenwriter(Boyz N the Hood),born Los Angeles, Ca, Jan 6, 1968.
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Jan
6
1968
Anti-Slavery Society started
American Anti-Slavery Society
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Dec
4
1833
Spingarn Medal: Edward W. Brooke
Spingarn Medal presented to Edward W. Brooke for his public service as the first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction.
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Nov
7
1967
In "Re Franck Negro," a Massachusetts court finds a black man not guilty of co
In Re Franck Negro, a Massachusetts court finds a black man not guilty of conspiring to assist someone in escaping from prison; this case marks one of the first times that blacks successfully participate in the legal system.
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Jan
0
1669
Grover Cleveland Wins Election
Grover Cleveland won election and became the first Democratic president of the United States since the Civil War.
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Nov
4
1884
Hiram R. Revels elected to the U.S. Senate by the
Hiram R. Revels elected to the U.S. Senate by the Mississippi legislature, becoming the first Black US Senator in the US . He was elected to fill the unexpired term of Jefferson Davis. The term ended on March 3, 1871.
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Mar
3
1871
The Charles R. Drew Postgraduate Medical
The Charles R. Drew Postgraduate Medical School (later Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science) is chartered in Los Angeles. It is the only African American focused medical school west of the Mississippi
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Aug
2
1966
Anthony Burns, celebrated fugitive slave, arrested
Anthony Burns, celebrated fugitive slave, arrested by United States Deputy marshals in Boston. Two thousand United States troops escorted him through the streets of Boston when he was returned to the South on June 3.
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May
24
1854
Republican National Convention, meeting in
Republican National Convention, meeting in Chicago, nominated U.S. Grant for the presidency. Convention marked the national debut of Black politicians. P.B.S. Pinchback of Louisiana and James J. Harris were delegates to the convention. Harris was named to the committee which informed Grant of his
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May
20
1868
Admittance of student to U of California Medical
U.S. Supreme Court ordered the University of California Medical School at Davis to admit Allan P. Bakke in so-called reverse discrimination suit.
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Jun
28
1978
Inquest over Negro Killing
An inquest was held by Justice of the Peace T.M. Richards on September 24, 1928 over the killing of :Coote Simpsons, Negro, Twenty-second street, who was killed by the rifle of a Florida National Guardsman on special detail duty at noon on September 23, 1928 for refusing to leave his bicycle and go
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Jan
0
1999
First Black Woman to receive an M.D.
2/24/1864: Rebecca Lee Crumpler becomes the first black woman to receive an M.D. degree. She graduated from the New England Female Medical College. Rebecca Lee Crumpler was born in 1833. She worked from 1852-1860 as a nurse in Massachusetts.
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Feb
24
1864
Blacks Elected to Congress
Sixteen Blacks were elected to Congress. Andrew Young of Atlanta was the first Black elected to Congress from the Deep South since the Reconstruction era. Also elected for the first time were Barbara Jordan (Tex.) and Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (Calif.). Republican Senator Edward W. Brooke of
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Nov
17
1972
Court Decision in Favor of Segregation
U.S. Supreme Court refused to review lower court decision which would ban segregation in intrastate bus travel.
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Apr
23
1955
Slaves Petition for Freedom
Massachusetts slaves petitioned the state legislature for freedom. A bill was drawn and passed by the Mass. legislature. But the governor witheld approval and the measure never became law.
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Jun
25
1773
Republican William McKinley defeated William Bryan
Republican William McKinley defeated William Bryan in presidential elections.
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Nov
6
1900
Reverend Barbara Harris's election as bishop
Reverend Barbara Harriss election as bishop is ratified by the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts.
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Jan
24
1989
Some 225,000 students boycotted Chicago schools in
Some 225,000 students boycotted Chicago schools in Freedom Day protest of de facto segregation.
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Oct
22
1963
William H. Lewis
William H. Lewis appointed assistant attorney general of the United States.
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Mar
26
1910
Leander Jay Shaw, Jr., justice of the Florida State Supreme Court (1983), first
Leander Jay Shaw, Jr., justice of the Florida State Supreme Court (1983), first African American chief justice (1990) in Florida, the second African American chief justice in any state supreme court, born
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Sep
6
1930
Black demonstrators staged ride-in to protest
Black demonstrators staged ride-in to protest segregation on New Orleans streetcars. Similar demonstrations occurred in Mobile, Ala., and other cities.
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May
7
1867
Pioneer
Black Senate Page Appointed on April 8, 1965. 16 year old Lawrene Bradford of New York City was the first Black Page appointed to the US Senate.
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Apr
8
1965
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Assassinated
John Fitzgerald Kennedy (46), thirty-fifth president of the United States, assassinated in Dallas, Texas.
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Nov
22
1963
Lodge Bill
Lodge Bill, which called for federal supervision of U. elections, abandoned in the Senate after a Southern filibuster.
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Jan
22
1891
Ghana became an independent state
March 6th, 1957, the Gold Coast gained its independence from Great
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Mar
6
1957
Virginia Students Protest Segregated Schools
Students attending Moton High School, Prince Edward County, Virginia led a walk out to protest separate and unequal school
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Apr
23
1951
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