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Wash., D.C. Slave Emancipation and Reparations
On April 16, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia. Passage of this act came
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Apr
16
1862
African American Women College Presidents
On July 1, 1987, for the first time in history, there were three African American women serving as Presidents of Four Year Colleges and Universities in America.They were - Dr. Niara Sudarkasa- President of Lincoln University in Pennslyvania; Dr. Johnetta Cole, President of Spelman College in
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Jul
1
1987
Race riot, Elaine, Phillips County, Arkansas
Race riot, Elaine, Phillips County, Arkansas. Five whites and twenty-five to fifty Blacks reported killed. Seventy-six Blacks were reported lynched in 1919. Kansas City Call founded by Chester Arthur Franklin. Spingarn Medal presented to Archibald Grimke, President of the American Negro Academy and
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Oct
13
1919
NAACP Elects Kweisi Mfume
Kweisi Mfume is unanimously elected President and CEO of the NAACP.
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Dec
9
1995
President Lincoln received first group of Blacks
President Lincoln received first group of Blacks to confer with a U.S. president on a matter of public policy. He urged Blacks to emigrate to Africa or Central America and was bitterly criticized by Northern Blacks.
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Aug
14
1862
Patricia Roberts Harris (1924-1985).
Patricia Roberts Harris, lawyer and diplomat, was the first black woman ambassador appointed to an overseas post under President Lydon B. Johnson administration.
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Jan
0
1924
William T. Coleman is named Secretary of Transpor
William T. Coleman is named Secretary of Transportation by President Gerald R. Ford. He is the second African American to hold a Cabinet level position
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Jan
14
1975
Laurent Kabilia becomes new President of Zaire and renames itthe Democratic Re
Laurent Kabilia becomes new President of Zaire and renames it the Democratic Republic of the Congo.The country was previously under the 37 year rule of Dictator Mobutu SeSE sEKO. cONGO HAS DEMOCRACY.
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May
17
1997
Claimed Pres. Election
President Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden claimed the presidential election. Republicans and Democrats claimed elections in Louisiana, South Carolina and Florida.
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Nov
7
1876
Colleges established
Fisk University established. Rust College (Miss.) and Lincoln (Mo.) were also founded in 1866.
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Jan
9
1866
First Black Woman Mayor of Washington, D.C.
Sharon Pratt Dixon (now Kelly) was elected mayor of Washington, D.C., making this a first for a woman of any race.
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Nov
6
1990
Leopold Sedar Senghor, poet, politician, is elected President of Senegal.
Leopold Sedar Senghor, poet, politician, is elected President of Senegal.
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Sep
5
1960
Congress authorized President Lincoln to accept blacks in Union Army.
Congress authorized President Lincoln to accept blacks in Union Army.
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Jun
17
1862
August 27, 1998, civil rights marchers gathered in Washington D.C. on the eve of
August 27, 1998, civil rights marchers gathered in Washington D.C. on the eve of the 25th anniversary of Martin Luther Kings I Have a Dream speech.
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Aug
27
1998
Liberian President Killed in Coup
Liberian President William R. Tolbert Jr. and twenty-seven others were killed in coup detat by army enlisted men led by master Sergeant Samuel Doe.
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Apr
12
1980
Etta Moten sings for President
Etta Moten sings for President and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt at a White House Dinner. It is the first time an African American actress performs at the White House.
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Jan
31
1934
Death of Carter G. Woodson
Death of Carter G. Woodson (74), father of Black history, Washington, D.C.
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Apr
3
1950
Ghana became an independent state
March 6th, 1957, the Gold Coast gained its independence from Great
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Mar
6
1957
1961: Andrew hatcher is named associate press secretary to President John F. Ken
1961: Andrew hatcher is named associate press secretary to President John F. Kennedy.
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Nov
10
1999
Noble 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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Jan
0
1916
Death of Mary McLeod Bethune, educator/activist
Death of Mary McLeod Bethune (79), educator and civil rights leader, Daytona
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May
18
1955
The Bethune Museum & Archives, a depository and center for AfricanAmerican wom
The Bethune Museum & Archives, a depository and center for African American womens history, is established in Washington, DC
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Nov
11
1979
Race Riot, Washington, D.C
Race Riot, Washington, D.C. Triggered by raids on Black residential areas by white soldiers. Six persons killed and more than one hundred wounded.
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Jul
24
1919
Black Woman named "American Mother of the Year."
Emma Clarissa Clement, a black woman and mother of Atlanta University President Rufus E. Clement, was named American Mother of the Year by the Golden Rule Foundation. She was the first Afro-American woman to receive the honor.
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May
1
1946
Proclamation on Amnesty and Reconstruction
On this day, President Lincoln issued his Proclamation on Amnesty and Reconstruction for the restoration of the Confederate states into the Union. He offered them a full pardon and restoration of their rights if they were willing to take an oath of loyalty to the Union and accept the end of
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Dec
8
1863
Congressman Thaddeus Stevens offered an amendment
Congressman Thaddeus Stevens offered an amendment to Freedmens Bureau bill authorizing the distribution of public land and confiscated land to freedmen and loyal refugees in forty acre lots. The measure was defeated in the House by a vote of 126 to 37. A Black delegation, led by Frederick Douglas
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Feb
5
1866
Walter E. Fauntroy born
Walter E. Fauntroy was born in Washington, D.C. He went on to become a District of Columbia delegate to the House of Representatives.
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Feb
6
1933
Howard University,in Washington, D.C. named for General Oliver O. Howard, opened
Howard University,in Washington, D.C. named for General Oliver O. Howard, opened.
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May
1
1867
Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Andrew F. Brimmer, economist and former Professor of Economics at University of Pennsylvania, is nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson to serve as a Governor of the Federal Reserve System. This appointment represented the first black to serve in this capacity.
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Apr
13
1966
Gwendolyn Brooks, poet, first Black awarded a Pulitzer Prize (poetry) in 1950.
Gwendolyn Brooks, poet, first Black awarded a Pulitzer Prize (poetry) in 1950. Brooks was born in Topeka, Kansas but grew up in Chicago. She is a witty poet who satirizes blacks and whites and attacks racial discrimination. She uses black language and rituals to proclaim black solidarity.
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May
1
1950
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