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College Basketball has had many legendary coaches that have become household names through their success on the court. For Coach Clarence Edward Gaines, known as “Big House” for his large frame, wi…
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Marcus Garvey entered federal prison in Atlanta
Marcus Garvey entered federal prison in Atlanta. Students staged strike at Fisk University to protest policies of white administration.
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Feb
8
1925
Ashley D. Bell
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Georgia Davis Powers
Georgia Montgomery Davis Powers was an American politician and activist, and in 1967 she became the first black to be elected to the senate of the state of Kentucky. Powers, a close friend of Dr. M…
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MaliVai Washington
Former tennis pro MaliVai Washington was born on June 20, 1969 in Glen Cove, New
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Jun
20
1969
Cowboy Willie "Bill" Pickett dies
World famous African American cowboy Willie Bill Pickett died in Ponca, Oklahoma, hospital of injuries sustained after he was kicked in the head by a horse on the Millers Brothers Fabulous 101 Ranch.
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Apr
2
1932
Elizabeth Koontz
On this date in 1919, we celebrate the birth of Elizabeth Koontz, an African American educator and politician. Elizabeth Duncan Koontz was born in Salisbury, N.C., and attended that city’s public school system. She graduated from Livingstone College in 1938. Koontz attained her Masters Degree from
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the Bronze Muse
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22
1911
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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4
1922
Sorority, Delta Sigma Theta
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13
1913
Billy Ocasio
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1st Black chariman of P.C.G.E.P.
Archibald J. Carey, Chicago minister and attorney, appointed first Black chairman of Presidents Committee on Government Employment Policy.
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3
1957
Amanda Berry Smith, born into slavery
Amanda Berry Smith, born into slavery, becomes an independent missionary and travels the U.S. and three other continents.
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23
1837
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James Weldon Johnson
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Virginia statue provides that baptism will not affectthe bondage of slaves.
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0
1667
First Black minister to serve for a White congregation, Lemuel Haynes was born,
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Langston Hughes
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Arthur W. Mitchell
On this date, Arthur Wergs Mitchell was born in 1883. He was an African American teacher, administrator, and politician. He was the first Black representative elected as a Democrat in the United States.
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Dr. Alain LeRoy Locke
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Wiley Branton
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1973
Bobby Rush
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John Singleton
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Countee Cullen, born
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30
1903
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17
1970
Frederick Douglass Escapes
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3
1838
Terrence C. Carson
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