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Nicomedes Santa Cruz: A Black Public Intellectual in Twentieth-Century Peru
In the following article University of Oregon historian Carlos Aguirre describes the self-taught poet, writer, and folklorist Nicomedes Santa Cruz, one of the understudied black intellectual leaders in Peru and Latin
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5
1992
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass elected President of Freedman Bank and Trust.
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16
1857
Executive Order 11246
Executive Order 11246 enforces affirmative action for the first time
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24
1965
Stephanie Ellis-Smith, Seattle, Washington
Stephanie Ellis-Smith has lived in Seattle for nearly 20 years and has a diverse background in the arts and civic engagement. Stephanie has degrees in English and biochemistry from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and studied retroviruses at the University of
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Government: Ohio state.
In Cleveland Ohio on November 13, 1967, Carl Stokes was the first black elected mayor of a major city. Carl Stokes, grandson of a slave, won the mayoral election over Seth Taft, grandson of President William H. Taft.
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Nov
13
1967
Guinea bissau
In Nov. 1980, João Bernardo Vieira headed a military coup that deposed Luis Cabral, president since 1974. In his 19 years of rule, Vieira was criticized for crony capitalism and corruption and for failing to alleviate the poverty of Guinea-Bissau, one of the worlds poorest countries. Vieira also
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Langston, John Mercer (1829-1897)
John Mercer Langston, the youngest of four children, was born a free black in Louisa County, Virginia in 1829. Langston gained distinction as an abolitionist, politician, and attorney.  Despite the prominence of his slaveowner father, Ralph Quarles, Langston took his surname from his mother, Lucy
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15
1897
Richard Parsons
Richard Parsons, CEO of Dime Savings Bank, the first African American CEO of a large non minority U.S. savings institution, born.
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4
1942
Washington, Hercules (Enslaved Cook of George Washington) (1755?- ?)
Hercules Washington was the enslaved head cook at George Washington’s Mount Vernon plantation home where he prepared meals for decades for the Washington family and the guests who visit the mansion. Hercules was most likely born in 1755 somewhere in Virginia although the exact place of birth and
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Blayton, Jesse B., Sr. (1879-1977)
Jesse B. Blayton, Sr., was a pioneer African American radio station entrepreneur.  Blayton founded WERD-AM in Atlanta, Georgia on October 3, 1949 making him the first African American to own and operate a radio station in the United
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3
1949
Dr. Harold D. West
Dr. Harold D. West is named President of Meharry Medical College
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14
1952
Somalia
Al-Shabab formally declared allegiance to al-Qaeda in February 2010, sparking further concern that the group posed a global threat. It claimed responsibility for the July bombing at a restaurant in Kampala, Uganda, that killed about 75 people who were watching the final game of the World Cup. The
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2011
Bassett, Ebenezer D. (1833-1908)
Ebenezer D. Bassett was appointed U.S. Minister Resident to Haiti in 1869, making him the first African American diplomat.  For eight years, the educator, abolitionist, and black rights activist oversaw bilateral relations through bloody civil warfare and coups détat on the island of
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Oct
16
1833
Dr. Herman Branson -- Physicist, Chemist
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14
1914
Baseball Outfielder William "Bill" White born
Baseball outfielder William Bill White was born in Lakewood, Ohio. Now baeballs National League President, White played in 1,673 games and ended his career with a .286 batting average on 1,706 hits. He won the Golden Glove award in 1960 and 1966.
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Jan
28
1934
Cornel West
Cornel West is an American philosopher, activist, academic and intellectual; he is also the first African-American to have graduated from Princeton University with a PhD in
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2
1963
President's Committee on Civil Rights condemned
Presidents Committee on Civil Rights condemned racial injustices in America in formal report, To Secure These Rights. Texas Southern University established. Spingarn Medal awarded to Dr. Percy L. Julian for his achievements as a scientist.
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Oct
29
1947
James, Charles A. (1922- )
Ambassador Charles A. James was born in 1922 in Washington, D.C. and grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he attended public schools.  After high school, James enrolled at Westchester State Teachers College in Pennsylvania (now Westchester University) where he studied for one year before
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16
1976
Spingarn Medal: Clarence Mitchell Jr.
Clarence Mitchell Jr., director of the Washington Bureau of the NAACP, awarded the Spingarn Medal for the pivotal role he....played in enactment of civil rights
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4
1969
Presidential Assistant E. Frederic Morrow born
Presidential Assistant E. Frederic Morrow was born in Hakensack, New Jersey. A graduate of Rutgers University, Morow was a vice president for Bank of America before being appointed an administrative assistant to President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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Apr
20
1909
Condoleezza Rice
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Reginald F. Lewis
Lewis was born on this day in Baltimore, Maryland. He received his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1968. He was a partner in Murphy, Thorpe & Lewis, the first Black law firm on Wall Street. In 1989 he became president and CEO of TLC Beatrice International Holding Inc. With TLCs leverage
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Dec
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1942
Eartha Kitt
Eartha Kitt was a singer and actress who recorded the hit holiday song “Santa Baby”. She was born on January 17, 1927 in South Carolina to an African American mother and a white father. She was raised by Anna Mae Riley, as her biological mother had abandoned her. It wasn’t until later
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Jan
17
1927
Death of Mary McLeod Bethune, educator/activist
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18
1955
Kappa Alpha Psi, Fraternity founded
At Indiana University, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. was founded by Elder W. Diggs, Byron K. Armstrong, John M. Lee, Harvey T. Asher, Marcus P. Blakemore, Guy L. Grant, Paul Caine, George W. Edmonds, Ezra D. Alexander and Edward
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5
1911
Florence Griffith Joyner, track legend born
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21
1959
Cuba
On October 16, 2012, the government announced that in early 2013 Cubans would no longer be required to have an exit visa when leaving the country. This new policy was promised by President Raúl Castro in 2011 as a way to answer the rising calls for change by
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Reconstruction program announced
President Andrew Johnson announced his program of Reconstruction. It required ratification of the 13th amendmant, but did not guarantee black suffrage.
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29
1865
1st Black Supreme Court Justice
Thurgood Marshall, U.S. solicitor general, named to the Supreme Court by President Johnson. He was confirmed by the Senate on August 30 and became the first Black Supreme Court justice.
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13
1967
First Black Presidential Press Secretary
President John F. Kennedy named Andrew T. Hatcher associate press secretary. Hatcher was the first Black to hold this position.
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Nov
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1960
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