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Atty. William T. Francis named minister to Liberia.
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9
1927
Askia Muhammad Toure
Askia Muhammad Touré (1493-1528), established the Askia dynasty of
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1733 - Spanish decree promises escaped English slaves freedom in Florida.
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0
1733
Death of Emperor Haile Selassie
Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia died in 1975 at the age of 83. During his reign, Selassies main ambitions included the modernization of Ethiopia, international recognition for his nation, the abolishment of slavery, expanded eduacation and the elimination of foreign intervention. In 1936, a year
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Aug
27
1975
Proclamation on Violence
President Grant issued proclamation on violence in Mississippi.
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Dec
21
1874
Ralph J. Bunche
Ralph J. Bunche confirmed by United Nations Security Council as acting UN mediator in Palestine.
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Sep
18
1948
African American History (slavery)
The Spanish throne officially approves the use of enslaved Africans in the Americas.
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Jan
0
1501
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
Executive Order 11246
Executive Order 11246 enforces affirmative action for the first time
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Sep
24
1965
Reverse Policy of Distributuing land to freedmen
President Andrew Johnson moved to reverse policy of distributing abandoned land to freedmen.
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Aug
5
1864
Henry Highland Garnet
Henry Highland Garnet, former abolitionist leader and Presbyterian minister, named minister to Liberia. He died in Monrovia shortly after his arrival.
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Jun
30
1881
Classical Conductor Dean Dixon born.
Classical Conductor Dean Dixon is born in 1915 in Harlem, NY. Fluent in Swedish, French and German, Dixon became one of Europes best known conductors after leaving the US in 1949. He conducted the Goteborg (Sweden) Symphony for 10 years before being named conductor for the Hessian Radio Symphony in
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Jan
10
1915
Spingarn Medal
Spingarn Medal awarded to Col. Charles Young, U.S. Army, for organizing the Liberian constabulary and establishing order on the frontiers of Liberia.
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Nov
7
1916
Alex Haley, renowned author, dies
American biographer, scriptwriter, author who became famous with the publication of the novel ROOTS, which traces his ancestry back to Africa and covers seven American generations as they are taken slaves to the United States. The book was adapted to television series, and woke up an interest in
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Feb
10
1992
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
South Africa's Pan Africanist Congress suspended its armed struggle against the
South Africas Pan Africanist Congress suspended its armed struggle against the government of President F.W. de Klerk.
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Jan
16
1994
Second Pan-African Congress met in London
Second Pan-African Congress met in London, Brussels and Paris, August 28 to September 6. Of the 113 delegates, 39 were form Africa and 36 were from America.
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Aug
28
1921
U.S. signed treaty of commerce with Ethiopia
U.S. signed treaty of commerce with Ethiopia.
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Jun
27
1914
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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Apr
4
1942
S.H. Love patents improvement to miltary gun
S. H. Love, born in 1893 in Colt, Arkansas, served
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Apr
22
1919
Bishop Desmond Tutu, South Awarded Nobel Peace Prize, African activist, 1984
Bishop Desmond Tutu, South Awarded Nobel Peace Prize, African activist, 1984
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Oct
16
1984
Chenault Promoted in American Express
Kenneth Chenault become the first Chief Operating Officer and President of American Express. By 2001, it is speculated that he will become CEO. This will be the first time an AFrican American heads one of the main financial companies.
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Jan
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1997
William D. McCoy
William D. McCoy of Indiana was appointed minister to Liberia.
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Jan
11
1892
First Black Secretary of State: Colin L. Powell
Colin Luther Powell is sworn in by President George W. Bush as Secretary of State. He is the first black secretary of state in U.S. history.
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Jan
20
2001
NAACP Elects Kweisi Mfume
Kweisi Mfume is unanimously elected President and CEO of the NAACP.
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Dec
9
1995
League of Nations Mandate
South Africa mandates League of Nations mandate over Southwest Africa
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Dec
17
1920
Black Anti-Slavery Crusaders
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0
Diplomat and first Black winner of Nobel Peace Prize, Ralph J Bunche, named unde
Diplomat and first Black winner of Nobel Peace Prize, Ralph J Bunche, named undersecretary of the United Nations, 1954
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Aug
19
1954
Alexander Clark, named minister to Liberia
Alexander Clark, journalist and lawyer, named minister to Liberia.
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Aug
16
1890
Moses A. Hopkins
Moses A. Hopkins, minister and educator, named minister to Liberia.
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Sep
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