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Indictment in Atlanta Murders
Fulton County (Atlanta) grand jury indicted Wayne B. Williams, a twenty-three-year-old photographer, for the murder of two of the twenty-eight Black youths killed in a series of slayings and disappearances in Atlanta. William denied the charges but was convicted in February, 1982.
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Jul
17
1981
Death of Ralph J. Bunche
Death of Ralph J. Bunche (67), Nobel Peace Prize winner and undersecretary of the UN from 1955 to his retirement in October, 1971, in New York City.
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Dec
9
1971
Bernard Harris, astronaut
Bernard Harris, African-American astronaut, takes space walk.
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Feb
9
1995
King Holiday
Today the first national Martin Luther King Jr holiday was celebrated.
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Jan
20
1986
Voter registration drive, led by Martin Luther
Voter registration drive, led by Martin Luther King Jr., started in Selma, Alabama.
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Jan
2
1965
Suit accusing New York City Board of Education of
Suit accusing New York City Board of Education of using racial quotas filed in U.S. District Court on behalf of Black and Puerto Rican children.
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Jan
16
1962
First Free School
First free school in New York City, the African Free School opened.
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Nov
1
1787
Committee on the Participation of Negroes in the
Committee on the Participation of Negroes in the National Defense Program met with President Roosevelt. National Newspaper Publishers Association founded. Spingarn Medal presented to Dr. Louis T. Wright for his civil rights leadership and his contributions as a surgeon.
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Oct
25
1940
James Theodore Holly
James Theodore Holly, a Black American who emigrated to Haiti in 1861, elected bishop of Haiti. He was consecrated in a ceremony at New Yorks Grace Church on November 8.
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Nov
3
1874
US Champion
Debi Thomas wins the gold medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships in Hicksville, Long Island, New York
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Jan
0
1986
Actress Shari Belafonte born
Actress Shari Belafonte, daughter of singer Harry Belafonte, born in New York City.
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Sep
22
1954
Edward Mitchell Bannister wins a bronze medal for his painting Under the Oaks at
Edward Mitchell Bannister wins a bronze medal for his painting Under the Oaks at the American Centennial Exposition, in Philadelphia. The award will cause controversy among whites who think African Americans incapable of artistic excellence.
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Sep
27
1876
George 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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Dec
17
2001
Congress passed the first Enforcement Act which
Congress passed the first Enforcement Act which provided stiff penalties for public officials and private citizens who deprived citizens of the suffrage and civil rights. The measure authorized the use of the U.S. Army to protect the rights of Blacks.
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May
31
1870
Defense Department limited electronic surveilance
Defense Department limited electronic surveilance after disclosure of civil disturbance information collection plan which directed the gathering of information on civil rights groups.
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Mar
1
1971
Jesse Jackson announces his candidacy for the office of President of the US
Jesse Jackson announces his candidacy for the office of President of the US
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Nov
3
1983
William D. Crum
William D. Crum (1859-1912), a South Carolina physician, appointed minister to Liberia.
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Jun
13
1910
Basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar born
Basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar born Lewis F. Alcindor, Jr. in New York City.
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Apr
16
1947
premiere of "The Jeffersons"
The Jeffersons premiered on television, one of the first sitcoms about an African-American family. Formerly neighbors of the Bunkers on All in the Family, the Jeffersons moved to Manhattans East Side.
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Jan
18
1975
Willie Mays, born
Baseball great Willie Howard Mays was born in Westfield, Alabama. Mays played with both the New York and San Francisco Giants. He was National League batting champion four times and twice the leagues Most Valuable Player.
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May
6
1931
COINTELPRO Memorandum
A memorandum sent to field offices of the FBI set goals for what was termed as a new counterintelligence program against African American Nationalist groups. The objective was to block attempts by targeted groups to coalesce, grow and exist. The agencey believed unity was the first step toward
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Mar
3
1968
Nat Turner Executed.
Nat Turner was captured almost two months after the uprising in Southampton county, Virginia in 1831. He had dug a hole and remained there for weeks at a time, hiding from his would-be captures. On the morning of October 30th, Turner left his place of hiding in search of food and provisions. Soon
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Nov
11
1831
Third national Black convention met
Third national Black convention met in Philadelphia with twenty-nine delegates from eight states. Henry Sipkins of New York was elected president.
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Jun
4
1832
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
Death of Charlie Parker
Death of Charlie Parker (34), one of the founders of the modern jazz movement, in New York City.
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Mar
12
1955
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., politician and civil rights activist was born in New Haven CT
Congressman Clayton Powell, Jr., politician and civil rights activist was born in New Haven, Conn.
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Nov
29
1908
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
John Stephens Durham
John Stephens Durham, assistant editor of the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, named minister to Haiti.
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Sep
3
1891
Booker T. Washington gains honorary degree
Booker T. Washington receives an honorary degree from Harvard University.
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Apr
15
1896
Thelonious Monk, jazz great born
Thelonious Sphere Monk (1917--82) Jazz musician; born in Rocky Mount, N.C. He was raised in New York
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Feb
21
1917
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