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Robert Hayden , in full Robert Earl Hayden, original name Asa Bundy Sheffey (born August 4, 1913, Detroit, Michigan, U.
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Gambia
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Learn More About These African-American Inventors
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E. Franklin Frazier
E. Franklin Frazier , in full Edward Franklin Frazier (born September 24, 1894, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.—died May 17, 1962, Washington, D.C.), American sociologist whose work on African American social structure provided insights into many of the problems affecting the black community.
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Caldwell, Elvin R., Sr. (1919-2004)
Politician Elvin R. Caldwell Sr. was born on April 11, 1919 in Denver, Colorado. Raised in Five Points, Denver’s predominantly black community, Caldwell was one of 12 children in his family. After graduating from Eastside High School in 1937, Caldwell earned a track scholarship to the University of
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Elijah McCoy
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Benjamin Bradley
Benjamin Bradley was born around 1830 as a slave in Maryland. He was able to read and write, although at the time it was illegal for a slave to do so (he likely learned from the Master’s children). He was put to work in a printing office and at the age of 16 began working with scrap he
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Steve Biko - Birthday
Steve Biko , in full Bantu Stephen Biko (born December 18, 1946, King William’s Town, South Africa—died September 12, 1977, Pretoria), founder of the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa.
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Dec
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New Constitution Banned Segregation
Louisiana voters approved new constitution and elected state officers, including the first Black lieutenant governor, Oscar J. Dunn, and the first Black state treasurer, Antoine Dubuclet. Article Thirteen of the new constitution banned segregation in public accommodation: All the persons shall
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Haynes, Inez Maxine Pitter (1919-2004)
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Scott, David (1946- )
David Scott represents Georgia’s 13th district in the U.S. House of Representatives. The 13th district includes portions of Cobb, Clayton, Douglas, Fulton, Henry, and DeKalb
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Jul
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Blanche Kelso Bruce
Blanche Kelso Bruce, first Black to serve a full term in the United States Senate was born a slave in Prince Edward County, Virginia.
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Mar
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Byron R. White - Birthday
White , in full Byron Raymond White (born June 8, 1917, Fort Collins, Colorado, U.
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Apr
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Medgar Evers - Birthday
Medgar Evers , in full Medgar Wiley Evers (born July 2, 1925, Decatur, Miss.
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Askia Musa
Askia Musa or Askiya Musa (ruled 1529–1531) was the 2nd Soninke ruler of the Songhai
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BlackPast.org is a one-stop shop for everything you want to know about African-American history. Chock full of robust, easy to use features and one of a kind facts and information, everyone will find something of value in this amazing website. Watch this brief video to learn more. Visit the
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Du Bois, W. E. B.
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt Du Bois) dəbois´ [key], 1868–1963, American civil-rights leader and author, b. Great Barrington, Mass., grad. Harvard (B.A., 1890 M.A., 1891 Ph.D., 1895). Du Bois was an early exponent of full equality for African Americans and a cofounder (1905) of the
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Oscar Charleston - Birthday
Oscar Charleston , in full Oscar McKinley Charleston (born October 14, 1896, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.
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Jacob Zuma - Birthday
Jacob Zuma , in full Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma (born April 12, 1942, Nkandla, South Africa), politician who became president of South Africa in 2009.
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Robert Mugabe - Birthday
Robert Mugabe , in full Robert Gabriel Mugabe (born February 21, 1924, Kutama, Southern Rhodesia [now Zimbabwe]), the first prime minister (1980–87) of the reconstituted state of Zimbabwe, formerly Rhodesia.
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Charles H. Mahoney
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