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Singer Ray Charles born
Blind composer, singer and musician Ray Charles Robinson born in Albany, Georgia.
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Sep
23
1930
Actress Melba Moore born
Birthday of actress Melba Moore in New York city.
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Oct
29
1945
Associates of Dr. Thomas Bray establish a school inGeorgia for the education o
Associates of Dr. Thomas Bray establish a school in Georgia for the education of blacks and Native Americans; Bray sets up a similar school in North Carolina.
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Jan
0
1751
Dorothy Dandridge, actress born
Dorothy Dandrige
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Nov
9
1922
Malcolm X born in Omaha, Nebraska
Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. His mother, Louis Norton Little, was a homemaker occupied with the familys eight children. His father, Earl Little, was an outspoken Baptist minister and avid supporter of Black Nationalist leader Marcus Garvey. Earls civil
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May
19
1925
Events After Martin Luther King Jr's Death
Martin Luther King Jr. buried after funeral services at Ebenezer Baptist Church and memorial services at Morehouse College, Atlanta. More than 300,000 persons marched behind the coffin of the slain leader which was carried through streets of Atlanta on farm wagon pulled by two Georgia
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Sponsored by Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Boston Professional Chapter
Apr
9
1968
Riot, University of Georgia
Riot, University of Georgia. Two Black students Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes were suspended but a federal court ordered them reinstated. They returned to classes on January 16.
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Jan
11
1961
Forty-ninth Congress (1885-87) convened
Forty-ninth Congress (1885-87) convened. Two Black congressmen: James E. OHara, North Carolina; Robert Smalls, South Carolina.
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Dec
7
1885
football
Fritz Pollard becomes the first black to play Professional football for a major team, the Akron Indians. Pollard was also the first Black to play in the Rose Bowl.
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Sponsored by Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association (MBLA)
Sep
18
1919
Birthday of Natalie Cole
Singer Natalie Cole, daughter of legedary singer Nat Cole, born in Los Angeles, California. Singing professionally at age 11, by 1976 Cole had won Grammys for New Artist of the Year and Best R&B Female Vocalist.
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Feb
5
1950
South Carolina General Assembly met in Columbia
South Carolina General Assembly met in Columbia Stephen A. Swails was elected president pro tem of the senate, and Samuel J. Lee was elected Speaker of the house. The Assembly named four Blacks to the seven-man governing board of the University of South Carolina: Samuel J. Lee, J.A. Bowley, Stephen
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Nov
26
1872
Major race riot, Miami, Florida
Major race riot, Miami, Florida. Sixteen persons were killed and more than three hundred were injured.
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May
17
1980
Forty-third Congress (1873-75) Convened
Forty-third Congress (1873-75) convened with seven Black congressmen: Richard H. Cain, Robert Brown Elliott, Joseph H. Rainey and Alonzo J. Ransier, South Carolina; James T. Rapier, Alabama; Josiah T. Walls, Florida; John R. Lynch, Mississippi.
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Dec
1
1873
Julian Bond, communications director of the
Julian Bond, communications director of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, denied seat in Georgia House of Representatives because of his opposition to Vietnam War.
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Jan
10
1966
City College President
Dr. Bernard Harleston, former dean of arts and sciences at Tufts University, appointed president of New Yorks City College.
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Mar
6
1981
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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Sponsored by New York University
Nov
3
1874
"One Love" Concert
Bob Marleys famous One Love concert
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Apr
22
1978
Singer Leslie Uggams born
Singer Leslie Uggams, who made her singing debut with the Lawrence Welk Band, was born in New York city.
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May
25
1943
Ku Klux Klan trials began
Ku Klux Klan trials began in federal court in Oxford, Mississippi. Many whites, including doctors, lawyers, ministers and college professors, were arrested and jailed in the anti-Klan campaign. Of the 930 indicted in Mississippi, 243 were tried and found guilty. Some 1180 were indicted in South
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Jun
20
1871
Black Codes Issued in S.C.
South Carolina issues one of the first set of black codes to regulate the relations of persons of color. Among the codes included those of illegal interracial marriages, master apprentice relations and service contracts.
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Dec
21
1865
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
Colin L. Powell
Colin.L. Powell was born in 1937 in New York City,New York.
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Jan
0
1937
Poet Countee Cullen wins Phi Beta Kappa award.
Poet Countee Cullen wins Phi Beta Kappa honors at New York University.
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Mar
28
1925
Civil Rights
New York Slave Revolt. April 7, 1712 Nine whites were killed in a slave revolt in New York City. Planned by 27 slaves, the rebellion was begun by setting fire to an outhouse; as whites came to put the fire out, there were shot. The state militia was called out to capture the rebels and the city of
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Apr
7
1712
The South Carolina Gazette reports that Cae
The South Carolina Gazette reports that Caesar, a South Carolina slave has been granted his freedom and a life time annuity in exchange for his cures for poison and rattlesnake bite. Caesar and the famous James Derham of New Orleans are two of the earliest know African American medical
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Sponsored by Illinois Math and Science Academy
May
9
1750
First Black Petition
First black legal protest in America pressed by
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Feb
0
1644
Georgia Equal Rights Association organized.
Georgia Equal Rights Association organized.
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Sponsored by Prospanica Boston Professional Chapter
Jan
10
1866
Opera singer Marian Anderson born
Opera singer Marian Anderson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Anderson was entered in the New York Philharmonic Competition at age 17 by her music teacher, and placed first over 299 other singers. Awarded a Rosenwald Fellowship in 1930, Anderson went to Europe for a year of study. She
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Sponsored by National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAP) Boston Chapter
Feb
27
1902
Henry Rucker appointed collector of Internal Revenue for Georgia, 1897
Henry Rucker appointed collector of Internal Revenue for Georgia, 1897
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Aug
4
1897
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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Sponsored by Pride Academy
May
6
1931
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