Sanwo-Olu swears in 14 new Lagos judges

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Sanwo-Olu swears in 14 new Lagos judges

The governor said his administration had commenced the full digitisation of courts to ensure speedy administration of justice.

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Comedian, author, recording artist, actor, and talk show host Chris Rock was born in South Carolina. He will become a critically comedian, hosting his self titled show on HBO. He will also bring to the forefront a boycott of the flag of his birthplace. He will star in and make a few movies of his

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7

1967

James Meredith is a 20th century eminent American Civil Rights Movement figure. He was involved in political advisory committee and also wrote about the social inequality issues. Besides, he was a war veteran and was the first black to be admitted in an all-white

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1933

Owen, Robert, 1771–1858, British social reformer and socialist, pioneer in the cooperative movement. The son of a saddler, he had little formal education but was a zealous reader. At the age of 10 he began working in the textile business and by 1794 had become a successful cotton manufacturer in

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3

1947

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1976

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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

Journalist Ralph Waldo Tyler born

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18

1860

Governor Patterson declared martial law in

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May

21

1961

White conservatives suppressed Black vote

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1870

(1966) Stokely Carmichael, “Definitions of Black Power”

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Jul

31

1966

Berry Lawson Case (1938)

On March 26, 1938, Berry Lawson, a twenty-seven-year-old African American waiter staying at the Mt. Fuji Hotel located on Yesler Way in downtown Seattle, Washington, was reportedly asleep in a chair in the hotel lobby. He was spotted by three Seattle Police Department officers, who approached

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Rhue, Sylvia (1947- )

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Apr

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1888

(1959) Nnamdi Azikiwe Addresses the NAACP Convention on the Organization's 50th Anniversary

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Jul

19

1959

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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2008

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Young, Johnny (1940- )

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1989

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1924

Bob Jones University v. United States (1983)

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29

1981

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Jul

4

1830

(1808) Rev. Peter Williams, “An Oration On The Abolition Of The Slave Trade”

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1967

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