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Berry Gordy, Motown Executive, born
Motown recording executive Berry Gordy, Jr. born in Detroit, Michigan.
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Nov
28
1929
City of Richmond v. J.A. Croson Co. (1989)
? APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 87-998. Argued October 5, 1988 Decided January 23, 1989 Appellant city adopted a Minority Business Utilization Plan (Plan) requiring prime contractors awarded city construction contracts to subcontract at least 30%
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Carl B. Stokes
Carl B. Stokes elected mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, and Richard G. Hatcher elected mayor of Gary, Indiana. Stokes was sworn in on November 13, and became the first Black to serve as mayor of a major American city.
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Nov
7
1967
Joint Resoultion
Gov. Henry C. Warmoth endorsed a joint resolution of the legislature calling for federal military aid. Warmoth said there had been 150 political assassinations in Louisiana in June and July.
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Aug
1
1868
Louisiana Segregationists Excommunicated
Three Louisiana segregationists were excommunicated by Archbisop Joseph Rummel for continuing their opposition to his order for integration of New Orleans parochial schools.
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Apr
16
1962
Cleveland Call & Post
Cleveland Call & Post established.
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Sep
10
1913
Attorney General George Williams
Attorney General George Williams sent a telegram to Acting Governor Pinchback, saying that the Black politician was recognized by the President as the lawful executive of Louisiana.
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Dec
12
1872
A challenger in Major League Baseball
On this day in 1997, former major league outfielder Curt Flood, who challenged baseballs reserve system and made possible todays megasalaries, dies at age 59.
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Jan
20
1997
Aretha Franklin the "Queen of Soul", singer born
Aretha Franklin
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Mar
25
1942
Diana Ross
Born: 3/26/1944 Detroit, MichiganAs an American singer, songwriter, actress and record producer. Born and raised in Detroit, she rose to fame as a founding member and lead singer of the vocal group The Supremes, which, during the 1960s, became Motowns most successful act and is to this day Americas
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Carl Lewis
Born: 7/1/1961 Birmingham, AlabamaUS, athletics Nine time Olympic gold medallist, Carl Lewis won gold over three Olympics and was the great star of 1980s track and field.Business / Schooling: Awards / Achievements:
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Jul
1
1961
Flip Wilson Honored
Comedian and television star Flip Wilson received the International Broadcasting Man of the Year Award. Flip Wilson was the first Afro-American to be a television superstar.
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Mar
11
1959
John Conyers Jr
John Conyers Jr. elected to House of Representatives from Detroit.
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Nov
3
1964
Democrats suppressed Black vote
Democrats suppressed Black vote by fraud and violence and carried Mississippi election. The Mississippi Plan staged riots, political assassinations, massacres and social and economic intimidation was used later to overthrow Reconstruction governments in South Carolina and Louisiana.
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Nov
2
1875
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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6
1931
Baseball star Ernie Banks born
Baseball great Ernie Banks, former Chicago Cub star, was born in Dallas, TX.
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Jan
31
1931
Professional baseball player, Frank Robinson,becomes the manager of the Clevelan
Professional baseball player, Frank Robinson,becomes the manager of the Cleveland Indians and the first Black manager of a major league team, 1975
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Oct
9
1975
Track star John Carlos born
Olympic track and field star John Carlos born in New York City. John Carlos would become famous at the 1968 Olympic Summer Games for raising a black gloved fist during the playing of the American anthem.
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Jun
5
1945
Coleman Young
Born: 5/24/1918 Tuscaloosa, AlabamaDied: 11/29/1997 Detroit, MichiganColeman Alexander Young was an American politician who served as mayor of Detroit, Michigan from 1974 to 1994. Young was the first African-American mayor of DetroitAwards / Achievements:
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First President of the National Negro Bowling Asso
The National Negro Bowling Association was organized in Detroit, Michigan and Wynston Brown became its first president.
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Aug
20
1939
Algiers Motel Incident (1967)
The Algiers Motel Incident occurred in Detroit, Michigan on July 25, 1967, two days after the Detroit Race Riot began. The incident started when Army National Guardsman Ted Thomas reported hearing gunshots at the Algiers Motel Annex. Detroit Police, Michigan State Police, and other National
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Jul
25
1967
Squires, Bernard (1904-1947)
Bernard Squires was the president of the Omaha chapter of the Urban League from 1935 to 1939 and the Seattle chapter of the Urban League from 1939 to 1943. Squires was born in Toledo, Ohio in 1904. He graduated from high school in Toledo, and went on to Ohio State University before graduating in
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Jun
1
1939
Louisiana legislature met in New Orleans
Louisiana legislature met in New Orleans. The temporary chairman of the house was a Black representative, R.H. Isabelle. Oscar J. Dunn presided over the senate. Seven of the thirty-six senators were Black. Thirty-five of the 101 representatives were Black.
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Jun
29
1868
Confederate Congress Meeting
Confederate Congress, meeting in Montgomery, Ala., adopted constitution which declared that the passage of any law denying or impairing the right of property in Negro slaves was prohibited.
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Mar
11
1861
Levi Jackson
Levi Jackson became the first black football captain at Yale University.
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Jan
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2000
Williams v. Mississippi (1898)
? Submitted March 18, 1898. Decided April 25, 1898. At June term 1896 of the Circuit Court of Washington County, Mississippi, the plaintiff in error was indicted by a grand jury composed entirely of white men for the crime of murder. On the 15th day of June he made a motion to quash the indic
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First Black-owned station in US, WGPR-TV Detroit, begins broadcasting, 1975
First Black-owned television station in US, WGPR-TV Detroit, begins broadcasting, 1975
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Sep
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1975
First Black elected to Congress
First Black elected to Congress John W. Menard, defeated a white candidate, 5,107 to 2,833, in an election in Louisianas Second Congressional District to fill an unexpired term in the Fortieth Congress. U.S. Grant elected president with Black voters in the South providing the decisive margin. Grant
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Nov
3
1868
PBS Pinchback, born
Pickney Benton Stewart Pinchback was born in rural Georgia. Pinchback entered Louisiana politics after the Civil War and became lieutenant governor of that Reconstruction Era state. For 43 days he actually served the office of governor of the state.
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May
10
1837
Classes of San Francisco State suspended after
Classes of San Francisco State suspended after demonstrations by Black Student Union and Third World Liberation Front.
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