The Cure for What Ails Us, Part IV

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali, (born Cassius Clay) stands before the Supreme Court regarding his refusal of induction into the US Army during the Vietnam War(Clay v- United States). He is asked How can you be a pacifist opposed to the idea of

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Jun

28

1970

Lewis Franklin Powell confirmed as Supreme Court

Lewis Franklin Powell confirmed as Supreme Court justice despite opposition of civil rights organizations.

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Dec

6

1971

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

Barney L. Ford, Gold Miner, born

Early Colorado gold miner, hotel magnate and entreprenuer, former slave Barney L. Ford, was born in Stafford Court House, Virginia. Through a number of business dealings, Ford became a wealthy man but was dogged by a series of tragic accidents. The restaurants and hotels he owned in

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Jan

22

1822

Civil War Hero

Robert Smalls was a Civil War hero and Reconstruction congress man.

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Apr

5

1839

U.S. Supreme Court in landmark Brown v. Board of

U.S. Supreme Court in landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional. The unanimous decision was read by Chief Justice Earl B. Warren.

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May

17

1954

Violette Neatley Anderson

Violette Neatley Anderson is the first African American woman admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court

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Jan

29

1926

Rev. Henry Lyons goes on trial for embezzlement

Rev. Henry Lyons, president of National Baptist Convention, USA goes on trial for 54 counts of embezzlement, bank/wire fraud and extortion. NBC, USA is the largest Black denominational convention in the US with an estimated membership of 8.5 million.

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Jan

25

1999

Scottsboro Boys Falsely Accused

The Scottsboro Boys, nine young African Americans, were falsely charged with rape and collectively served more than 100 years in prison. The right of African Americans to serve on juries was established by their case.

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Mar

25

1931

NAACP report

NAACP report said 1946 was one of the grimmest years in the history of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The report deplored reports of blow torch killing and eye-gouging of Negro veterans freshly returned from a war to end torture and racial extermination and said

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Jan

3

1947

South Africa banned from Olympic Games

South Africa was banned from the Olympic Games because of its apartheid policies.

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Aug

18

1964

Elizabeth "Mumbet" Freeman, dies.

Elizabeth Mumbet Freeman, dies. Born into slavery, she ran away form her owners after mistreatment by her masters wife. She petitioned successfully for her freedom, citing her knowledge of the Bill of Rights and the new constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in her argument that all men

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Dec

28

1829

First Black Mayor of Kansas City in 1991

The Rev. Emmanuel Cleaver II was elected as the mayor of the City of Kansas City, Missouri in 1991. At the time of his election, the black population in Kansas City was approximately 15 percent and the fact that not all blacks are registered to vote or take the time to vote indicates that black

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Apr

0

1991

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

Ratification of the 13th Amendment

The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which abolished slavery, was adopted by the 38th Congress. Ratification was completed December 6, 1865.

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Dec

6

1865

African Americans Replaces Reluctant Whites

African Americans Replaces Reluctant Whites: By 1777, losses on the field of battle and rising White desertions had reduced the Continental Armys ranks of men. Northern colonies began to accept African Americans, free and slave, because these colonies could not fill their quotas with White man. In

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Oct

5

2002

Death of Emperor Haile Selassie

Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia died in 1975 at the age of 83. During his reign, Selassies main ambitions included the modernization of Ethiopia, international recognition for his nation, the abolishment of slavery, expanded eduacation and the elimination of foreign intervention. In 1936, a year

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Aug

27

1975

Virginia statue holds servants who run away with slavesliable for the loss of

Virginia statue holds servants who run away with slaves liable for the loss of any slaves.

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Jan

0

1660

Secession From the Union

Southern states believed the election of Lincoln as president meant the end to slavery. Immediately after the election in Novembet 1860, several states began holding conventions and debate secession from the Union. Before Lincoln took office on March 4, 1861, seven states had seceded fron the

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Mar

4

1861

Thaddeus Stevens (1792-1868).

Born in Danville, Vermont, in 1792, he graduated from Dartmouth in 1814, and moved to York, Pennsylvania. He was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Gettysburg, PA for fourteen

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Jul

4

1861

African American Captures British General

African American Captures British General Prescott: African Americans continued to serve in the colonial militias, and some, like Prince, an African American man in Lieutenant Colonel Bartons Rhode island army, showed great daring and bravery. Early in August 1777, Colonel Barton conceived a plan

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Aug

3

2002

Leander Jay Shaw, Jr., justice of the Florida State Supreme Court (1983), first

Leander Jay Shaw, Jr., justice of the Florida State Supreme Court (1983), first African American chief justice (1990) in Florida, the second African American chief justice in any state supreme court, born

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Sep

6

1930

On this day, Lorraine Hansberry's 'A Raisin in the Sun'opened at the Ethel Bar

On this day, Lorraine Hansberrys A Raisin in the Sun

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Mar

11

1959

Blacks route a band of slave catchers

Blacks routed a band of slavecatchers attempting on reenslaving escaped slaves in Christiana, Pennsylvania. One white was killed and one wounded.

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Sep

11

1851

South Africans voted in their first all-race local government elections, complet

South Africans voted in their first all-race local government elections, completing the destruction of the apartheid system.

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Nov

1

1995

The Presbyterian Synod of New York and Pennsylvania urgesits members to educat

The Presbyterian Synod of New York and Pennsylvania urges its members to educate their slaves.

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Jan

0

1787

Freeing of Slaves

On May 9, 1862 General Hunter of the Union Army issued a proclomation freeing the slaves of Georgia, Florida and South Carolina. A displeased President Lincoln anulled this act. Lincoln stated, General Hunter is an honest man...He proclaimed all men free within certain states. I repudiated the

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May

9

1862

Spingarn Medal

Spingarn Medal presented to Thurgood Marshall, director of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, for his distinguished service as a lawyer before the Supreme Court.

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Dec

5

1946

Washington D.C.'s Anacostia Museum dedicated to informing the community of contr

Washington D.C.s Anacostia Museum dedicated to informing the community of contributions by African Americans to U.S. political, social, and cultural history, opens

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Sep

27

1967

U.S. Supreme Court said school systems must end

U.S. Supreme Court said school systems must end segregation at once and operate now and hereafter only unitary schools. In Mississippi case, Alexander V. Holmes, the Court abandoned the principle of all deliberate speed.

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Oct

29

1969

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