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Booker T. Washington was recommended by General Armstrong for the principalship
Booker T. Washington was recommended by General Armstrong for the principalship of the newly planned Tuskegee Institute.
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May
31
1881
Martin Luther King Jr.
On this day, Martin Luther King Jr became the youngest man ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Oct
14
1964
Martin Luther King Jr
Martin Luther King Jr. stabbed in chest by a deranged Black woman while he was autographing books in a Harlem department store. Woman was placed under mental observation.
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Sep
20
1958
Institutions of Higher Learning Established
Booker T. Washington established Tuskegee Institute. Also founded in 1881 were Spelman College, Morris Brown College, and Bishop College.
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Jul
4
1881
BLACKS IN UNION ARMY
BLACKS IN UNION ARMY: The 185,000 Black soldiers in the Union army were organized into 166 all Black regiments (145 infantry, 7 cavalry, 12 heavy artillery, 1 light artillery, 1 engineer). Largest number of Black soldiers came from Louisiana (24,052), followed by Kentucky (23, 703) and Tennessee
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Dec
18
1859
Colfax Massacre
Colfax Massacre, Easter Sunday morning, Grant Parish, Louisiana. More than sixty Blacks were killed.
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Apr
13
1873
Arrests At Marches to Protest of Segregation
More than seven hundred demonstrators, including Martin Luther King Jr., arrested in Albany, Ga., in five mass marches on city hall to protest segregation. Arrests triggered militant Albany movement.
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Dec
12
1961
The Great Migration
The Great Migration began. Approximately two million Southern Blacks moved to Northern industrial centers in the following
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Dec
4
1915
Gwendolyn Brooks, poet, first Black awarded a Pulitzer Prize (poetry) in 1950.
Gwendolyn Brooks, poet, first Black awarded a Pulitzer Prize (poetry) in 1950. Brooks was born in Topeka, Kansas but grew up in Chicago. She is a witty poet who satirizes blacks and whites and attacks racial discrimination. She uses black language and rituals to proclaim black solidarity.
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May
1
1950
Cowboy Willie "Bill" Pickett dies
World famous African American cowboy Willie Bill Pickett died in Ponca, Oklahoma, hospital of injuries sustained after he was kicked in the head by a horse on the Millers Brothers Fabulous 101 Ranch.
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Apr
2
1932
Medical School at Howard University opens with eight students, 1868
Medical School at Howard University opens with eight students, 1868
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Nov
9
1868
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Founded
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, the first organization of black Greek sisterhood was founded on this date at Howard University in Washington, D. C. by Ethel Hedgeman (Lyle).
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Jan
15
1908
Askia Muhammad Toure
Askia Muhammad Touré (1493-1528), established the Askia dynasty of
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0
0
Los Angeles Sentinel
Los Angeles Sentinel founded by Leon H. Washington.
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Mar
15
1933
John T. Walker
John T. Walker installed as the first Black bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Washington.
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Sep
24
1977
Atlanta Exposition Address
Booker T. Washington delivers the Atlanta Exposition Address at a business convention. Due to his view points, many dubbed his address the Atlanta Compromise.
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Sep
18
1895
P.B.S. Pinchback
P.B.S. Pinchback elected to the U. S. Senate. Since he had previously been elected to Congress, he went to Washington with the unique distinction of being both a senator-elect and a congressman-elect.
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Jan
14
1873
Martin Luther King, Jr.
On January 16, 1986, a bronze bust of Martin Luther King, Jr. is the first of any black American placed in the Capitol. The first national Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday is celebrated on January 20.
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Jan
16
1986
Sophomore tackle Paul Robeson is excluded from the Rutgers football team when Wa
Sophomore tackle Paul Robeson is excluded from the Rutgers football team when Washington and Lee University refused to play against and African American. The exclusion will be temporary and the young Robeson will go on to be named a football All-American twice.
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Oct
14
1916
Martin Luther King,Jr. Ordained
Martin Luther King ordained as a Baptist minister
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Feb
25
1948
Conference in the Wormley Hotel
At a conference in the Wormley Hotel in Washington, representatives of Rutherford B. Hayes and representatives of the South negotiated agreement which paved the way for the election of Hayes as president and the withdrawal of federal troops from the South.
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Feb
26
1877
The first National Negro Catholic Congress is held
The first National Negro Catholic Congress is held in Washington. D. C.
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Jan
2
1837
Martin Luther King, Jr
Martin Luther King, Jr. denounced Vietnam War which he said was rapidly degenerating into a sordid military adventure.
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Apr
12
1960
Continental Congress approved Washington's order
Continental Congress approved Washingtons order on the enlistment of free Blacks.
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Jan
16
1776
James Amos Porter (1905-1970)
born on this day; wrote the definitive book, Modern Negro Art (1943, 1969, 1992); head, Department of Art, Howard University from 1953-1970; painter and historian
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Dec
22
1905
MaliVai Washington
Former tennis pro MaliVai Washington was born on June 20, 1969 in Glen Cove, New
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Jun
20
1969
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Dr Martin Luther King Jr.
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Dr Martin Luther King Jr.
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Dec
10
1964
Dorothy Height - Visionary
Dorothy Height was born on this
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Mar
12
1912
In ill-conceived assault on Port Hudson, La., two
In ill-conceived assault on Port Hudson, La., two Louisiana regiments (First and Third Native Guards) made six gallant but unsuccessful charges on rebel fortification. A Black captain, Andre Cailloux, was hero of the day.
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May
27
1863
Sorority, Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority, Delta Sigma Theta, founded on the campus of Howard University, 1913
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Jan
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1913
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