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Ex-slave left millions in will
The Georgia State Supreme Court sustained the will of the late David Dickson, thus making Amanda Eubanks the wealthiest Negro in America. Dickson, a former slaveholder, willed more than half a million dollars to Eubanks. White relatives of Dickson, a bachelor, had contested the will on the grounds
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Source: Blackfacts.com
Jun
12
1886
Stokes, Carl B. (1927-1996)
Carl B. Stokes, lawyer, anchorman, U.S. diplomat and the first African American mayor of a major U.S. city, was born on June 21, 1927 to Charles and Louise Stokes in
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Source: Black Past
Sponsored by Illinois Math and Science Academy
Jun
21
1927
Columbus Avenue African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church [Boston] (1838- )
The Columbus Avenue African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Zion Church in Boston, Massachusetts is most famous as the site of the July 30, 1903 Boston Riot. Although it is not the oldest African American church in the state of Massachusetts, it represents a critical moment in early 20th century
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Source: Black Past
Jul
30
1903
Swanson, Howard (1907-1978)
Howard Swanson was an African American composer best known for his art songs based on the poetry of Langston Hughes and Paul Lawrence Dunbar.  Swanson was born in Atlanta, Georgia on August 18, 1907.  Born in a middle class home, Swansons family sent his two older brothers to college which was for
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Source: Black Past
Nov
12
1978
Sharpton, Alfred Charles “Al” (1954- )
Born in Brooklyn, New York on October 3, 1954, Alfred Charles Sharpton, Jr., is an American Baptist minister and political, social, and human rights advocate.  Known as “the Wonder Boy” as a youth, he was licensed and ordained as a Pentecostal minister and toured with the gospel singer
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Source: Black Past
Sponsored by Center for Critical Race and Digital Studies
Oct
3
1954
Howard T Ward becomes Georgia's first Black Superior Court Judge
Howard T Ward becomes Georgias first Black Superior Court Judge
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Jan
24
1977
Penn governer signs against Mumia
The governor of Pennsylvania, Thomas Ride, signs the death warrant for Mumia Abu-Jamal. Mumia is charged with the early eighties slaying of a police officer.
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Sponsored by Concerned Black Men of Massachusetts
Oct
14
1999
More than 160 activists jailed after demonstration
More than 160 activists jailed after demonstration in Albany. By August almost one thousand demonstrators had been arrested in the Georgia city.
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Sponsored by Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association (MBLA)
Jul
21
1962
Martin Luther King Jr
Martin Luther King Jr. released on bond from the Georgia State Prison in Reidsville. Political observers said the Kennedy call increased the number of Blacks voters who insured his election.
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Sponsored by National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAP) Boston Chapter
Oct
27
1960
Byron R. White
Byron R. White , in full Byron Raymond White (born June 8, 1917, Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.—died April 15, 2002, Denver), associate justice of the United States Supreme Court
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Apr
15
2002
Georgia constitutional convention
Georgia constitutional convention (33 Blacks, 137 whites) open in Atlanta.
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Sponsored by Association of Latino Professionals For America (ALPFA) Boston Professional Chapter
Dec
9
1867
Haralson, Jeremiah (1846–1916)
Jeremiah Haralson was born near Columbus, Georgia on April 1, 1846. The slave of Georgia planter John Haralson, he was taken to Alabama where he remained in bondage until 1865. It is unclear as to what he did in the earlier years of his freedom, but there are records that suggest he may have been
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Source: Black Past
Mar
4
1875
Blayton, Jesse B., Sr. (1879-1977)
Jesse B. Blayton, Sr., was a pioneer African American radio station entrepreneur.  Blayton founded WERD-AM in Atlanta, Georgia on October 3, 1949 making him the first African American to own and operate a radio station in the United
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Source: Black Past
Oct
3
1949
1946 Georgia-born Jackie Robinson -- major league baseball's first blackplay
1946 Georgia-born Jackie Robinson -- major league baseballs first black player -- married Rachel Isum.
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Feb
10
1946
State Troopers Called in to Stop Racial Incidents
State troopers mobilized to stop disturbances in Wrightsville, Georgia. Racial incidents were also reported in 1980 in Chattanooga, Tenn., Oceanside, Calif., Kokomo, Ind., Wichita, Kans., and Johnston County, North Carolina.
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Sponsored by APEX Museum
Apr
8
1980
At South Africa's Truth Commission, police confessed to the 1977 murder of Steve
At South Africas Truth Commission, police confessed to the 1977 murder of Steve Biko.
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Jan
28
1997
Brazil
Throughout June 2013, nationwide protests were held over increases in bus fares. The protesters were mainly part of an organization called the Free Fare Movement and included students and political activists from leftist parties. The Free Fare Movement had been pushing for either decreasing public
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Source: Fact Monster - Black History
Jun
25
2013
Lavizzo, Blanche Sellers (1925-1984)
Dr. Blanche Sellers Lavizzo was the first African American woman pediatrician in the state of Washington.  She arrived in Seattle in 1956, with her husband Dr. Philip Lavizzo, a general surgeon.   They had left medical practices in New Orleans, Louisiana to pursue a better future in the Pacific
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Source: Black Past
Jul
11
1925
Rebellion After Suspicious Death During Arrest
In Tampa,Florida, a rebellion followed the suspicious death of Edgar Allen Price, a police suspect who died during an arrest. Police contended that Price hit his head on the ground several times.
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Feb
2
1989
Steve Biko
Steve Biko , in full Bantu Stephen Biko (born December 18, 1946, King William’s Town, South Africa—died September 12, 1977, Pretoria), founder of the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa. His death from injuries suffered while in police custody made him an international martyr for South
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Sponsored by Concerned Black Men of Massachusetts
Aug
18
1977
Twenty Million Dollar Gift to Spelman College
Bill and Camille Cosby gave an unprecedented gift of $20 million to Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Nov
4
1988
Boykin, Keith (1965- )
Author, commentator, speaker, political advisor, and columnist Keith Boykin was born in St. Louis, Missouri on August 28, 1965 but was raised in the suburb of
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Source: Black Past
Sponsored by Greater Boston Veterans Collaborative
Aug
28
1965
Marion Motley
Marion Motley , (born June 5, 1920, Leesburg, Georgia, U.S.—died June 27, 1999, Cleveland, Ohio), African American gridiron football player who helped desegregate professional football in the 1940s during a career that earned him induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in
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Jun
27
1999
Henry O. Flipper joins military academy
Henry O. Flipper of Georgia entered West Point Military Academy.
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Sponsored by Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association (MBLA)
Jul
1
1873
Al Sharpton
Al Sharpton is a religious leader and political activist. He was born on October 3, 1954, in Brooklyn, New York. His father left the family and Sharpton was raised by his mother. They had to move to the public housing projects, where his mother worked as a maid and supported the family on her
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Source: Black History Resources
Oct
3
1954
British legalize slavery in Georgia
British Parliament legalize slavery in the colony known now as the state of Georgia.
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Oct
26
1749
Theodore Flowers middleweight boxing champ
Theodore Georgia Deacon Flowers wins middleweight boxing title.
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Feb
26
1926
Demonstration in Louisiana
Police used tear gas and leashed dogs to stop mass demonstration by fifteen hundred Blacks in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Dec
15
1961
Police use tear gas to break up student protest
Police used tear gas to break up student protest demonstration at Tallahassee, Florida.
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Mar
1
1960
NAACP leader Edward Daniel Nixon dies
Edward Daniel Nixon, former president of the Georgia NAACP, died at age 87.
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Feb
25
1987
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