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Founded in 1909 in New York City by a group of black and white citizens committed to social justice, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the nations largest and strongest civil rights

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Feb

12

1909

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

St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church, Omaha, Nebraska (1865- )

The St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church (“St. John’s AME”) was first organized in 1865 in North Omaha, Nebraska Territory, with an initial membership of five people. Two years later, at about the time Nebraska was admitted to statehood, the congregation built its first

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Death of Mordecai Johnson

Death of Mordecai Johnson (86), first Black president of Howard University, in Washington.

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Sep

10

1976

Ethiopia defeats Italy at Battle of Adowa

The Battle of Adwa and the Victory of Adwa Centenary Medal

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Mar

2

1896

Oprah Winfrey Born

Oprah Winfrey was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi. She went on to become a celebrated talk show hostess, actress, movie producer and business woman.

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Jan

29

1954

Attorney general ordered two hundred additional U

Attorney general ordered two hundred additional U.S.Marshals to Montgomery.

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May

22

1961

The Authorizing of enlistment of free blacks

Alarmed by impact of the Dunmore proclamation, Washington reversed himself and authorized the enlistment of free Blacks.

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1775

Born: 1/29/1954 Kosciusko, MississippiOprah Winfrey is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show The Oprah Winfrey Show, which was the highest-rated program of its kind in history and was nationally syndicated from 1986

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Booker T. Washington dined at the White House with President Roosevelt and was criticized in the South.

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Oct

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1901

Born: 12/30/1975 Cypress Hills , CaliforniaTiger Woods is an American professional golfer who is among the most successful golfers of all time. He has been one of the highest-paid athletes in the world for several yearsBusiness / Schooling: Awards / Achievements:

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Booker T. Washington

Born: 4/5/856 Hales FordDied: /4/95 Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S.Booker T. Washington was an African-American educator, author, orator, and advisor to presidents of the United States. Between 890 and 95, Washington was the dominant leader in the African-American community. Washington was from the last

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Young, Andrew (1932 - )

Andrew Young, Jr., came into prominence as a civil rights activist and close associate of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., during the modern civil rights movement in the United States. Young worked with various organizations early in the movement, but his civil rights work was largely done with the

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Mar

12

1932

Collins, George Washington (1925-1972)

Born on March 5, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, George Washington Collins graduated from Waller High School and immediately joined the United States Army in 1943 at the age of 18. He rose to the rank of sergeant and was discharged in 1946. Collins attended the Central Y.M.C.A. College in

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Running for President: George Edwin Taylor, 1904

In the article below Bruce Mouser, professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, discusses his new book, For Labor, Race, and Liberty: George Edwin Taylor, His Historic Run for the White House, and the Making of Independent Black Politics which describes his efforts to chronicle the

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Lawrence v. Texas (2003)

March 26, 2003, Argued

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National Negro Business League organized in Boston

National Negro Business League organized at Boston meeting. Booker T. Washington was elected president. (8/23-24).

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Aug

23

1900

Alfre Woodard wins an Emmy for outstanding guest performance in the dramatic ser

Alfre Woodard wins an Emmy for outstanding guest performance in the dramatic series L.A. Law. It is her second Emmy award, her first having been for a supporting role in Hill Street Blues in 1984.

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Sep

20

1987

Prosper, Pierre-Richard (1963– )

Pierre-Richard Prosper is an attorney and diplomat who turned his passion for the rule of law into a global pursuit for justice for victims of the worst crimes of humanity, and accountability for the perpetrators of those

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Sep

11

2001

March for jobs and freedom

A. Philip Randolph helped plan a march on Washington(Lincoln Memorial) to demonstrate to the government the strengh and commitment of black people to civil rights. A. Philip Randolph fought for justice and for the advancement of African Americans.

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Aug

28

1963

1964 After 12 days of debate and voting on 125 amendments, the U.S. House of

1964 After 12 days of debate and voting on 125 amendments, the U.S. House of

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Feb

10

1964

First Black Appointed to a Sub-Cabinet Post

William Henry Lewis was appointed assistant attorney general of the United States by President William Howard Taft, making him the first Black appointed to a sub-cabinet post.

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Nov

26

1911

Phillips Chapel CME Church, Las Cruces, New Mexico (1911- )

In 1911 a group of African Americans and Hispanics joined to build a small chapel, one of the first for the town of Las Cruces, New Mexico Territory. Their church, Phillips Chapel Colored Methodist Episcopal (now Christian Methodist Episcopal) CME Church is located in the Mesquite Historic District

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May

10

2013

Captured Black Soliders

Surrounded by a superior rebel force, First Kansas Colored Volunteers smashed through rebel lines and sustained heavy casualties in an engagement at Poison Spring, Arkansas. Captured Black soldiers were murdered by the Confederate troops.

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Apr

18

1864

Bob Jones University v. United States (1983)

CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

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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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Jun

25

1933

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

The Civil Rights of 1964 was the most far-reaching and comprehensive law in support of racial equality ever enacted by Congress.It gave the attorney general additional power to protect citizens against discrimination and segregation in voting, education, and use of public facilities.

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1964

The National Council of Negro Women sponsors its first Black Family Reunion at t

The National Council of Negro Women sponsors its first Black Family Reunion at the National Mall in Washington.

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Sep

12

1986

The First Black Psychic

Shirley Ajayi was the first African American given a part on a television show as a psychic! The show lasted for about one year[actually six months] in Chicago, Illinois since the show was seasonal! Shirley started her career the minute her predictions came true! She was renamed Aura and hired to

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2002

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