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6
1981
(1923) James Weldon Johnson, “Our Democracy and the Ballot”
Poet, novelist and U.S. diplomat, James Weldon Johnson is probably best known to millions as the author of the lyrics to “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the black national anthem. Johnson was also a civil rights activist and was Executive Secretary of the National Association of Colored
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10
1923
(1905) Roscoe Conkling Bruce, “Freedom Through Education”
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(1875) Congressman James T. Rapier, “Half Free, Half Slave”
On February 4, 1875, Congressman James T. Rapier of Alabama, rose on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to support the Civil Right bill then before Congress which when enacted later that year became the Civil Rights Act of 1875.   His speech appears
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4
1875
Bert Williams--a Leading Comedian
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4
1922
Debbie Allen, dancer/producer born
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Jan
16
1950
Leslie M. Alexander (1948- )
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9
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Barnett, Powell S. (1883-1971)
Powell S. Barnett was a child when his father arrived in Roslyn to work in the coal mines.  Seeing no future in mining, Powell left for Seattle in 1906, and quickly found work. Years later, after working in construction and for hotels, he served as a clerk for State Senator Frank Connor.  Barnett
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(2008) Senator Barack Obama, "A More Perfect Union"
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18
2008
Declaration of the Rights of the Negro Peoples of the World (1920)
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1947
Baltimore Orioles manager Frank Robinson
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4
1991
The Moynihan Report (1965)
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4
1965
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16
1950
Queen Latifah
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Mar
18
1970
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17
1968
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Jun
20
1967
Alvin Ailey
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Haynes, Ulric St. Clair, Jr. (1931- )
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(1817) J. Forten & Russel Perrott, “An Address To The Humane And Benevolent Inhabitants Of The City And County Of Philadelphia
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1817
Reynolds, Melvin Jay “Mel” (1952- )
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1995
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Frank Robinson
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1944
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(1868) Rev. Henry McNeal Turner, “I Claim the Rights of a Man”
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