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Afonso I
Afonso I , original name Mvemba a Nzinga, also called Nzinga Mbemba, also spelled Afonso I Mvemba a Nzinga (born c. 1460—died 1542), ruler of Kongo (historical kingdom in west-central Africa) and the first of a line of Portuguese vassal kings that lasted until the early 20th century. He is
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Spingarn Medal: Clarence Mitchell Jr.
Clarence Mitchell Jr., director of the Washington Bureau of the NAACP, awarded the Spingarn Medal for the pivotal role he....played in enactment of civil rights
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4
1969
The Voting Rights Acts of 1965
AN ACT To enforce the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and for other
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Jack L. Cooper
The first public service programming aired on this day when Jack L. Cooper launched the Search for Missing Persons show.
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Dec
9
1938
Pressure From Congress
Pressure From Congress: After the Union Army suffered a series of military defeats in 1861 and 1862, pressure mounted on Lincoln to use African Americans as soldiers. Once again African American soldiers came to the rescue of America. As Charles Summer put it: I do not say carry the war into
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Aug
6
1861
Ismāʿīl Pasha
Ismāʿīl Pasha , (born Dec. 31, 1830, Cairo—died March 2, 1895, Istanbul), viceroy of Egypt under Ottoman suzerainty, 1863–79, whose administrative policies, notably the accumulation of an enormous foreign debt, were instrumental in leading to British occupation of Egypt in
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Mar
2
1895
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Courthouse shoot-out
Four persons, including the presiding judge, killed in courthouse shoot-out in San Rafael, Marin County, California. Police charged that activist Angela Davis helped provide the weapons used by the convicts and issued a nationwide warrant for her arrest. Davis went into hiding to avoid
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Jun
4
1972
Zimbabwe
In Sept. 2015, former Vice President Joice Mujuru released a political manifesto to position herself as a rival to President Mugabe in the 2018 elections. Part of her manifesto asked for a review of the legislation that has blocked foreign investment for the last ten years. All persons who call
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Carter G. Woodson
Born: 12/19/1875 New Canton, VirginiaDied: 4/3/1950 Washington, D.C., United StatesKnown as the “Father of Black History,” Carter G. Woodson believed that documenting and sharing African American contributions was essential to cultivating positive self worth among African-Americans as
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Distinguished Black Judge
Harry J. Elam became the first Black to serve as a Justice in the more than 300-year history of the Boston Municipal Court when he was appointed in 1971 as an Associate Justice. In 1978 he was the unanimous choice of the full bench of the Supreme Judicial Court to serve a five-year term as Chief
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Actress, movie maker, and talk show host Oprah Winfrey was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Ms. Winfrey will make television history with her talk show Oprah. She will also become known for her philanthropic efforts as well as for being one of the richest persons in the country.
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29
1954
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Race riot, Cincinnati, Ohio. Three hundred persons were arrested, and the National Guard was mobilized.
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12
1967
List of landmark African-American legislation
Ordinance of 1787: The Northwest Territorial Government (Northwest
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The District of Columbia Emancipation Act (1862)
District of Columbia Emancipation Act
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Apr
16
1862
Ward 9 Politicians
From Boston's 'old' Ward 9 in the Beacon Hill area, Boston's Black citizens were able to elect 20 Black persons to public office - to the city council, the state legislature, and school committee - during the second half of the 19th century.
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Attack on black and white Republicans
White Democrats, led by police, attacked a convention of Black and white Republicans in New Orleans. More than 40 persons were killed, and at least 150 were wounded. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, Military commander of the state, said, It was not riot; it was an absolute massacre...which the mayor and
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Jul
30
1866
Mass Murder or was it Suicide?
More than nine hundred persons, most of them Black Americans, died in mass murder and suicide pact in Jonestown, Guyana.
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Nov
18
1978
Black public relations society of Los Angeles hosts 2nd annual Pat Tobin PR Excellence Awards
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The 14th Amendment.
On July 20, 1868, the 14th Amendment, validating citizenship rights for all persons born or naturalized in the U.S., was ratified.
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Jul
20
1868
Former NAACP President Joins Kapor Capital
Months after stepping down as head of the nation’s largest civil rights organization, former NAACP President Benjamin Jealous is transforming himself from an East Coast political activist to a West Coast venture
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Injured people in riots
More than one hundred persons were injured in rioting in Asbury Park, New Jersey.
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Jul
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1970
Laysha L. Ward
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Black History Month - African American Inventors
Patent Abstract: A double level metal interconnection structure and process for making same are disclosed, wherein an etch-stop layer is formed on the first metal layer to prevent over-etching thereof when forming the second level metal line in a via hole in an insulating layer thereover, by means
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Slavery
Two Massachusetts slave merchants raid an African village, killing 100 persons; two blacks are brought to Massachusetts and sold; a local magistrate indicts the merchants for murder and man-stealing and orders that the slaves be returned to their Guinea home.
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1645
Constitution of the Female Anti Slavery Society of Salem (1832)
We the undersigned, females of color, of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being duly convinced of the importance of union and morality, have associated ourselves together for our natural improvement, and to promote the welfare of our color, as far as is consistent with the means of this
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Nov
17
1832
Ethiopia coronavirus: 261 cases, president calls for global solidarity
May 10: 239 cases, Abiy appreciates US support
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National Guard mobilized to quell rioting in
National Guard mobilized to quell rioting in Wilmington, North Carolina. Two persons killed. Until the 9th.
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Feb
4
1971
Rebellion Collapsed/People Killed in the Struggles
White Democrats seized statehouse in Louisiana coup detat. President Grant ordered the revolutionaries to disperse, and the rebellion collapsed. Twenty-seven persons (sixteen whites and eleven Blacks) were killed in battles between Democrats and Republicans.
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Sep
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1874
Antilynching Bill
67th Congress, 2nd Session, Report No. 837
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