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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
Georgia constitutional convention
Georgia constitutional convention (33 Blacks, 137 whites) open in Atlanta.
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Dec
9
1867
Archie A. Alexander, architectural engineer and formergovernor of the Virgin I
Archie A. Alexander, architectural engineer and former
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Jan
4
1958
Ex-football star O.J. Simpson is cleared today of murdering his ex-wife Nicole B
Ex-football star O.J. Simpson is cleared today of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman.
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Oct
3
1995
The Black Settlers
Los Angeles, California, founded by forty-four settlers of whom at least twenty-six were descendants of Africans. Among the Black settlers, according to H.H. Bancrofts authoritative History of California, were Joseph Moreno, Mulatto, 22 years old, wife a Mulattress, five children; Manuel
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Sep
4
1781
Evelyn Ashford wins a gold medal in the 100-meter
Evelyn Ashford wins a gold medal in the 100-meter race and Edwin Moses wins a gold medal in the 400 meter hurdles in the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
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Aug
5
1984
Marcus Garvey entered federal prison in Atlanta
Marcus Garvey entered federal prison in Atlanta. Students staged strike at Fisk University to protest policies of white administration.
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Feb
8
1925
Morehouse College organized in Augusta, Georgia
Morehouse College organized in Augusta, Georgia. The institution was later moved to Atlanta. New registration law in Tennessee abolished racial distinctions in voting.
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Feb
14
1867
Poet Countee Cullen wins Phi Beta Kappa award.
Poet Countee Cullen wins Phi Beta Kappa honors at New York University.
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Mar
28
1925
Actress Melba Moore born
Birthday of actress Melba Moore in New York city.
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Oct
29
1945
Black named soloist with Boston Symphony Orchestra
Roland Hayes, who was born in a Georgia cabin in 1887, was named a soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Earlier, he had received the Spingarn Medal for so finely interpreting the beauty of the Negro folk song.
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Jul
1
1924
Atlanta, Ga., led by Mayor Maynard H. Jackson, is selected as the site of the XX
Atlanta, Ga., led by Mayor Maynard H. Jackson, is selected as the site of the XXV Olympiad Summer Games
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Sep
18
1990
New York and New Jersey legally recognize the institutionof slavery.
New York and New Jersey legally recognize the institution of slavery.
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Sponsored by National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) Boston Professional Chapter
Jan
0
1664
Actor Billy Dee Williams born
Actor Billy Dee Williams, known in such works as Mahogany and two Star Wars sequels, was born in New York city.
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Apr
6
1937
James Theodore Holly
James Theodore Holly, a Black American who emigrated to Haiti in 1861, elected bishop of Haiti. He was consecrated in a ceremony at New Yorks Grace Church on November 8.
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Sponsored by New York University
Nov
3
1874
Willie Mays, born
Baseball great Willie Howard Mays was born in Westfield, Alabama. Mays played with both the New York and San Francisco Giants. He was National League batting champion four times and twice the leagues Most Valuable Player.
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May
6
1931
Runnin' Wild opened at Colonial Theater, Broadway
Runnin Wild opened at Colonial Theater, Broadway. Miller and Lyles Productions introduced Charleston to New York and the world.
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Sponsored by Intellitech
Oct
29
1923
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
Josh Gibson
Baseballs Josh Gibson Negro league star/National League Hall of famer dies on this day.
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Jan
20
1947
Saint Augustine
St. Augustine, (Aurelius Augustinus, A.B. 354-430 bishop of Hippo,(now Souk-Ahras in modern Algeria),wrote the City of God, setting forth the Christian view of the world and humanity, in A.D. 410.
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Jan
0
410
Black Troops
William Tecumseh Sherman occupied Atlanta. In series of battles around Chaffins Farm in suburb of Richmond, Black troops captured entrenchments at New Market Heights, made gallant but unsuccessful assault on Fort Gilmer and helped repulse Confederate counterattack on Fort Harrison. Thirty-ninth
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Sep
2
1864
Janet Jackson Born
Janet Jackson, of the famous Jackson family was born on this day in Gary, Indiana. Ms. Jackson will star in television shows such as Good Times, Different Strokes, and Fame. She will also become a celebrated songstress recording such albums as Rhythm Nation:1814, Janet, and the widely criticized
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May
16
1966
On October 2, 1937,Johnny L. Cochran, Jr. was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He
On October 2, 1937,Johnny L. Cochran, Jr. was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He became the noted controversial lawyer, who defended pro football star and actor, O.J. Simpson, in the infamous trial, for which Simpson was accused of killing wife and her friend. A member of the Dream Team.
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Oct
2
1937
Andey Rooney suspended for racist comments
Andy Rooney, a CBS 60 Minutes commentator, received a 90-day suspension from work because of racist remarks about African Americans attributed to him by Chris Bull, a New York-based reporter for The Advocate, a bi-weekly national gay & lesbian newsmagazine published in Los Angeles. Bull quoted
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Feb
8
1990
Opera singer Marian Anderson born
Opera singer Marian Anderson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Anderson was entered in the New York Philharmonic Competition at age 17 by her music teacher, and placed first over 299 other singers. Awarded a Rosenwald Fellowship in 1930, Anderson went to Europe for a year of study. She
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Feb
27
1902
Colonies give Statutory Recognition
Massachusetts became the first colony to give statutory recognition to slavery. Other colonies followed: Connecticut 1650; Virginia, 1661; Maryland, 1663; New York and New Jersey, 1664; South Carolina, 1682; Rhode Island and Pennsylvania, 1700; North Carolina. 1715; Georgia, 1750.
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Dec
1
1641
US Champion
Debi Thomas wins the gold medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships in Hicksville, Long Island, New York
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Jan
0
1986
Malcolm X born in Omaha, Nebraska
Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. His mother, Louis Norton Little, was a homemaker occupied with the familys eight children. His father, Earl Little, was an outspoken Baptist minister and avid supporter of Black Nationalist leader Marcus Garvey. Earls civil
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May
19
1925
On October 1, 1943, Willie L. Williams was born, one of seven children, in Phila
On October 1, 1943, Willie L. Williams was born, one of seven children, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He became a Los Angeles Police Chief. He is the first Black man to head the Los Angeles police force.
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Oct
1
1943
Georgia legislature met
Georgia legislature (34 Black, 186 white) met in Atlanta.
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Jul
4
1868
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