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U.S. Rep. Floyd Flake born
U.S. Rep. Floyd Flake, D-New York, was born in Los Angeles, California. A businessman and minister, Flake established the Allen Christian School and Allen Home Care Agency.
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Jan
30
1945
Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Andrew F. Brimmer, economist and former Professor of Economics at University of Pennsylvania, is nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson to serve as a Governor of the Federal Reserve System. This appointment represented the first black to serve in this capacity.
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Apr
13
1966
Imhotep
Imhotep was the royal advisor to King Zoser during the Third Dynasty
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Jan
0
2630
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali, (born Cassius Clay) stands before the Supreme Court regarding his refusal of induction into the US Army during the Vietnam War(Clay v- United States). He is asked How can you be a pacifist opposed to the idea of
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Jun
28
1970
Elijah Mc Coy, master inventor, holder of o
Elijah Mc Coy, master inventor, holder of over 50 patents and source of the phrase the real Mc Coy born
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May
2
1844
More than one hundred delegates from six states
More than one hundred delegates from six states held a Black convention in Philadelphia. John Mercer Langston, one of the first Blacks to win public office, elected clerk of Brownhelm Township, Lorain County, Ohio. In 1856 he was elected clerk of the township of Russia, near Oberlin. In 1857 he was
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Oct
16
1855
Ralph J. Bunche
Ralph J. Bunche confirmed by United Nations Security Council as acting UN mediator in Palestine.
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Sep
18
1948
Alex Haley, renowned author, dies
American biographer, scriptwriter, author who became famous with the publication of the novel ROOTS, which traces his ancestry back to Africa and covers seven American generations as they are taken slaves to the United States. The book was adapted to television series, and woke up an interest in
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Feb
10
1992
George Alcorn patents fabrication of spectrometer
Patent # 4,618,380
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Oct
21
1986
Boxer Sugar Ray Leonard born
Sugar Ray Leonard
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May
17
1956
First Black Priest Ordained in the United States
Charles Randolph Uncles became the first Black priest ordained in the United States on this day in Baltimore, Maryland
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Dec
19
1891
President Nixon meets with Congressional Black Caucus
President Nixon met with members of the Congressional Black Caucus and appointed a White House panel to study a list of recommendations made by the group.
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Feb
25
1971
Presidential Assistant E. Frederic Morrow born
Presidential Assistant E. Frederic Morrow was born in Hakensack, New Jersey. A graduate of Rutgers University, Morow was a vice president for Bank of America before being appointed an administrative assistant to President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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Apr
20
1909
Anti-segregation March
Through 25th Some 180 Black students and a white minister arrested in Columbia, S.C., after anti-segregation march.
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Mar
2
1961
Anti-Lynching Bill proposed
Black Congressman George H. White, North Carolina, introduced a bill to make lynching of Americans a federal offense. The bill died in committee. One report contends that in 1900, 105 Africans were lynched in the United States.
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Jan
20
1773
Katherine Dunham, dancer/anthropologist born
Katherine Dunham
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Jun
22
1912
William Frank Powell
William Frank Powell, New Jersey educator, named minister to Haiti.
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Jun
17
1897
Mary Ann Shadd, publisher of Canada's first antislavery newspaper, The Provincia
Mary Ann Shadd, publisher of Canadas first antislavery newspaper, The Provincial Freeman and the first woman in North American to publish and edit a newspaper, born
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Oct
9
1823
British ask for Ashanti Golden Stool
One inspiration of liberation can be seen in Queen Yaa Asantewa of the Ashanti. Ironically enough the Ashanti are included
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Mar
28
1900
Vote!
March of 1837, Canada give Blacks the right to vote.
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Mar
0
1837
The shoe-lasting machine invented by Jan Matzeliger not only revolutionized the
The shoe-lasting machine invented by Jan Matzeliger not only revolutionized the shoe industry but also made Lynn, Massachusetts, the shoe capital of the
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Mar
19
1883
Abolitionist Society Organized
First abolitionist society in United States organized in Philadelphia.
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Apr
14
1775
1961: Andrew hatcher is named associate press secretary to President John F. Ken
1961: Andrew hatcher is named associate press secretary to President John F. Kennedy.
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Nov
10
1999
Anti-Slavery Society started
American Anti-Slavery Society
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Dec
4
1833
Henry Highland Garnet Dies
Black rights activist Henry Highland Garnet dies, soon after being appointed the U.S. ambassador to Liberia.
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Feb
12
1882
Nationalists disrupted UN session on Congo
Nationalists disrupted UN session on Congo with demonstration for slain Congo Premier Patrice Lumumba.
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Feb
15
1970
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
Marian Anderson and Ralph Bunche
Marian Anderson and Ralph Bunche receive the first Medals of Freedom from President John F. Kennedy, the creator of the award.
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Jul
4
1963
African Protests Disrupt UN
U.S. and African nationalist protesting the slaying of Congo Premire Patrice Lumumba distrupts U.N. sessions
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Feb
15
1961
Government: Ohio state.
In Cleveland Ohio on November 13, 1967, Carl Stokes was the first black elected mayor of a major city. Carl Stokes, grandson of a slave, won the mayoral election over Seth Taft, grandson of President William H. Taft.
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Nov
13
1967
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