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Wash., D.C. Slave Emancipation and Reparations
On April 16, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia. Passage of this act came
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Apr
16
1862
The Supreme Court weakened the foundations
U.S. Supreme Court undermined the legal foundations of segregation in three landmark cases, Sweatt v. Painter, McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents and Henderson v. United States.
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Jun
5
1950
Samuel L. Jackson
Actor Samuel Jackson was born on this day in Washington, DC. Jackson will begin his acting career as a student at Morehouse College. He will star in over 40 movies including box office hits The Long Kiss Goodnight, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, and A Time to Kill.
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Dec
21
1941
United States population: 293,200,000
United States population: 293,200,000. Black population: 22,600,000 (11.1 per cent). Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, President-Emeritus, Morehouse College, named president of Atlanta Board of Education.
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Jan
2
1970
Wally "Famous" Amos's signature panama hat and embroidered shirt are donated to
Wally Famous Amoss signature panama hat and embroidered shirt are donated to the National Museum of American Historys Business Americana collection. It is the first memorabilia added to the collection by An African American entrepreneur and recognizes the achievement of Amos who built his company
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Nov
18
1980
Rebecca J. Cole--2nd Black Female Physician
Born: March 16, 1846
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Aug
14
1922
Carol Mosely Braun
Carol Mosely Braun, a Democrat from Illinois, becomes the 1st African American woman elected to the United States Senate.
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Nov
3
1992
Frederick Douglass
Born: 2/1/1818 Maryland, United StatesDied: 2/20/1895 Washington, D.C., United StatesA former slave, Douglass became a leading figurehead in the anti-slavery movement. One of the most prominent African American leaders of the Nineteenth Century. His autobiography of life as a slave, and his
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Thaddeus Stevens (1792-1868).
Born in Danville, Vermont, in 1792, he graduated from Dartmouth in 1814, and moved to York, Pennsylvania. He was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Gettysburg, PA for fourteen
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Jul
4
1861
Violette A. Johnson, first African American woman
Violette A. Johnson, first African American woman to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, born
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Jul
16
1822
Ernie Davis dies
Ernie Davis, star running back at Syracuse University; first black player to win the Heisman Trophy in 1961. Died on May 18, 1962 of leukemia before playing a pro game.
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May
18
1962
The first Black Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, born, 1908
The first Black Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, born in Baltimore.
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Jul
2
1908
U.S. Constitution Approved
U.S. Constitution approved at Philadelphia convention with three clauses protecting slavery.
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Sep
17
1787
Liberty Life Insurance Company (Chicago)
Liberty Life Insurance Company (Chicago), the first old-line legal reserve company organized by Blacks in the North, incorporated. U.S. Supreme Court (Irene Morgan v. Commonwealth of Virginia) banned segregation in interstate bus travel.
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Jun
3
1919
Paul Bustill Robeson
Paul Bustill Robeson was born in
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Apr
9
1898
Henry Lewis
On this day Henry Lewis becomes the first African American to lead a symphony orchestra in the United States.
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Feb
15
1968
Lewis Franklin Powell confirmed as Supreme Court
Lewis Franklin Powell confirmed as Supreme Court justice despite opposition of civil rights organizations.
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Dec
6
1971
Leontyne Price
Leontyne Price has achieved heights in the music world that many aspire to but that very few reach. As a singer she became famous all around the world. Mary Leontyne Price was born in Laurel, Mississippi, on February 10, 1927. As a youth, she sang in church choirs. Later, she attended Central State
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Feb
10
1927
Matthew Henson
In 1909 Matthew Henson an ex-seamen became the first American to journey to the North Pole and claim it for the United States.
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Jan
0
1909
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
Did You Know That In...
1746 - Lucy Terry(1730-1821), a slave, writes Bars Fight, a commemorative poem recrating the Deerfield Massacre. This poem is the first known to be written by a black person in the United States and was not published until 1985.
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Jan
0
1746
Abolitionist Society Organized
First abolitionist society in United States organized in Philadelphia.
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Apr
14
1775
Reginald Martinez Jackson is born
Reginald Martinez Jackson, Born May 18, 1946 is born in Wyncote, Pa. He will be better known as Reggie Jackson, star baseball player for the Oakland As and New York Yankees. He will set or tie seven World Series records.
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May
18
1946
Bus Boycott Ended
When the bus boycott ended on this say, Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr. were national heros, and the Supreme Court had ruled that segregation on city buses was unconstitutional.
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Dec
21
1956
U.S. Supreme Court in landmark Brown v. Board of
U.S. Supreme Court in landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional. The unanimous decision was read by Chief Justice Earl B. Warren.
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May
17
1954
The Dred Scott decision.
On March 6, 1857, the Dred Scott decision of the Supreme Court denied Blacks U.S. citizenship and denied the power of Congress to restrict slavery in any federal territory.
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Mar
6
1857
The overturned draft evasion conviction
U.S. Supreme Court unanimously overturned the draft evasion conviction of Muhammad Ali.
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Jun
28
1971
Spingarn Medal: Damon J. Keith
Spingarn Medal awarded Damon J. Keith in tribute to his steadfast defense of constitutional principles as revealed in a series of memorable decisions he handed down as a United States District Court judge.
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Nov
5
1974
Thurgood Marshall is sworn in, and becomes the first Black Suprem
Thurgood Marshall is sworn in, and becomes the first Black Supreme Court Justice, 1967
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Oct
2
1967
Rosa Parks.
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to change seats on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus. On December 5, blacks began a boycott of the bus system, which continued until shortly after December 13, 1956, when the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed bus segregation in the city.
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Dec
1
1955
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