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Compiled by Erica Wright During a month when women are recognized, we asked Birmingham-area residents, name a woman in history who stands out for you? LISA BECK: “I’m thinking of trailblazers like Marsha P. Johnson. She was a transwoman of color who was heavily involved in the Stonewall Riots in New York for lesbian, gay, […]

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Comer Cottrell, founder and president of Pro-Line Corporation (1970), the largest African American owned business in the Southwest and the first African American to be part owner of a major league baseball team (1989), the Texas Rangers, born

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Dec

7

1931

United States population: 5,308,483

United States population: 5,308,483. Black population 1,002,037 (18.9 per cent).

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Jan

30

1800

The Chip Woman's Fortune by Willis Richardson

The Chip Womans Fortune by Willis Richardson, the first dramatic work by an African American playwright to be mounted on Broadway, opens at the Frazee Theatre on Broadway

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May

15

1923

Walter F. Craig

1986 Max Robinson

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Jan

0

1986

Willie D. Burton

Willie D. Burton becomes the first African American to win the Oscar for sound, for the movie Bird.

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Apr

11

1988

Organization for Afro-American Unity

Organization for Afro-American Unity founded in New York by Malcolm X.

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Jun

28

1964

52 nurses lead by Martha M. Franklin

52 nurses lead by Martha M. Franklin form the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses, to improve the status of African American nurses

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Aug

23

1908

Charles Edward Anderson

In 1960, Charles Edward Anderson earned a Ph.D. in Meteorology from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Massachusetts. Charles Edward Anderson the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in Meteorology; died today.

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Oct

21

1994

Slavery Abolishment

Vermont became the first American colony to abolish slavery. By 1783 slavery was prohibited in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Pennsylvania passed a gradual emancipation law in 1780. Connecticut and Rhode Island barred slavery in 1784 and were followed by New York (gradual emancipation) and New

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Jul

2

1777

MaliVai Washington

Former tennis pro MaliVai Washington was born on June 20, 1969 in Glen Cove, New

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Jun

20

1969

Bill Russell named head coach of the Boston Celtic

Bill Russell named head coach of the Boston Celtics, becoming the first African American to coach an NBA team.

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Mar

28

1966

Congressman William H. Gray is elected chairman

Congressman William H. Gray is elected chairman of the House Budget Committee, the highest congressional post held by an African American.

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Jan

4

1985

Abolitionist Society Organized

First abolitionist society in United States organized in Philadelphia.

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Apr

14

1775

Pan-African Congress Meeting

Pan-African Congress, organized by W.E.B. Du Bois, met a Grand Hotel, Paris. There were fifty-seven delegates sixteen from the United States and fourteen from Africa form sixteen countries and colonies. Blaise Diagne of Senegal was elected president and Du Bois was named secretary.

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Feb

19

1919

Dancer Bojangles dies

Tap dancer Bill Bojangles Robinson dies in New York city.

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Nov

28

1949

Colin L. Powell

Colin L. Powell was the first African American to hold the highest U.S. Military post. In August 1989 he was named chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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0

1989

First black CPA

Jesse B. Blayton became the first black certified public accountant in the United States.

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Jan

0

2000

Oscar DePriest elected to Seventy-first Congress

Oscar DePriest elected to Seventy-first Congress from Illinois First Congressional District (Chicago). He was the first congressman from the North and the first Black in Congress since the departure of George H. White in 1901.

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Nov

6

1928

Black Rebellion in Tampa, Florida

African Americans in Tampa, Florida rebelled after an African American man was killed by a white police officer while in custody.

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Feb

21

1987

First Black minister to serve for a White congregation, Lemuel Haynes was born,

First Black minister to serve for a White congregation, Lemuel Haynes was born, 1753

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Jul

18

1753

William T. Coleman is named Secretary of Transpor

William T. Coleman is named Secretary of Transportation by President Gerald R. Ford. He is the second African American to hold a Cabinet level position

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Jan

14

1975

Ghana became an independent state

March 6th, 1957, the Gold Coast gained its independence from Great

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Mar

6

1957

Mary Eliza Mahoney

Mary Eliza Mahoney, the first African American to graduate from a nursing school, graduates from the nursing program at the New England Hospital for Women and Children

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Aug

1

1879

Governor Barnett Found Guilty

Governor Barnett found guilty of civil contempt of the federal court. United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ordered Barnett to purge himself of contempt or face arrest and a fine of $10,000 a day.

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28

1962

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

The Flip Wilson Show premieres on NBC. It is the first prime time variety show

The Flip Wilson Show premieres on NBC. It is the first prime time variety show starring an African American male since the Nat King Cole Show.

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Sep

17

1970

The First Black Psychic

Shirley Ajayi was the first African American given a part on a television show as a psychic! The show lasted for about one year[actually six months] in Chicago, Illinois since the show was seasonal! Shirley started her career the minute her predictions came true! She was renamed Aura and hired to

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27

2002

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

North American Slave Narratives

North American Slave Narratives documents the individual and collective story of the African American struggle for freedom and human rights in the eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The project received a two-year grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to fund the

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George Alcorn patents fabrication of spectrometer

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