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African American History (slavery)
The Spanish throne officially approves the use of enslaved Africans in the Americas.
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(1903) W.E.B. Du Bois, “Training Negroes for Social Power”
In this 1903 speech, W.E.B. Du Bois describes his educational philosophy and in the process, contrasts his views with those of the Tuskegee educator Booker T. Washington who was then at the height of his
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Greece and Egypt: How a Single Coin Reflects an Ancient and Enduring Relationship
A tiny object can rewrite history.  In this case, the small electrum coin featuring the head of an African pictured here reveals a fascinating link between Africa and Greece from antiquity to the present.  Unfortunately we know very little about the coin itself except that it is from the early
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Egyptian History: Biographies
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Jan Matzeliger
Sometimes the greatest inventions are those which simplify necessary tasks. Such is the case with Jan Matzeliger – the man who made it possible for ordinary citizens to purchase
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Mar
23
2012
African American and Black History Blog
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Ancient History, Egypt: Biographies
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American Indians
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Egyptian History: Biographies
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(2009) President Barack Obama Inaugural Address
On January 20, 2009, Barack Hussein Obama, became the 44th President of the United States.  His inaugural address appears
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Jan
20
2009
(1832) Maria W. Stewart Advocates Education for African American Women
In September 1832, Maria W. Stewart delivered at Boston’s Franklin Hall one of the first public lectures ever given by an American woman. Her speech, directed to the women of the African American Female Intelligence Society, called on black women to acquire equality through education. The speech
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Dawson, Daisy Lee Tibbs (1924-2013)
When the principal, J.T. Wright and his wife, a white couple who served as mentors to Tibbs, accepted a position at the University of Washington (UW), they convinced her to move to Seattle with them in 1944 to continue her education.  As a student at the University of Washington Tibbs met Akiko
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Apr
24
1942
Bermuda
Bermuda is an archipelago of about 360 small islands, 580 mi (934 km) east of North Carolina. The largest is (Great) Bermuda, or Main Island. Explored by Juan de Bermúdez, a Spaniard, the islands were settled in 1612 by an offshoot of the Virginia Company. Bermuda became a Crown colony in
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Zambezi
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Death of Trinidad Prime Minister
Death of Eric Williams (79), Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, in Port of Spain. Dr. Williams was also a historian and the author of the classic work, Capitalism and Slavery.
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Mar
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1981
North African History: Biographies
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Patricia Bath
When Patricia Era Bath was born on November 4, 1942, she could have succumbed to the pressures and stresses associated with growing up in Harlem, New York. With the uncertainty present because of World War II and the challenges for members of Black communities in the 1940′s, one might little expect
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Nov
26
2012
Katherine G. Johnson is born
Katherine G. Johnson, Born August 26, 1918. died February 24, 2020, worked for NASA with the tracking teams of manned and unmanned orbital missions. Ms. Johnson was an Aerospace Technologist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administrations Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia. Trained
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Aug
26
1918
Locker, Jessie Dwight (1891-1955)
Jessie Locker was an attorney, politician, and community leader who was also the second black American to be appointed as United States Ambassador when he was sent to Liberia
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George Carruthers
Often, greatness is determined by the times in which one finds oneself. For George Carruthers, growing up in the earliest stages of the space race, he like most other boys was fascinated with space travel. Unlike most of those boys, he would ultimately go on to make some of the greatest
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Nov
26
2012
(1876) Senator Blanche K. Bruce, “...Appointing a Committee to Investigate Election Practices in Mississippi”
Senator Blanche K. Bruce, “Speech Before The Senate to Introduce a Resolution Appointing a Committee to Investigate Election Practices in Mississippi,” 1876
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(1896) Hugh M. Browne, “The Higher Education of the Colored People of the South”
Hugh M. Browne, educator, Presbyterian minister, and college professor in Liberia, positioned himself between the advocates of industrial and higher education for African Americans.  In the speech below he describes his educational philosophy and the forces and experiences that shaped
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Helene Gayle
Born: 8/16/1955 Buffalo, New YorkCEO of McKinsey Social Initiative, a nonprofit organization that implements programs that bring together varied stakeholders to address complex global and social challenges. McKinsey Social Initiatives first program, Generation, addresses the problem of youth
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Abele, Julian F. (1881-1950)
The legacy of architect Julian Francis Abele was brought into focus in the mid-1980s when in the midst of a student protest at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, his great grandniece reminded the campus community that her long unsung ancestor was responsible for the eleven original
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Apr
21
1881
African History
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Benjamin Banneker, inventor and scientist, dies
Benjamin Banneker, inventor and scientist, dies October 26, 1806 at the age of
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Oct
26
1806
(1837) William Whipper, “Non-Resistance to Offensive Aggression”
? Few Americans are aware of the deep roots of peace activism in the African American community. Benjamin Banneker, the 18th Century mathematician and astronomer, recommended that a “Secretary of Peace” be added to the President’s cabinet whose chief function would be to craft measu
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Sep
9
2016
Sargent C. Johnson, pioneering artist of the Harlem Renaissance , known for his
Sargent C. Johnson, pioneering artist of the Harlem Renaissance , known for his wood, cast stone, and ceramic sculptures, born
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Oct
7
1888
Africa
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Pareja, Juan de (1606?-1670)
Depending on the source consulted, Spanish Baroque painter Juan de Pareja was born in the region of Andalusia, Spain, either in Seville or the much smaller city of Antequera 82 miles southeast, reputedly to a female of African descent and a native Spanish male whose surname he is believed to have
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