Congress Fight For Blacks Freedom

World War I "Battle of Henry Johnson"

World War I Battle of Henry Johnson, Henry Johnson and Needham Roberts are the first Americans to be awarded the Croix de Guerre, Frances highest military award

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May

15

1918

John Mercer Langston, born

Congressman, attorney, diplomat, dean of the law school and president of Howard University, John Mercer Langston was born, 1829

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Dec

14

1829

African National Congress founded

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Jan

8

1912

Early Sermon for Abolition

On this date in 1791, Jonathan Edwards Jr. (1745-1801) preached a strong anti-slavery sermon before the Connecticut Society for the Promotion of Freedom and for the Relief of Persons unlawfully holden in Bondage. Edwards was a Congregationalist minister, like his more famous father, and later

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Sep

15

1791

Rhode Island General Assembly

Rhode Island General Assembly in precedent-breaking act authorized the enlistment of slaves.

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Feb

28

1778

Strom forced suspension of attack on Richmond, Va

Strom forced suspension of attack on Richmond, Va., by Gabriel Prosser and some one thousand slaves. Conspiracy was betrayed by two slaves. Prosser and fifteen of his followers were hanged on October 7.

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Aug

30

1800

Blacks left Savannah, Ga

Two hundred Blacks left Savannah, Ga., for Liberia.

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Mar

18

1895

Historian Charles H. Wesley dies

Death of scholar, historian, author and former president of Central State College. Charles H. Wesley was known for such works as The History of Alpha Phi Alpha: A Development in College Life.

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Aug

16

1987

Spingarn Medal: Robert R. Moton

Spingarn Medal awarded to Robert R. Moton, president of Tuskegee Institute, for his thoughtful leadership in conservative opinion and action.

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Nov

8

1932

Grenadian Prime Minister killed

Grenadas U.S. educated Prime Minister Maurice Bishop killed in a military coup.

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Oct

19

1983

Racially Motivated Slayings

Buffalo, N.Y., grand jury indicted Pvt. Joseph G. Christopher of the U.S. Army on murder charges stemming from the racially motivated slayings of three Blacks in September, 1980.

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Apr

29

1981

President Roosevelt wanted demonstration ended

President Roosevelt conferred with A. Philip Randolph and other leaders of the March on Washington movement and urged them to call off a scheduled demonstration. Randolph refused.

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Jun

18

1941

Grover Cleveland Wins Election

Grover Cleveland won election and became the first Democratic president of the United States since the Civil War.

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Nov

4

1884

John Mercer Langston (1829-97).

In October, 1868, John Mercer Langston founded and organized the Law Department of Howard University, the first in a black school. He headed the department when classes formally began on January 6, 1869, and was its dean from 1870 to 1873. From 1873 to 1875 he was vice-president and acting

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Jan

6

1869

Forty-seventh Congress (1881-83) Convened

Forty-seventh Congress (1881-83) convened. Two Black congressmen, Robert Smalls, South Carolina; John R. Lynch, Mississippi.

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Dec

5

1881

President Lincoln signed Emancipation Proclamation

President Lincoln signed Emancipation Proclamation which freed slaves in rebel states with exception of thirteen parishes (including New Orleans) in Louisiana, forty-eight countries in West Virginia, seven countries (including Norfolk) in Eastern Virginia. Proclamation did not apply to slaves in

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Jan

1

1863

First Black Mayor of Kansas City in 1991

The Rev. Emmanuel Cleaver II was elected as the mayor of the City of Kansas City, Missouri in 1991. At the time of his election, the black population in Kansas City was approximately 15 percent and the fact that not all blacks are registered to vote or take the time to vote indicates that black

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Apr

0

1991

The Presbyterian Synod of New York and Pennsylvania urgesits members to educat

The Presbyterian Synod of New York and Pennsylvania urges its members to educate their slaves.

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Jan

0

1787

Fifty-fourth Congress (1895-97) convened

Fifty-fourth Congress (1895-97) convened. One Black congressman: George W. Murray, South Carolina.

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Dec

2

1895

Fifty-first Congress convened

Fifty-first Congress convened. Three Black congressmen: Henry P. Cheatham, North Carolina; Thomas E. Miller, South Carolina; John M. Langston, Virginia.

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Mar

4

1889

John Brown attacked Harpers Ferry, Va., with

John Brown attacked Harpers Ferry, Va., with thirteen white men and five Blacks. Two of the five Blacks were killed, two were captured and one escaped.

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Oct

16

1859

First Black elected to Congress

First Black elected to Congress John W. Menard, defeated a white candidate, 5,107 to 2,833, in an election in Louisianas Second Congressional District to fill an unexpired term in the Fortieth Congress. U.S. Grant elected president with Black voters in the South providing the decisive margin. Grant

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Nov

3

1868

Blaks Declare Segregation a Violation

A mass meeting of blacks in Boston adopted a resolution declaring that segregated public schools in that city violated the State Constitution. Their request was denied.

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Aug

22

1844

National Urban League presented one-hour program

National Urban League presented one-hour program over a national radio network and urged equal participation for Blacks in national defense program.

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Mar

30

1941

Texas constitutional convention

Texas constitutional convention (nine Blacks, eighty-one whites) met in Austin.

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Jun

1

1868

Conservatives, aided by military forces, seized

Conservatives, aided by military forces, seized convention hall and established effective control over Reconstruction process in Florida. Republican conservatives drafted new constitution which concentrated political power in hands of governor and limited the impact of the Black vote.

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Feb

10

1868

Death of Emperor Haile Selassie

Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia died in 1975 at the age of 83. During his reign, Selassies main ambitions included the modernization of Ethiopia, international recognition for his nation, the abolishment of slavery, expanded eduacation and the elimination of foreign intervention. In 1936, a year

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Aug

27

1975

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was inaugurated as the first democratically elected St

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was inaugurated as the first democratically elected State President of South Africa.

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May

10

1994

Etta Moten sings for President

Etta Moten sings for President and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt at a White House Dinner. It is the first time an African American actress performs at the White House.

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Jan

31

1934

Maj

Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler declared slaves contraband of war.

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May

24

1861

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