James Mink rose from son of American slave to millionaire in Canada, and then lost it all

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Oct

10

1897

Marcus Garvey presents his "Back To Africa" program in New York City, 1920

Marcus Garvey presents his Back To Africa program in New York City, 1920

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Aug

2

1920

Slavery

Twenty Africans, three of them women, arrive in Jamestown, VA on a Dutch ship and are sold as indentured servants; indentured servitude acts asa forerunner to slavery in English colonies.

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Jan

0

1619

The Dutch West Indies abolishes slavery.

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Jul

1

1863

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

Council of general officers decided to bar slaves

Council of general officers decided to bar slaves and free Blacks from Continental Army.

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Oct

8

1775

Central Life Insurance Company, the last surviving African American owned insura

Central Life Insurance Company, the last surviving African American owned insurance company in the state of Florida is ordered liquidated by a Florida circuit court judge.

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Aug

27

1991

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

Congress forbade Union officers/soldiers

Congress forbade Union officers and soldiers to aid in the capture and return of fugitive slaves, ending what one historian called the military slave hunt.

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Mar

13

1862

Did You Know That In...

1751 - A South Carolina law prohibits slaves from learning about poisons and other medicines, it also prohibits them from becoming doctors.

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Jan

0

1751

Civil Rights

New York Slave Revolt. April 7, 1712 Nine whites were killed in a slave revolt in New York City. Planned by 27 slaves, the rebellion was begun by setting fire to an outhouse; as whites came to put the fire out, there were shot. The state militia was called out to capture the rebels and the city of

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Apr

7

1712

Did You Know That In...

1675 - There are 100,000 African slaves in the West Indies, compared to 5,000 in the North American colonies.

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Jan

0

1675

Tom Molineaux tours Ireland teaching the art of boxing.

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Jan

0

1817

First Black Mayor of New Orleans

Ernest Nathan Morial was elected the first black mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Nov

12

1977

Colonization of Africa organized

Colonization of Africa organized at international conference in Berlin, November 15, February 26.

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Nov

15

1884

John Brown held antislavery convention, which was

John Brown held antislavery convention, which was attended by twelve whites and thirty-four Blacks, at Chatham, Canada. The Escape, first play by an American Black, Published by William Wells Brown.

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May

8

1858

Henry L. Marsh lll

Henry L. Marsh III elected 1st Black mayor of Richmond.

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Mar

8

1977

British legalize slavery in Georgia

British Parliament legalize slavery in the colony known now as the state of Georgia.

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Oct

26

1749

Harriet Tubman born

*Possible* date of Harriet Tubmans birth. Born into slavery in Maryland, Tubman escaped to the North only to return in over 80 trips to help other blacks escape their bondage. As part of the Underground Railroad, Tubman helped more than 300 African Americans escape slavery.

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Jan

0

1999

Unita Blackwell

Unita Blackwell was the first black woman mayor elected in the state of Mississippi. She was elected mayor of Mayersville in 1976.

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Jan

0

1976

Black Orphanage Destroyed by Angry Whites

Working class Irish in New York City, angered by the Conscription Act that allowed exemptions from military service for $300, burned a provost marshals office and the Colored Orphan Asylum. The act triggered a three-day anti-black race riot.

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Jul

13

1863

Jefferson Davis Signed Bill

Jefferson Davis signed bill authorizing use of slaves as soldiers in the Confederate army.

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Mar

13

1861

District of Columbia abolishes slavery

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Feb

2

1862

Death of Queen Nzingha of Angola

On December 17, 1663 Queen Nzingha of Angola died at the age of 81. Belonging to the ethnic group known as the Jugas, Nzingha led the stiffest opposition to European dominaion in Africas interior, winning battle after battle against the Portuguese.

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Dec

17

1663

W Wilson Goode becomes the 1st African American mayor of Philadelphia

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Oct

9

1984

Continental Congress

The Continental Congress will no longer allow the importation of slaves.

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Dec

1

1774

Election Results 1968

In one voting day, ninety-seven Blacks were elected to state legislatures, seven were elected to mayor, and four hundred to local governments in the former Confederate states.

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Nov

6

1968

Coleman Young was elected mayor of Detroit, becoming one of the first two Black

Coleman Young was elected mayor of Detroit, becoming one of the first two Black mayors of citys with over a million citizens, 1973

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Nov

6

1973

Rhode Island General Assembly

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

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Feb

28

1778

Government: local (Mississippi).

In Fayette, Mississippi on May 13,1969; James Charles Evers (1922-) was elected the first black mayor of a racially mixed Mississippi town. In June 1971, he became the first black in this century to seek the governors office.

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May

13

1969

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