Niagara Movement

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(1926) George S. Schulyer, “The Negro-Art Hokum”

At the high point of the Harlem Renaissance where many African American artists and a growing number of white art critics were praising the outpouring of racially-influenced novels, poetry, prose, painting, and sculpture, George S. Schuyler published a searing critique rejecting the idea that the

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Jun

16

1926

Photographs of the 369th Infantry and African Americans during World War I | National Archives

While the Great War raged in Europe for three long years, America steadfastly clung to neutrality. It was not until April 2, 1917, that President Wilson asked Congress to declare war on Germany. The world, he said, must be made safe for democracy. Quickly, Americans swung into action to

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Apr

2

1917

Writer of Race Politics

During the first quarter of the 20th century George W. Forbes (1864-1927) was an important journalist for national race politics. From 1893 to 1903, he edited the Boston Courant, one of Boston's early Black newspapers. He helped start the Boston Guardian, founded and published by William M. Trotter

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Marshall, Thurgood (1908-1993)

Thurgood Marshall was an American civil rights activist with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. He is remembered as a lawyer who had one of the highest rates of success before the

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Jamaica

Current government officials

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March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963: One Participant Remembers

In the account below Edith Lee-Payne recalls the day she was photographed as a 12 year old participant in the March on Washington, and the curious history of that photograph through

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Black History and Germany

The German census does not poll residents on race, following World War II, so there is no definitive number on the population of black people in

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Black Lives Matter groups plan national convention : TheGrio

NEW YORK (AP) — Spurred by broad public support for the Black Lives Matter movement, thousands of Black activists from across the U.S. will hold a virtual convention in August to produce a new political agenda that seeks to build on the success of the protests that followed George

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National Equal Rights League (1864–1921)

Founded in Syracuse, New York in 1864, the National Equal Rights League (NERL) promoted full and immediate citizenship for African Americans. Created during the Civil War, the League based its call for full citizenship as compensation for military service in the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. They

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Barbados

On October 23, 2010, Prime Minister David Thompson died of pancreatic cancer. Thompson was succeeded by his Deputy Prime Minister Freundel

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Chicago Urban League issues statement in response to protest and riots | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Chicago Urban League President and CEO Karen Freeman-Wilson issued the following statement in response to protests that have erupted around the country following the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police on May

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Civil rights activist WEB Dubois, founds the Niagra Movement

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Jul

11

1943

Cornel West

Cornel West is an American philosopher, activist, academic and intellectual; he is also the first African-American to have graduated from Princeton University with a PhD in

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Source: Black History Resources

Jun

2

1963

Haiti

The beleaguered country was dealt a catastrophic blow in January 2010 when a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck 10 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince, the countrys capital. It was regions worst earthquake in 200 years. The quake leveled many sections of the city, destroying government

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Dec

7

2010

African-American literature

African-American literature is the body of literature produced in the United States by writers of African descent. It begins with the works of such late 18th-century writers as Phillis Wheatley. Before the high point of slave narratives, African-American literature was dominated by autobiographical

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W.E.B. Du Bois

W.E.B. Du Bois was the first Black elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters.

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Dec

22

1943

AP Exclusive: Black Lives Matter groups plan national convention | The Atlanta Voice

Spurred by broad public support for the Black Lives Matter movement, thousands of Black activists from across the U.S. will hold a virtual convention in August to produce a new political agenda that seeks to build on the success of the protests that followed George Floyd’s death. The 2020 Black

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The New York newspaper Amsterdam News is founded.

The New York newspaper Amsterdam News is

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Dec

4

1909

Why We Should Stop Contrasting And Comparing Malcolm X With MLK - Blavity

During the intimate discussion between the daughters of the civil rights movement, King admitted she dislikes people comparing their fathers against each

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Atlanta race riot

The Atlanta race riot of 1906 was a racist pogrom in Atlanta, Georgia (United States), which began the evening of September 22 and lasted until September 24, 1906. It was characterized at the time by Le Petit Journal and other media outlets as a racial massacre of negroes.[1] The death toll of the

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Roy Wilkins

Roy Ottoway Wilkins (August 30, 1901 – September 8, 1981) was a prominent activist in the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the 1930s to the 1970s.[1] [2] Wilkins most notable role was in his leadership of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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Aug

30

1901

Lecture 1 | African-American History (Stanford)

Lecture 1 of Clay Carsons Introduction to African-American History Course (HIST 166) concentrating on the Modern Freedom Struggle (Fall 2007). Topics in this lecture include a course introduction and W.E.B. Du Bois. Recorded September 25, 2007 at Stanford

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Sep

25

2007

Juba, South Sudan (1922- )

Juba is one of the newest capitals in the world. It became the capital of South Sudan when that nation was declared independent on July 9, 2011. Juba, located on the White Nile River, is the largest city in South Sudan and in 2011 it had an estimated population of 372,410 people. Since then

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Jul

9

2011

W.E.B. Du Bois died

W.E.B. Du Bois (95), scholar, protest leader and a founder of the NAACP, died in

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Aug

27

1963

Lecture 2 | African-American Freedom Struggle (Stanford)

Lecture 2 of Clay Carsons Introduction to African-American History Course (HIST 166) concentrating on the Modern Freedom Struggle (Fall 2007). This lecture focuses on W.E.B. Du Bois and the Great Depression. Recorded September 27, 2007 at Stanford

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Sep

27

2007

Black Indians: A Personal and Historic Journey

William Loren Katz has devoted his life to researching and writing African American history. In the following account written to describe the reissue of one of his most successful books, Black Indians, he describes how he became an historian of African America and particularly the black

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ella baker

Born: 12/13/1903 Norfolk, VirginiaDied: 12/13/1986 New York City, New Yorkella baker was an African-American civil rights and human rights activist. She was a largely behind-the-scenes organizer whose career spanned over five decades. She worked alongside some of the most famous civil rights

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African-American Organizations of the Progressive Era

The National Association of Colored Women was established in July of 1896. African-American writer and suffragette Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin believed that the best way to respond to racist and sexist attacks in the media was through social-political activism. Arguing that developing positive

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Edmonia Lewis: First Acclaimed African-American Sculptor

In 1865, Edmonia Lewis set sail for Rome. On her passport it was written, M. Edmonia Lewis is a Black girl sent by subscription to Italy having displayed great talents as a sculptor. Lewis was the first African-American woman to be recognized as a sculptor. Throughout her life and career, Lewis

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