Slavery abolished in New York State

First Formal Protest Against Slavery

First formal protest against slavery by organized white body in English America made by Germantown (Pa.) Quakers at monthly meeting. The historic Germantown Protest denounced slavery and the slave trade.

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Feb

18

1688

Slavery is abolished in U.S. territories

Slavery is abolished in U.S. territories by Congress

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Jun

18

1862

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

Pioneer

Black Senate Page Appointed on April 8, 1965. 16 year old Lawrene Bradford of New York City was the first Black Page appointed to the US Senate.

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Apr

8

1965

Activist Faye Wattleton

Faye Wattleton, a rgeistered nurse and New York activist, was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Wattleton served as president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America from 1978 to 1992.

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Jul

8

1943

Did You Know That In...

1517 - Black plantation slavery begins in the New World when Spainiard begin importing slaves from Africa to replace Native Americans who died from harsh working conditions and exposure to disease.

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Jan

0

1517

Organization for Afro-American Unity

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

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Jun

28

1964

Joseph Searles admitted NYSEX

The New York Stock Exchange admits its first Black member, Joseph Searles.

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Feb

13

1970

Runnin' Wild opened at Colonial Theater, Broadway

Runnin Wild opened at Colonial Theater, Broadway. Miller and Lyles Productions introduced Charleston to New York and the world.

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Oct

29

1923

Charles L

Charles L. Reason named professor of belles-lettres and French at Central College, McGrawville, New York. William G. Allen and George B. Vashon also taught at the predominantly white college.

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Oct

16

1849

Death of Florence Mills, dancer and singer,

Death of Florence Mills (32), dancer and singer, New York City.

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Nov

1

1927

Vanessa L. Williams born

Actress-singer and the first black Miss America Vanessa L. Williams is born in Millwood, New York.

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Mar

18

1963

Juanita Hall Singer & Actress dies

Juanita Long Hall was born November 6, 1901 (or 1902) in Keyport, New Jersey, and died February 29, 1968, in Bayshore, New York. This singer, actress, and choral director was best-known for her role as Bloody Mary in the 1949 Broadway stage production of South Pacific.

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Feb

29

1968

Black Men and Women Elected To Congress

A record number of Black congressmen and the first Black woman representative were elected to Congress. The nine Black congressmen and Sen. Edward W. Brooke topped the previous high of eight in the Forty-fourth Congress of 1875-77. The first Black woman representative, Shirley Chisholm of the

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Nov

5

1968

Dorothy Height - Visionary

Dorothy Height was born on this

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Mar

12

1912

Congress passed the Thirteenth Amendment which, on

Congress passed the Thirteenth Amendment which, on ratification, abolished slavery in America. The vote in the House was 121 to 24.

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Jan

31

1865

Howard Beach Incident

White teens in Howard Beach chased Michael Griffith, an African-American youth, onto a freeway where he was hit by a motorist. Griffith died from his injuries setting off a wave of protests and racial tensions in New York.

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Jan

7

1986

Lady Bo birthday.

Lady Bo, Bo Diddleys original girl guitar player and the first female guitarist in history to be hired by a major rock & roll musician, is born Peggy Jones in New York, NY, USA.

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Jul

14

1940

National Urban League Formed

The National Urban League was formed in New York City. The league was born out of a merger of the National League for the Protection of Colored Women, National League on Urban Conditions Among Negroes and the Niagra Movement.

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Apr

19

1910

Birthday

Carmen McRae Born April 8, 1920. After winning an amateur contest at Harlems legendary Apollo Theatre in her hometown New York City, McRae went on to become a noted jazz singer with Earl Hines, Mercer Duke Ellington and Benny Carter bands among others and recording more than 20 albums. She Died

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Apr

8

1920

Poet Countee Cullen wins Phi Beta Kappa award.

Poet Countee Cullen wins Phi Beta Kappa honors at New York University.

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Mar

28

1925

Dr

Dr. Clifford R. Wharton Jr. named chancellor of the State University of New York.

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Oct

26

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

The New York newspaper Amsterdam News is founded.

The New York newspaper Amsterdam News is

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Dec

4

1909

Thaddeus Stevens (1792-1868).

Born in Danville, Vermont, in 1792, he graduated from Dartmouth in 1814, and moved to York, Pennsylvania. He was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Gettysburg, PA for fourteen

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Jul

4

1861

The movie, Green Pastures, premieres in New York's

The movie, Green Pastures, premieres in New Yorks Radio City Music Hall.

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Jul

16

1936

T. Thomas Fortune

T. Thomas Fortune started New York Freeman, which later became the New York Age.

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Nov

22

1884

City University of New York had open admissions

City University of New York inaugurated open admissions policy designed to increase the number of poor and minority students.

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Aug

14

1970

Elbert Frank Cox

Elbert Frank Cox was born on this day in Evansville, Indiana. He became the first Black to hold a doctorates degree in mathematics which he received from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York in 1925.

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Dec

5

1895

Colonies give Statutory Recognition

Massachusetts became the first colony to give statutory recognition to slavery. Other colonies followed: Connecticut 1650; Virginia, 1661; Maryland, 1663; New York and New Jersey, 1664; South Carolina, 1682; Rhode Island and Pennsylvania, 1700; North Carolina. 1715; Georgia, 1750.

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Dec

1

1641

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