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Spingarn Award: Richard Wright

Spingarn Medal presented to novelist Richard Wright, one of the most powerful of contemporary writer, for his powerful depiction in his books, Uncle Toms Children, and Native Son, of the effect of proscription, segregation and denial of opportunities to the American Negro.

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Dec

7

1941

Jackie Robinson inducted into Hall of Fame

Baseball great Jackie Robinson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Jul

23

1962

Little Walter is born.

The influential rhythm & blues harmonica player and singer Little Walter is born Marion Walter Jacobs in Marksville, LA, USA. His most popular records include My Babe and Juke.

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May

1

1930

Six-day insurrection started in L.A.

Six-day insurrection started in Watts section of Los Angeles. National Guard was mobilized on August 13, Rebellion toll: 34 killed, 1,032 injured, 3,952 arrested, $35 million in property damage.

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Aug

11

1965

On October 1, 1943, Willie L. Williams was born, one of seven children, in Phila

On October 1, 1943, Willie L. Williams was born, one of seven children, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He became a Los Angeles Police Chief. He is the first Black man to head the Los Angeles police force.

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Oct

1

1943

(2008) Senator Barack Obama, "A More Perfect Union"

Controversial remarks drawn from the sermons of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, an unpaid campaign advisor to Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama, and his pastor at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, emerged as a lingering issue in the 2008 presidential campaign. On March

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Mar

18

2008

Jackie Robinson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Jan

24

1962

Lorraine Hansberry

Born: 5/19/1930 Chicago, IllinoisDied: 1/12/1965 New York City, New YorkLorraine Vivian Hansberry was an American playwright and writer. Hansberry inspired Nina Simones song To Be Young, Gifted and Black. She was the first black woman to write a play performed on Broadway.Business

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Thomas Bradley elected mayor of Los Angeles

Thomas Bradley elected mayor of Los Angeles.

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May

29

1973

Buddy Guy is born.

Influential blues guitarist and singer Buddy Guy is born in Lettsworth, LA, USA. His most poular records include First Time I Met The Blues and Stone Crazy.

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Jul

30

1936

Hal McRae is named manager of the Kansas City Royals. He is one of two African-A

Hal McRae is named manager of the Kansas City Royals. He is one of two African-American managers serving In major league baseball.

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May

24

1991

Martin Luther King Jr's Death

Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated by white sniper in Memphis, Tennessee. Assassination precipitated a national crisis and rioting in more than one hundred cities. Forty-six persons were killed in major rebellions in Washington, Chicago and other cities. Twenty thousand federal troops and

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Apr

4

1968

Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American major league baseball player

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Apr

19

1947

Executive Order 9981, to end segregation in US Armed Forces is signed by Preside

Executive Order 9981, to end segregation in US Armed Forces is signed by President Harry Truman

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Jan

26

1948

Sam Cook, Father of Soul Music, born.

Singer Sam Cook, the son of a minister and believed by many to be the first father of soul music, was born in Chicago, Illinois. Cook began his singing career with a gospel group known as the Singing Children. His fame came in 1965 with You and Me, Only 16, and his very famous Stand By Me and

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Jan

22

1931

Did You Know That In...

1782 - Los Angeles, California is founded by 44 settlers, of whom at least 26 are black.

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Jan

0

1782

NAACP began a coordinated attack on segregation

NAACP began a coordinated attack on segregation and discrimination, filing a suit against the University of North Carolina on behalf of Thomas Hocutt. Case was lost on a technicality after the president of a Black college refused to certify the records of the plaintiff.

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Mar

15

1933

Jackie Robinson

Born: 1/31/1919 Cairo, GeorgiaDied: 10/24/1972 Stamford, ConnecticutJackie Robinson was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) second baseman who became the first African American to play in the major leagues in the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when the Brooklyn Dodgers

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Apr

15

1947

Wilt Chamberlain

Born: 8/2/936 Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaDied: 0/2/999 Los Angeles, CaliforniaWilt Chamberlain was an American basketball player. He played for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers, and the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA); he played for the

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Lincoln Motion Picture Company

African American audiences were generally ignored by the major motion picture studios in the first two decades of the 20th Century. Nonetheless, demand for films aimed at black theaters in both the South and larger Northern cities prompted the formation of several “black” motion picture

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In May of 1975, Aaron also surpassed Ruth's RBI mark. He finished his career w

In May of 1975, Aaron also surpassed Ruths RBI mark. He finished his career

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Aug

1

1982

Interstate Commerce Commission banned segregation

Interstate Commerce Commission banned segregation in buses and waiting rooms involved in interstate travel.

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Nov

25

1955

U.S. Supreme Court in landmark Brown v. Board of

U.S. Supreme Court in landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional. The unanimous decision was read by Chief Justice Earl B. Warren.

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May

17

1954

Professional baseball player, Frank Robinson was named MVP of the American Leagu

Professional baseball player, Frank Robinson was named MVP of the American League, 1966

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Sep

2

1966

The Black Settlers

Los Angeles, California, founded by forty-four settlers of whom at least twenty-six were descendants of Africans. Among the Black settlers, according to H.H. Bancrofts authoritative History of California, were Joseph Moreno, Mulatto, 22 years old, wife a Mulattress, five children; Manuel

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Sep

4

1781

First Blacks in Baseball

Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers and became the first Black in the major leagues in modern times. Larry Doby joined the Cleveland Indians on July 6 and became the first Black in the American League. Three other Blacks played in the major leagues in 1947: Dan Bankhead, pitcher, Brooklyn

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Apr

25

1947

Roy Campanella

Roy Camanella was major league baseballs first black catcher.

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Jan

0

2000

Birthday

JOHN Singleton,31,director,screenwriter(Boyz N the Hood),born Los Angeles, Ca, Jan 6, 1968.

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Jan

6

1968

A challenger in Major League Baseball

On this day in 1997, former major league outfielder Curt Flood, who challenged baseballs reserve system and made possible todays megasalaries, dies at age 59.

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Jan

20

1997

Jackie Robinson signs a professional baseball contract and becomes

Jackie Robinson signs a professional baseball contract and becomes the first black player in the major leagues.

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Apr

11

1948

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