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Solomon George Washington Dill killed

Solomon George Washington Dill, poor white ally of Black Republicans, assassinated in his home by white terrorists. Dill had allegedly made incendiary speeches to South Carolina Blacks.

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Jun

1

1864

Black Power Conference

More than one thousand persons attended the first Black Power Conference in Newark, New Jersey.

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Jul

20

1967

1st Black Interstate organization

Boston Masons, led by Prince Hall, established first Black interstate organization, creating lodges in Philadelphia and Providence, Rhode Island.

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Jan

30

1797

Spingarn Medal: Charles W. Chestnutt

Spingarn Medal presented to Charles W. Chestnutt, the first Black to receive widespread critical recognition as a novelist. He was cited for his pioneer work as a literary artist depicting the life and struggle of Americans of Negro descent.

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Nov

6

1928

Suit accusing New York City Board of Education of

Suit accusing New York City Board of Education of using racial quotas filed in U.S. District Court on behalf of Black and Puerto Rican children.

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Jan

16

1962

First Black Admiral

Samuel Lee Gravely Jr. became the first Black admiral in the U.S. Navy.

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Apr

28

1971

First Black heavyweight champion, Jack Johnson successfully defended his heavy

First Black heavyweight champion, Jack Johnson successfully defended his heavyweight championship by knocking out Jim The Great White Hope Jeffries, who had come out of retirement to win back the title for the White race

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Jul

4

1910

Diplomat and first Black winner of Nobel Peace Prize, Ralph J Bunche, named unde

Diplomat and first Black winner of Nobel Peace Prize, Ralph J Bunche, named undersecretary of the United Nations, 1954

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Aug

19

1954

DuSable Abandons Chicago

On this date in 1800, Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable, frontier trader, fur trapper, farmer, businessman and father of Chicago sold all his property for $1,200 and left the area. He died 18 years later, almost penniless, and was buried in St. Charles, Missouri.

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May

7

1800

First 24-Hour Black Movie Channel

BET Holdings and Encore Media Corp. launch BET Movie/Starz the first 24 hour Black Movie channel.

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Feb

1

1997

Charles B. Ray

Charles B. Ray was born on this day in Falmouth, MA. He enters Wesleyan University in CT and is forced to withdraw due to northern and southern objections. He later becomes a prominent Black leader.

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Dec

25

1807

1777

On December 31, 1777; George Washington reverses previous policy and allows the recruitment of black soldiers. some 5,000 participate in the Revolutionary War.

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Dec

31

1777

Peabody Fund established

The Peabody Fund for Black education in the South established.

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Feb

6

1867

William King

The first black college basketball official was William dolly King.

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Jan

0

2000

Jack Johnson, boxer born

Born: Mar. 31, 1878

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Mar

31

1878

First Slave revolt in America

The first slave revolt in America actually occurred 93 years

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Jan

0

1526

U.S. Government grants Atlanta $1 million

U.S. government granted Atlanta some $1 million to finance mental health and social programs in the wake of a mysterious series of abductions and slayings involving at least twenty two Black youths.

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Mar

5

1981

The first black post office open, Atlanta GA, 1955

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Oct

22

1955

First Black Woman to receive an M.D.

2/24/1864: Rebecca Lee Crumpler becomes the first black woman to receive an M.D. degree. She graduated from the New England Female Medical College. Rebecca Lee Crumpler was born in 1833. She worked from 1852-1860 as a nurse in Massachusetts.

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Feb

24

1864

Baseball team

The first black professional baseball team, the Cuban Giants, was organized in 1895 by a group of New York waiters.

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Jan

0

1895

In "Re Franck Negro," a Massachusetts court finds a black man not guilty of co

In Re Franck Negro, a Massachusetts court finds a black man not guilty of conspiring to assist someone in escaping from prison; this case marks one of the first times that blacks successfully participate in the legal system.

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Jan

0

1669

Lucius D

Lucius D. Amerson, first Black sheriff in the South in the twentieth century, sworn in at Tuskegee (Macon County), Alabama. First Black government installed in the Bahamas.

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Jan

16

1967

Edward Bannister, artist

Edward Bannister, the first Black artist to win wide critical acclaim, awarded prize at Philadelphia Centennial Exposition for his work, Under the Oak.

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Nov

7

1876

Educator and first Black woman college graduate in the US, Fannie M Jackson was

Educator and first Black woman college graduate in the US, Fannie M Jackson was born, 1836

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Jan

8

1836

Ballerina, Janet Collins, becomes the first Black dancer to appear with the Metr

Ballerina, Janet Collins, becomes the first Black dancer to appear with the Metropolitan Opera Company, 1951

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Nov

13

1951

NASA names thre Black astronauts

January 16, 1978 - NASA names Black astronauts: Maj. Frederick D. Gregory, Maj. Guion S. Bluford, and Dr. Ronald McNair.

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Jan

16

1978

William "Bill" Richmond fights and loses to Tom Cribb, English boxing champion

William Bill Richmond fights and loses to Tom Cribb, English boxing champion, Halsham, England; it is the first time a black Americn athlete competes for a world title in any sport.

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Jan

0

1805

South Carolina constitutional convention

South Carolina constitutional convention, the first official assembly in the West with a Black majority, met in the Charleston Clubhouse with seventy-six Black delegates and forty-eight white delegates. Two-thirds of the Black delegates were former slaves. A New York Herald reporter wrote: Here in

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Jan

14

1868

1st Black Supreme Court Justice

Joseph W. Hatchett sworn in as first Black supreme court justice in the South in the twentieth century.

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Sep

2

1975

Wm. Allison Davis born

Dr. Davis, a leading social anthropologist and educator, challenged the cultural bias of standardized intelligence tests. Dr. Davis argued that Blacks low scores were not the results of lower intelligence but the result of middle-class cultural bias posed in the questions.

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Oct

14

1902

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