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U.S. Supreme Court declared Civil Rights Act of

U.S. Supreme Court declared Civil Rights Act of 1875 unconstitutional.

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Oct

15

1883

Alabama Penny Savings Bank organized in Birmingham

Alabama Penny Savings Bank organized in Birmingham. Eighty-five Blacks reported lynched in 1890. Savannah State College established.

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Oct

15

1890

O’Ree, Willie (1935- ) - Birthday

Willie O’Ree, the National Hockey League’s (NHL) first black player, is an African-Canadian, born on October 15, 1935, in Fredricton, New Brunswick.

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Oct

15

1935

(1947) Moranda Smith Addresses The Congress Of Industrial Organizations Annual Convention, Boston

After World War II organized labor began to penetrate into some industrialized areas of the South where it inevitably confronted the issue of race. Unions such as the Food and Tobacco Workers affiliated with The Congress of Industrial Organizations, promoted racial integration and helped develop

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Oct

15

1947

Forty-fifth Congress (1877-79) convened

Forty-fifth Congress (1877-79) convened. One U.S. senator, Blanche K. Bruce, Mississippi. Three U.S. congressmen: Richard H. Cain, Joseph H. Rainey, Robert Smalls, South Carolina. Jackson College (Miss.) established.

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Oct

15

1877

Fela Kuti - Birthday

Fela Kuti , byname of Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, also called Fela Anikulapo-Kuti (born October 15, 1938, Abeokuta, Nigeria—died August 2, 1997, Lagos), Nigerian musician and activist who launched a modern style of music called Afro-beat, which fused American blues, jazz, and funk with

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Oct

15

1938

Judge Clarence Thomas is confirmed as the 106th associate justice of the U.S. Su

Judge Clarence Thomas is confirmed as the 106th associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, its second African American.

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Oct

15

1991

The Wyoming Black Fourteen (1969)

The Wyoming Black Fourteen were African American members of the 1969 University of Wyoming (UW) football team who protested playing a game with Brigham Young University (BYU) because of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’s ban on black males holding the priesthood in the church and

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Oct

15

1969

National Guard mobilized to restore order in

National Guard mobilized to restore order in Boston school busing crisis.

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Oct

15

1974

Mervyn LeRoy - Birthday

Mervyn LeRoy , (born October 15, 1900, San Francisco, California, U.

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Oct

15

1900

Brown, Odessa (1920-1969)

Odessa Brown, for whom the Children’s Clinic in Seattle is named, was born April 30, 1920, in Des Arc, Arkansas. She moved to Seattle in 1963 after receiving training as a licensed beautician at the C. J. Walker Beauty School in Chicago. A mother of four, she supported her family by working as

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Oct

15

1969

Robert Williams

Robert Williams , in full Robert Franklin Williams (born February 26, 1925, Monroe, North Carolina, U.S.—died October 15, 1996, Baldwin, Michigan), American civil rights leader known for taking a militant stance against racism decades before the Black Power and black nationalist movements of the

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Oct

15

1996

Wyomia Tyus becomes the first person to win a gold medal in the 100 meter race i

Wyomia Tyus becomes the first person to win a gold medal in the 100 meter race in two consecutive Olympic games.

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Oct

15

1968

John Brown was an abolitionist whomtook direct action to free slaves by force.

John Brown was an abolitionist whom took direct action to free slaves by force. He led a raid on Harpers Ferry, in mid-October in 1859, being convicted of murder, treason and conspiracy. But his way of freeing slaves was the most dramatic way of abolitionist impact, ever seen.

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Oct

15

1859

Black Panther party founded in Oakland (Calif.) by

Black Panther party founded in Oakland (Calif.) by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale.

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Oct

15

1966

William Hastie nominated for the U.S. Circuit

William Hastie nominated for the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. He was the first Black to sit on the court.

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Oct

15

1949

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