4407 Black Facts for October

At a New York City conference, representatives of
At a New York City conference, representatives of the NAACP and the American Fund for Public Service planned a coordinated legal campaign against segregation and discrimination. Charles H. Houston, Vice-dean of the Howard University Law School, was named director of the NAACP legal campaign.
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Oct
26
1934
Fire Extinguisher
Inventor T. Marshall patented the fire extinguisher.
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Oct
26
1872
White terrorists killed several Blacks in St
White terrorists killed several Blacks in St. Bernard Parish, near New Orleans.
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Oct
26
1868
African-American Firsts in Film and Theatre - Death
She died on October 26, 1952, in California.
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Oct
26
1952
Uhuru Kenyatta - Birthday
Uhuru Kenyatta , in full Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta (born October 26, 1961, Nairobi, Kenya), Kenyan businessman and politician who held several government posts before being elected president of Kenya in 2013.
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Oct
26
1961
Benjamin Banneker, inventor and scientist, dies
Benjamin Banneker, inventor and scientist, dies October 26, 1806 at the age of
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Oct
26
1806
B.F
B.F. Randolph, state senator and chairman of the state Republic party, assassinated in daylight at Hodges Depot in Abbevile, South Carolina.
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Oct
26
1868
Edward Brooke - Birthday
Edward Brooke , in full Edward William Brooke (born October 26, 1919, Washington, D.
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Oct
26
1919
Dr
Dr. Clifford R. Wharton Jr. named chancellor of the State University of New York.
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Oct
26
1977
Solomon Porter Hood named minister to Liberia
Solomon Porter Hood named minister to Liberia.
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Oct
26
1921
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
Mahalia Jackson - Birthday
Mahalia Jackson was a legendary Gospel singer in the 20th century, born on October 26, 1911 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Oct
26
1911
Brooke, Edward, III (1919-2015) - Birthday
Brooke, was born October 26, 1919 in Washington, D.
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Oct
26
1919
Gospel singer, Mahalia Jackson, born, 1911
Gospel singer, Mahalia Jackson, born, 1911
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Oct
26
1911
Lewis, Q. Walker (1798–1856)
Quack Walker Lewis, black abolitionist, barber, AND elder (priest) in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was born in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, on August 3, 1798. His father, Peter P. Lewis, was a free black yeoman farmer in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, and his
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Oct
26
1856
President sent federal troops to South Carolina
President sent federal troops to South Carolina.
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Oct
26
1876
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