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Juanita Hall, Singer, Actress is born - Birthday

Juanita Long Hall was born November 6, 1901 (or 1902) in Keyport, New Jersey, and died February 29, 1968, in Bayshore, New York.

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Nov

6

1901

Absalom Jones Birth

Absalom Jones, major leader of Black Pioneer period, born in slavery in Sussex, Delaware.

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Nov

6

1746

Sixty-two Blacks reported lynched in 1906.

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Nov

6

1906

Election Results 1968

In one voting day, ninety-seven Blacks were elected to state legislatures, seven were elected to mayor, and four hundred to local governments in the former Confederate states.

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Nov

6

1968

Sixty-nine Blacks reported lynched in 1888.

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Nov

6

1888

Juanita Hall Singer & Actress dies - Birthday

Juanita Long Hall was born November 6, 1901 (or 1902) in Keyport, New Jersey, and died February 29, 1968, in Bayshore, New York.

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Nov

6

1901

Whitehead, Arch Colson “Colson” (1969- )

Born Arch Colson Whitehead on November 6, 1969, novelist Colson Whitehead spent his formative years in Manhattan, New York with his parents, Arch and Mary Anne Whitehead, who owned a recruiting firm, and three siblings. Of his childhood, he has said that he preferred reading science fiction and

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Nov

6

1969

First Black Woman Mayor of Washington, D.C.

Sharon Pratt Dixon (now Kelly) was elected mayor of Washington, D.C., making this a first for a woman of any race.

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Nov

6

1990

Superintendent of schools killed in ambush

Marcus A. Foster, superintendent of schools in Oakland, Calif., killed in ambush after Board of Education meeting. Two members of the Symbionese Liberation Army, a West Coast terrorist group, were convicted of the slaying, but the conviction of one of the men was overturned on a legal technicality.

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Nov

6

1973

Spingarn Medal: Wilson C. Riles

Spingarn Medal presented to Wilson C. Riles, superintendent of public instruction, California, in recognition of the stature he has attained as a national leader in the field of education.

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Nov

6

1973

Samuel E. Cornish died on this date.

Samuel E. Cornish died on this date.

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Nov

6

1858

Benjamin Hooks, Federal Communications Commission member, named to succeed Roy Wilkins as executive director of the NAACP.

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Nov

6

1976

Segars, Joseph Monroe (1938–2014) - Birthday

Ambassador Joseph Monroe Segars was born in Hartsville, South Carolina on November 6, 1938.

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Nov

6

1938

President Roosevelt ordered discharge

President Roosevelt ordered discharge of three companies of Twenty-fifth Regiment for alleged involvement in the Brownsville Raid.

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Nov

6

1906

Renowned attorney Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander dies in Philadelphia

Renowned attorney Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander dies in Philadelphia

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Nov

6

1989

Thomas Bradley was elected mayor of Los Angeles at a time when Blacks represente

Thomas Bradley was elected mayor of Los Angeles at a time when Blacks represented only 15% of the LA electorate, becoming one of the first two Black mayors of city with over a million citizens, 1973

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Nov

6

1973

Holloway, Anne Forrester (1941- 2006)

Anne Forrester Holloway was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Mali on November 6, 1979 by President Jimmy Carter. She was the first African American woman to hold that

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Nov

6

1979

Poage, George Coleman (1880–1962) - Birthday

Poage was born in Hannibal, Missouri on November 6, 1880, but spent most of his childhood growing up in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

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Nov

6

1880

Famous Song composed

James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson composed Lift Evry Voice and Sing.

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Nov

6

1900

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

Newspaper Founded

Atlanta Daily World founded by W.A. Scott Jr. The newspaper became a daily in 1933.

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Nov

6

1928

Absalom Jones Born into Slavery

Absalom Jones rose from slavery to become the first black Episcopal priest and principal founder of St. Thomas, the first black Episcopal church.

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Nov

6

1746

Republican William McKinley defeated William Bryan

Republican William McKinley defeated William Bryan in presidential elections.

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Nov

6

1900

Oscar DePriest elected to Seventy-first Congress

Oscar DePriest elected to Seventy-first Congress from Illinois First Congressional District (Chicago). He was the first congressman from the North and the first Black in Congress since the departure of George H. White in 1901.

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Nov

6

1928

Coleman Young was elected mayor of Detroit, becoming one of the first two Black

Coleman Young was elected mayor of Detroit, becoming one of the first two Black mayors of citys with over a million citizens, 1973

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Nov

6

1973

James Weldon Johnson

James Weldon Johnson became the first Black executive secretary of the NAACP.

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Nov

6

1920

Spingarn Medal: W.E.B. DuBois

Spingarn Medal awarded to W.E.B. Du Bois for the founding and calling of the Pan African Congress.

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Nov

6

1920

Abraham Lincoln elected president

Abraham Lincoln elected president.

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Nov

6

1860

Republican Benjamin Harrison elected president

Republican Benjamin Harrison elected president.

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Nov

6

1888

Lynchings in 1990

One hundred and six Blacks reported lynched in 1900.

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Nov

6

1900

A Day of Elections

Edward W. Brooke elected attorney general of Massachusetts. Gerald Lamb elected treasurer of Connecticut. Otis M. Smith elected to a full term on the Michigan Supreme Court. Five Blacks, including one newcomer, were elected to the House of Representatives. The newcomer, Augustus F. Hawkins, was

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Nov

6

1962

Lecture 12 | African-American Freedom Struggle (Stanford)

Lecture 12 of Clay Carsons Introduction to African-American History Course (HIST 166) concentrating on the Modern Freedom Struggle (Fall 2007). This lecture is entitled Malcolm X and his Ambiguous Legacy. Recorded November 6, 2007 at Stanford

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Nov

6

2007

Novelist and dramatist, William Wells Brown, dies, 1884

Novelist and dramatist, William Wells Brown, dies, 1884

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Nov

6

1884

Jonathan Gibbs, minister and educator, appointed secretary of state by the Florida governor.

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Nov

6

1868

Lynchings during the 1920's

Fifty-three Blacks reported lynched in 1920.

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Nov

6

1920

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