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Pinn, Robert Alexander (1843-1911) - Death

Pinn was the first African American Commander of Hart Post 134 of the Grand Army of the Republic and remained active in the GAR, until his death on January 1, 1911.

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Jan

1

1911

Educator Helen Gray Edmonds is born in Lawrenceville, Va

Educator Helen Gray Edmonds is born in Lawrenceville, Va

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Dec

3

1911

Negro Baseball Leagues

The Negro Baseball Leagues were professional leagues in the United States for players of African descent. At its height of popularity--from 1920 through World War II, Negro Baseball Leagues were an integral part of African-American life and culture during the Jim Crow

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Dec

21

1911

Holly, James Theodore (1829-1911) - Death

James Theodore Holly died in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on March 13, 1911.

Source: Black Past

Mar

13

1911

Fifty-fifth Congress (1897-99) Convened

Fifty-fifth Congress (1897-99) convened. One Black congressman: George H. White, North Carolina.

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Mar

15

1911

Three organizations the Committee for Improving

Three organizations the Committee for Improving the Industrial Conditions of Negroes in New York, the Committee on Urban Conditions and the National League for the Protection of Colored Women merged, under the leadership of Dr. George E. Hayne and Eugene Kinckle Jones, to form the National Urban

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Oct

23

1911

Gospel singer, Mahalia Jackson, born, 1911

Gospel singer, Mahalia Jackson, born, 1911

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Oct

26

1911

Famous Black Astrologer not Psychic!

James Black was one of the first famous Black Astrologer in the early 70s! He lived in Chicago on the southside. He was born around 1910-1911! He read for clients like Earth Wind & Fire, Aura Ajayi, a famous psychic and countless more all over the world!He was once featured in Ebony Magazine!

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Sep

8

1911

Black Babe Ruth

Known as the Black Babe Ruth, Josh Gibson, born in Buena Vista, Georgia on this day in 1911, was probably the most powerful baseball player of his time.

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Dec

21

1911

Stephanus Jacobus du Toit

Stephanus Jacobus du Toit , (born 1847, Paarl, Cape Colony [now in South Africa]—died May 29, 1911, Cape Province, South Africa), South African pastor and political leader who, as the founder of the Afrikaner Bond (“Afrikaner League”) political party, was an early leader of

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May

29

1911

Moore, Amzie (1911–1982) - Birthday

He was born on September 23, 1911, on the Wilkins plantation near Greenwood, Mississippi, to black sharecropper parents.

Source: Black Past

Sep

23

1911

James B. Parsons, first African American ap

James B. Parsons, first African American appointed to a lifetime federal judgeship in the U.S. (1961) , born

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Aug

13

1911

NAACP incorporated in New York

NAACP incorporated in New York.

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Jun

20

1911

Josh Gibson - Birthday

He was born in Buena Vista, Georgia on December 21, 1911.

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Dec

21

1911

Kappa Alpha Psi, Fraternity founded

At Indiana University, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. was founded by Elder W. Diggs, Byron K. Armstrong, John M. Lee, Harvey T. Asher, Marcus P. Blakemore, Guy L. Grant, Paul Caine, George W. Edmonds, Ezra D. Alexander and Edward

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Jan

5

1911

Protest Against Black Firemen

White firemen of the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railroad struck to protest the hiring of Black firemen.

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Mar

9

1911

birthday, Josh gibson

The home run king of the Negro Baseball League, Josh Gibson was born, 1911

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Dec

12

1911

First Black Appointed to a Sub-Cabinet Post

William Henry Lewis was appointed assistant attorney general of the United States by President William Howard Taft, making him the first Black appointed to a sub-cabinet post.

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Nov

26

1911

Charlotte Ray (First African American Woman Lawyer) - Death

Dates: January 13, 1850 - January 4, 1911 Occupation: lawyer, teacher Known for: first African American woman lawyer in the United States and first woman admitted to the bar in the District of Columbia Ray was of mixed racial ancestry including Native American and European.

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Jan

4

1911

the Bronze Muse

On this day, the Bronze Muse died in

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Feb

22

1911

The Quest for Land and Freedom on Canada's Western Prairies: Black Oklahomans in Alberta and Saskatchewan, 1905-1912

Many Canadians feel pride about their country’s role in the operation of the Underground Railroad, a well known part of racial history in North America. The secret anti-slavery network helped nearly fifteen thousand African Americans flee their bondage in the United States for freedom in Eastern

Source: Black Past

May

31

1911

Frank Snowden, foremost scholar on blacks i

Frank Snowden, foremost scholar on blacks in ancient history : Blacks in Antiquity: Ethiopians in the Greco-Roman Experience and Before Color Prejudice: The Ancient View of Blacks, born

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Jul

17

1911

Mahalia Jackson - Birthday

Mahalia Jackson was a legendary Gospel singer in the 20th century, born on October 26, 1911 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Source: Black History Resources

Oct

26

1911

Fraternity,Omega Psi Phi, founded on the campus of Howard University, 1911

Fraternity,Omega Psi Phi, founded on the campus of Howard University, 1911

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Nov

17

1911

Dudley, Edward Richard (1911-2005) - Birthday

Dudley was born on March 11, 1911 in South Boston, Virginia to Edward Richard and Nellie (Johnson) Dudley.

Source: Black Past

Mar

11

1911

William Hinton developer of syphilis

William Hinton, developer of Hinton Test for diagnosing syphilis, born

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Dec

15

1911

Romare Bearden - Birthday

One of the major contributors to the world of art and literature, Romare Bearden, was born on September 2, 1911 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Source: Black History Resources

Sep

2

1911

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