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Peter Marray Marshall of New York
Peter Marray Marshall of New York appointed to American Medical Associations House of Delegates.
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Aug
11
1949
The Negro Renaissance
The Negro Renaissance, a period of extraordinary activity on the part of Black artists and extraordinary receptivity on the part of the white public, reached a peak in the twenties. Among the writers who contributed to the movement were Claude Mckay, Harlem Shadows, 1922; Jean
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Dec
21
1921
Howard Beach Incident
White teens in Howard Beach chased Michael Griffith, an African-American youth, onto a freeway where he was hit by a motorist. Griffith died from his injuries setting off a wave of protests and racial tensions in New York.
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Jan
7
1986
Born on this day Whoppi Goldberg
Born Caryn Johnson on November 13, 1955 in New York City, Goldberg began her long career when she was eight years old, performing with New Yorks Helena Rubenstein Childrens Theater. By virtue of her distinctive appearance and a persona that is both no-nonsense and empathic, Goldberg has emerged as
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Nov
13
1955
US Champion
Debi Thomas wins the gold medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships in Hicksville, Long Island, New York
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Jan
0
1986
Askia Muhammad Toure
Askia Muhammad Touré (1493-1528), established the Askia dynasty of
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Ethiopia defeats Italy at Battle of Adowa
The Battle of Adwa and the Victory of Adwa Centenary Medal
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Mar
2
1896
Frances Watkins Harper, writer born
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
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Sep
24
1825
Actor/Comedian Godfrey Cambridge born
Godfrey Cambridge, actor and comedian born in New York.
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Feb
26
1933
Arthur Ashe leads UCLA to NCAA tennis championship
Arthur Ashe leads UCLA to NCAA tennis championship
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Jun
22
1965
Mansu Musa
Mansa Musa I was considered the Mandingo Empire of Malis greatest king. Ruling an area at one time comparable in size to all of Western Europe, Mansa Musas empire was one of considerable wealth. Along with natural resources such as silver, gold, copper, and salt, it cultivated crops such as
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Jan
0
1315
War of 1812
War of 1812: Although the U.S. Army did not enlist African Americans after the Revolutionary War, the U.S. Navy continued to use African Americans as seamen because of the perennial shortage of white sailors. The African American presence in the navy placed them at the center of the naval incident
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Jun
16
2002
Actress Cicely Tyson is born in New York, NY
Actress Cicely Tyson is born in New York, NY
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Dec
19
1933
Martin R. Delany
Martin R. Delany published The Condition, Elevation, Emigration and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States, it was the first major statement of the Black nationalist position. Delany said, The claims of no people, according to established policy and usage, are respected by any
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Mar
20
1852
Ethiopia Invaded by Italy
Ethiopia, one of the only two independent African nations at the time, was invaded on October 3,1935 by Facist Italy under Benito Mussolini. The Italians, seeking revenge for their prior
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Oct
3
1935
Roland Hayes' Fifth American Tour
Roland Hayes opened his fifth American Tour at New Yorks Carnegie Hall packed with admirers.
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Nov
15
1928
Col.B.O. Davis Jr.
Col. B.O. Davis Jr. Named commander of Godman Field (Ky.) and became the first Black to head an Army Air Force base in the United States.
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Jun
21
1945
Jack Johnson, boxer born
Born: Mar. 31, 1878
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Mar
31
1878
Duke Ellington opened at the Cotton Club
Duke Ellington opened at the Cotton Club in
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Dec
4
1927
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
National Black convention
National Black convention met in Rochester, New York, with 140 delegates from nine states. James W.C. Pennington of New York was elected president of this meeting which is generally considered the largest and most representative of the early Black conventions.
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Jul
6
1853
Poet Jupiter Hammon born
Birthday of Jupiter Hammon, a writer and self-educated Calvinist, who was born a slave. Hammon is believed to be the first black poet published in the United States.
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Oct
17
1720
Fiftieth Anniversary of Emancipation Proclamation
Black Americans celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of Emancipation Proclamation. Major celebrations were held at Jackson, Mississippi, New Orleans and Nashville. Three states--Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey--appropriated money for official celebrations of the event.
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Jan
29
1913
The Great Migration
The Great Migration began. Approximately two million Southern Blacks moved to Northern industrial centers in the following
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Dec
4
1915
Wendell P. Dabney establishes The Union.
Wendell P. Dabney establishes The Union. The Cincinnati, Ohio papers motto is For no people can become great without being united, for in union there is strength.
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Feb
13
1907
National Baptist Convention
These Baptist groups, the Foreign Mission Convention of the United States, the American National Baptist Convention, the Baptist National Education Convention, Merged and established the National Baptist Convention at an Atlanta meeting.
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Sep
28
1895
U.S. Supreme Court (Guinn v United States) said
U.S. Supreme Court (Guinn v United States) said grandfather clauses in the Oklahoma and Maryland constitutions violated the Fifteenth Amendment.
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Jun
21
1915
The Presbyterian Synod of New York and Pennsylvania urgesits members to educat
The Presbyterian Synod of New York and Pennsylvania urges its members to educate their slaves.
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Jan
0
1787
Countee Cullen, born
Born in 1903 in New York City, Countee Cullen was raised in a Methodist
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May
30
1903
Clarence Willi Norris, last surviving member of the Scottsboro Boys, died at age
Clarence Willi Norris, last surviving member of the Scottsboro Boys, died at age 76 whiel a patient at the Bronx Community Hospital. Norris was one of nine African American teenagers accused of the 1931 rape of two white prostitutes in Alabama. The case was tried several times between 1931 and 1937
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Jan
22
1989
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