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February 11, Robert Weaver sworn in as
February 11, Robert Weaver sworn in as administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency, highest federal post to date by a Black American.
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Feb
11
1961
On this day, the Supreme Court ruled in Hansberry v.Lee that whites can'tbar A
On this day, the Supreme Court ruled in Hansberry v.Lee that whites cant bar African Americans from white neighborhoods
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Nov
13
1940
Frances Watkins Harper, writer born
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
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Sep
24
1825
Ophrah's On!
Oprah Winfrey becomes the first African American woman to host a nationally syndicated talk show.
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Feb
8
1986
William Ellisworth Artist is born
William Ellisworth Artist is born in Washington,N.C. Educated at Syracuse University and a student of Augusta Savage. His works will be exhibited at Atlanta University, the Whitney Museum, the Two Centuries of Black American Art exhibit and collected by Fisk University, Hampton University, the
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Feb
2
1914
Samuel David Ferguson
Samuel David Ferguson consecrated bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church and named bishop of Liberia. He was the first Black American with full membership in the House of Bishops.
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Jun
24
1885
On this day in 1874, Congressman Robert Brown Elliot deliveredone of the most
On this day in 1874, Congressman Robert Brown Elliot delivered
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Jan
6
1874
Storm of '28 Heros
In an effort to pay honor where it is due, West Palm Beach, Florida, City Manager A.E. Parker yesterday paid tribute to two laborers who served throughout the trying period of intern here as volunteer workers. W.A. Watts, he said, worked 18 hours a day making coffins, and M.W. Stark supervised the
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Jan
0
1999
First fugitive slave law enacted by Congress
In 1793, Congress passed the first Fugitive Slave Law to implement the provisions in the Constitution. It stated that to reclaim an escaped slave a master needed only to go before a magistrate and provide oral or written proof of ownership. The magistrate would then issue an order for the arrest of
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Feb
12
1793
Two units of the Ku Klux Klan and eleven individuals are ordered to pay $ 1 mill
Two units of the Ku Klux Klan and eleven individuals are ordered to pay $ 1 million to African Americans who were attacked during a brotherhood rally in Forsythe County, GA
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Oct
25
1988
The Reverend Emmanuel Cleaver
The Reverend Emmanuel Cleaver becomes the first African American mayor of Kansas City, Mo.
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Mar
26
1991
Politics
David Norman Dinkins began his first working day as mayor
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Jan
2
1990
Scott Joplin, the King of Ragtime, was born on this day in 1868 in Texarkana, Te
Scott Joplin, the King of Ragtime, was born on this day in 1868 in Texarkana, Texas. A skilled pianist and composer, Joplin started a 20-year ragtime craze with the release of his composition Maple Leaf Rag in 1897, during the Gay Nineties. Ragtime-scored piano music-at the time was considered
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Apr
1
1917
Matthew Henson
In 1909 Matthew Henson an ex-seamen became the first American to journey to the North Pole and claim it for the United States.
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Jan
0
1909
James Cameron, Founder Black Holocaust Musem born
James Cameron
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Aug
7
1930
Edith Sampson is the first African American appointed as a representative to the
Edith Sampson is the first African American appointed as a representative to the UN.
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Aug
19
1950
General Jackson Reneges On His Promise
General Jackson Reneges On His Promise: General Jackson, on order to prepare to meet Packenham, the British General, in the contest at New Orleans, came into the plantation fields to enlist five hundred Negro slaves. These are General Jackson comments: Had you not as soon go into battle an
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Oct
12
2002
Anti-lynching Bill Proposed
African American Congressman George H. White,R-North Carolina, introduced a bill to make lynching of Americans a federal offense. The bill died in committee. In 1900, 105 African Americans were lynched in the United States.
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Jan
20
1900
Alabama Educational Television Commission
Alabama Educational Television Commission has its application for license renewal denied by the Federal Communications Commission because of racial discrimination against African Americans in employment and programming.
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Jan
8
1975
Moore's Ford Lynching
During the late afternoon of the 25th of July 1946 four African-Americans were shot dead by a lynch mob at Moores Ford, Walton county, Georgia, about eight miles from the town of Monroe. The grotesquely sprawled bodies of the victims--the Coroner said at least sixty bullets were pumped into
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Jul
25
1946
A Black scientist helped save thousands of lives
A Black scientist helped save thousands of lives during World War II. Dr. Charles Richard Drew set up and ran the pioneer blood plasma bank in Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. This bank served as one of the models for the system of banks operated later by the American Red Cross. On October
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Oct
1
1940
Andrew Brimmer appointed to Fed. Reserve Bd.
Andrew Brimmer becomes the first African-American governor of the Federal Reserve Board when he is appointed by President Johnson
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Feb
10
1966
Noble Johnson
George and Noble Johnson founded the Lincoln Motion Picture Company in 1916. It was the first black-owned production company, it produced films exclusively for African
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Jan
0
1916
United States Population: 23,191,876
United States Population: 23,191,876. Black population: 3,638,808 (15.7 per cent).
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Mar
31
1850
COINTELPRO Memorandum
A memorandum sent to field offices of the FBI set goals for what was termed as a new counterintelligence program against African American Nationalist groups. The objective was to block attempts by targeted groups to coalesce, grow and exist. The agencey believed unity was the first step toward
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Mar
3
1968
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
United States population: 131,669,275
United States population: 131,669,275. Black population: 12,865,518 (9.8 per cent). Richard Wrights Native Son published.
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Feb
28
1940
Congress bans the slave trade
Congress banned the slave trade, prohibiting the importation of slaves into the United States or the territories thereof after January 1, 1808.
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Jan
1
1808
Edward Mitchell Bannister wins a bronze medal for his painting Under the Oaks at
Edward Mitchell Bannister wins a bronze medal for his painting Under the Oaks at the American Centennial Exposition, in Philadelphia. The award will cause controversy among whites who think African Americans incapable of artistic excellence.
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Sep
27
1876
James Weldon Johnson was honored by NAACP
James Weldon Johnson was honored for his careers as an executive of the NAACP, a member of the United States Consul, editor, and poet by the NAACP in New York City.
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Jun
30
1926
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