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Belley-Mars, Jean-Baptiste (1747?–1805?)
Jean-Baptiste Belley-Mars, who represented Saint-Domingue in the French National Convention in Paris in 1794, is widely credited with persuading that body to abolish slavery in France and its overseas colonies. Belley-Mars as a boy was kidnapped by slave catchers on the island of Goree near
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Source: Black Past
Feb
4
1794
Hemphill, Essex (1957-1995)
Brash, bold, provocative, and edgy. These are just some of the many words that were used to describe the poet and performer Essex Hemphill who was known for his outspoken, direct, and often confrontational poems and articles. Hemphill was also unapologetic about his open homosexuality. The oldest
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Source: Black Past
Nov
10
1995
Mae Jemison
Mae Jemison is an American Physician and a former NASA Astronaut. Jemison is the first African American woman to travel in
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Source: Black History Resources
Oct
17
1956
Race riot, Chicago
Race riot, Chicago. National Guard mobilized.
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Jul
12
1966
Death of Rep. George Collins
Death of Rep. George Collins (47), in airplane crash, near Midway Airport, Chicago. Atty. Jewel Lafontant named deputy solicitor general.
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Dec
8
1972
Martin Luther King was denied freedom of speech!
When martin Luther King came to chicago in the late 60s, no church would let him speak, but one! All the others said he was a radial
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Jun
26
1967
Police officers and Blacks exchanged sniper fire
Police officers and Blacks exchanged sniper fire on Chicagos West Side. One youth was killed and nine policemen were injured.
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Oct
8
1969
Winkfield, Jimmy (1882-1974)
Jimmy Winkfield, born on April 12, 1882, became famous as an early 20th Century horse jockey.  Winkfield, the youngest of 17 children, was born in Chilesburg, Kentucky, a town just outside of Lexington.  As a child, he had a routine that included performing chores on the farm where his father was
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Source: Black Past
Portrait of Black Chicago
The captions are John Whites own, written some time after he took his photographs. In some cases White used virtually the same caption for several
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Feb
25
1975
Portrait of Black Chicago
The captions are John Whites own, written some time after he took his photographs. In some cases White used virtually the same caption for several
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Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr.
Born: 7/1/1877 Washington, D.C., United StatesDied: 11/26/1970 Chicago, IllinoisBrigadier General Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr. was the first African-American general officer in the United States Army. He was the father of Air Force General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.Business / Schooling: Awards
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The First Black Psychic
Shirley Ajayi was the first African American given a part on a television show as a psychic! The show lasted for about one year[actually six months] in Chicago, Illinois since the show was seasonal! Shirley started her career the minute her predictions came true! She was renamed Aura and hired to
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2002
Ida B. Wells Barnett
Ida Wells was born a slave on July 16, 1862, in Holly Springs, Mississippi, to James and Elizabeth (Warrenton) Wells. The oldest in a family of four boys and four girls, she acquired from her parents a love of liberty and self-sufficiency that characterized her
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Mar
25
1931
A black jockey, "Monk" Overton, won six straight horse races at the Washington P
A black jockey, Monk Overton, won six straight horse races at the Washington Park race track in Chicago. In 1907, another black jockey, Jimmy Lee, also won six straight races at Churchill Downs in Louisville. Prior to 1907, only two other jockeys had equalled the achievements of Overton and
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Jul
10
1891
Death of B.O.Davis Sr.
Death of B.O. Davis Sr. (93), first Black general, in Chicago.
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Nov
26
1970
(1987) Clarence Thomas, “Why Black Americans Should Look to Conservative Politics”
Much has been said about blacks and conservatism. Those on the Left smugly assume blacks are monolithic and will by force of circumstances always huddle to the left of the political spectrum. The political Right watches this herd mentality in action, concedes that blacks are monolithic, picks up
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Rollins, Ida Gray Nelson (1867-1953)
Ida Gray Nelson Rollins, the first African American Woman dentist, was born in Clarksville, Tennessee, on March 4, 1867.  She became an orphan when her mother, Jennie Gray, died in her early teens.  Rollins’ white father, whose name is not known, played no role in her childhood or education.  After
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Abbott, Anderson Ruffin (1837-1913)
Anderson Ruffin Abbott, Canada’s first black doctor, was born April 7, 1837 in Toronto, Ontario.  He was the son of free black property owners William Ruffin Abbott and his wife Ellen (Toyer) Abbott who left Alabama after their store had been destroyed.  They settled briefly in New York until
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Dec
29
1913
Perry, June Carter (1943- )
Ambassador June Carter Perry was born November 13, 1943 in Texarkana, Arkansas.  After completing grade school, Perry was accepted at the Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois where in 1965 she earned her degree in history.  Two years later she earned a master’s degree in European History at the
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Demonstrations against discrimination in
Demonstrations against discrimination in off-campus housing staged by students at University of Chicago, January 23-February 5. CORE charged that the University operated segregated apartment houses.
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Jan
23
1962
Callioux, Andrew (1820-1863)
Andrew Callioux, Captain of the First Louisiana Native Guards Regiment, Union Army, became a hero while leading his troops at the Battle of Port Hudson in 1863. Callioux was born a free man in New Orleans.  A cigar maker with an elite clientele, Callioux was a Catholic creole of color that had
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Bank Organized
Independence Bank of Chicago organized.
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Dec
3
1964
de Sable founds Chicago
Jeanne Baptiste Pointe de Sable founded settlementnow known as Chicago, Ill, 1773
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Mar
12
1773
Chuck Berry
Charles Anderson Edward Berry, better known as Chuck Berry, is popularly considered the father of Rock ‘n’ Roll. He was born on October 18, 1926 in St. Louis, Missouri to Martha and Henry Berry, who were grandchildren of slaves. His ancestors had migrated from the rural south to Missouri to look
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Oct
18
1926
Fax, Elton (1909-1993)
Elton Clay Fax, a prolific African-American cartoonist, author, and illustrator, was born on October 9, 1909, in Baltimore, Maryland. His parents were Mark Oakland Fax, a clerk, and Willie Estelle Fax, a seamstress. Elton’s younger brother, Mark, was a music prodigy who worked as a composer later
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May
13
1993
Elijah Muhammad
Elijah Muhammad was an African American religious leader of the Nation of Islam, a religious movement based on the principles of Islam, focused specifically on black Muslims. His birth name was Elijah Robert Poole and he was the seventh of thirteen children born to William and Mariah Poole. His
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Feb
25
1975
Reynolds, Melvin Jay “Mel” (1952- )
Politician, scholar and professor, Mel Reynolds was born on January 8, 1952, in Mound Bayou, Mississippi, to parents J.J. and Essie May Reynolds.  Reynolds attended John Marshall High School on the Westside of Chicago where he developed impressive academic credentials.  He then enrolled in Chicago
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1
1995
Bo Diddley is born.
Bo Diddley was born Ellas Bates on Sunday December 30th 1928 on a small farm near the town of McComb, Mississippi, USA, in rural Pike County, close to the Louisiana border, the only child of Ethel Wilson and Eugene Bates. He had 3 half-brothers and
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Dec
30
1928
Florence Price, composer born
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9
1888
Webb, Wellington E. (1941- )
Wellington Webb was born in Chicago in 1941.  He came to Denver at a very early age and before entering politics he was a forklift operator. Webb’s public service career began in 1972 when he was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives. In 1977, he was selected by President James Carter to
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