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1865: |
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Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation. |
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1807: |
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Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. calls for non-violent protests if Alabama blacks aren't allowed to vote. |
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1892: |
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1956: |
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William Tucker, first African American child born in America. |
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1920: |
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Andrew "Rube" Foster organizes first black baseball league, the Negro National League. |
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1971: |
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The Congressional Black Caucus organized. |
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1943: |
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George Washington Carver, agricultural scientist, dies. |
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1831: |
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The World Anti-Slavery Convention opens in London. |
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1890:
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William B. Purvis patents fountain pen.William B. patents fountain pen |
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1955: |
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Marian Anderson debuts as first black to perform at Metropolitan Opera. |
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1811: |
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Charles Deslandes leads slave revolt in Louisiana. |
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1866: |
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Fisk University founded in Nashville, Tennessee. |
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1906: |
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Paul Laurence Dunbar, poet and writer, dies. |
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1964: |
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George Washington Carver, agricultural scientist and inventor, born. |
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1940: |
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Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. becomes U.S. Army's first black general. |
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1990 |
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Reuben V. Anderson, first African American appointed to Mississippi court. |
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1909: |
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Supreme Court rules blacks have right to study law at state institutions. |
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1990: |
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L. Douglas Wilder inaugurated as first African American governor (Virginia) since Reconstruction. |
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1975: |
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William Coleman named Secretary of Transportation. |
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1908: |
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Alpha Kappa Alpha became first Greek Organization established for and by black women. |
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1929: |
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Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a major voice for civil rights in the 2oth Century, born |
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1978: |
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NASA names African American astronauts Maj. Frederick D. Gregory, Maj. Guion S. Bluford Jr. and D. Ronald E. McNair. |
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1942: |
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Three-time heavyweight boxing champion Muhammed Ali (Cassius Clay) born. |
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1856: |
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Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, pioneer heart surgeon, born |
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1918: |
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John H. Johnson, editor and publisher of Ebony and Jet magazines, born. |
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1993: |
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Maya Angelou, a great voice of contemporary literature, delivers On the Pulse of Morning at the Presidential Inauguration |
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2001: |
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Colin Powell sworn in as first black Secretary of State. |
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1870: |
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Hiram Revels elected first Black U.S. Senator, replacing Jefferson Davis for the Mississippi seat |
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Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday observed. |
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1949: |
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James Robert Gladden becomes first black certified in orthopedic surgery. |
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1891: |
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Dr. Daniel Hale Williams founds Provident Hospital in Chicago, the first training hospital for Black doctors and nurses in America |
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1865: |
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Congress passes 13th Amendment, which, on ratification, abolishes slavery. |
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1851: |
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Sojourner Truth addresses first Black Women's Right Convention, Akron, Ohio. |
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1954: |
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Dr. Theodore K. Lawless, dermatologist, awarded the Spingarn Medal for research in skin-related diseases |
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1961: |
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Leontyne Price, world-renowned opera singer, makes Metropolitan Opera debut. |
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1998: |
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Sarah 'Madam C.J.' Walker, first black female millionaire, honored on U.S. postage stamp. |
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1926: |
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Violet Neatley Anderson becomes first black woman attorney to argue a case before the Supreme Court. |
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1844: |
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Richard Theodore Greener becomes first black to graduate from Harvard. |
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1919: |
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Jackie Robinson, first black to play in major league baseball, born. |
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