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John
S. Rock, activist and professional, was the first African American
to be admitted to practice law before the U.S. Supreme court -
1865
One
of America's most celebrated African American authors, Langston
Hughes was born - 1902-1967
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2
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Groundhog
Day
Ernest
Just, biologist, received the Spingarn Medal for pioneering research
on fertilization and cell division - 1915
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3
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U.S.
Congressman, John Mercer Langston spoke at Alabama capitol - 1868.
Educator, public official; born in Louisa County, Va. The son
of a plantation owner and his emancipated slave, he was educated
at Oberlin College (B.A. 1849), where he read theology and law,
passing the Ohio bar exams in 1854. He was elected township clerk
in 1855, the first African-American elected to public office.
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4
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Civil
Rights activist Rosa Parks birthday - 1913
George
Peabody gave one million dollars to set up the Peabody Fund to
aid African American education - 1967
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5
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Baseball great and home run king, Henry "Hank" Aaron was
born - 1934 |
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6
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Rock
Hill, S.C., established the Jail-in Movement - 1961 |
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7
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Fredrick
Douglass and African American delegations saw President Andrew
Johnson at the White House. - 1867
Black
History Week is observed for the first time. Carter G. Woodson
originated it in 1926.
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8
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Private
Edward O. Clearborn, a soldier from Memphis, received the Distinguished
Service Cross - 1951 |
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9
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Pulitzer
Prize-winning author Alice Walker's birthday - 1944
Dr.
Martin Luther King met President Lyndon Johnson at the White House
- 1965
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10
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Fredrick
Douglass, 1817-1895, Publisher, Statesman, Abolitionist
Internationally
renowned opera singer Leontyne Price's birthday - 1927
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11
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Lois
Gardella was Aunt Jemima - 1933
After
serving 27 years, Nelson Mandela is released from prison - 1990
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12
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Lincoln's
Birthday
The
NAACP was founded in 1909
Carter
G. Woodson initiated Black History Week - February 12, 1926
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13
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Absalom
Jones, first African American Protestant minister, was born - 1746 |
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14
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Valentine's
Day
Richard
Allen, 1760-1831, was founder of the African Methodist Episcopal
Church
Frederick
Douglas, The Great Emancipators birthday - 1817
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15
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Southern Christian Leadership was organized - 1957 |
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16
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Fredrick
Douglass was appointed President of Freedman's Bank and Trust
Co. - 1874
Bessie
Smith records Down Hearted Blues in 1923, which sells 800,000
copies
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17
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L.A.
Bar Association accepted Thomas L. Griffith - 1950
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18
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Quakers
were first to formally protest slavery - 1688
Pulitzer
Prize winning author Toni Morrison's birthday - 1931
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19
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Violin
virtuoso, George Bridgetower, made London debut - 1790 |
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20
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Fredrick
Douglass died - 1895
J.F.
Pickering receives patent for the airship - 1900
Actor
Sydney Poitier's birthday - 1927
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21
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Great
orator and Congresswoman Barbara Jordan's birthday - 1936
Malcolm
X is assassinated - 1965
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22
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Washington's
Birthday
Adam
Clayton Powell, Jr., a charismatic and successful civil rights
leader, was stripped of seniority in 1967, but a ruling two years
later in his favor returned him to his seat in the Ninetieth Congress,
but without his seniority.
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23
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William
E.B. DuBois, 1868-1963, scholar and founder of the NAACP |
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Daniel
Payne, leader in education, born - 1811 |
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25
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Hiram
Revels was elected first African American in the U.S. Senate - 1870 |
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26
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George
Washington answered letter from Phyllis Wheatley - 1776 |
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27
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The
Dominican Republic was established - 1844
The
first Black Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) was
organized - 1853. Desegregation closed many all-black branches,
but the national YMCA has remained a force in black communities.
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28
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Journalist
Charles Lenox Redmond testified before the Massachusetts House of
Representatives Commission - 1842 |
