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EVENT
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April
Fools Day
Artist,
Charles White's birthday - 1918
Charles
Drew, developer of blood plasma died - 1950
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2
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French
forces at St. Domingo led by L'Ouverture - 1796 |
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3
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Carter
G. Woodson died - 1950
Eddie
Murphy's birthday - 1961
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4
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Acclaimed
author, Maya Angelou's birthday - 1928
Civil
rights leader, Martin Luther King, Jr., is assassinated - 1968
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5
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Booker
T. Washington, educator 1856-1915 |
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6
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PASSOVER
Warrick
Cardozo's birthday (physician and researcher) - 1905
Mathew
Henson was the first man to reach the North Pole - 1909
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7
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Legenday
jazz and blues singer Billie Holiday's birthday - 1915
Frank
Robinson was named the Cleveland Indians manager - 1975
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8
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Hank
Aaron breaks Babe Ruth's major league record with his 715th home
run - 1974 |
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9
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GOOD
FRIDAY
Congress
overrides presidential veto of Civil Rights Bill - 1866
Actor
and bass singer, Paul Robeson's birthday - 1898
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10
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Ira
Aldridge was acclaimed in London as Othello - 1833
Tennis
great, Arthur Ashe's birthday - 1943
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11
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EASTER
SUNDAY
Jane
M. Bolin's birthday - 1908 (first African American female judge)
Jackie Robinson played his first major league baseball game -
1947
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12
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The Confederates attack on Fort Sumter sparked the Civil War -
1861
Emmett
Ashford is the first African American major league baseball umpire
- 1966
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13
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Educator,
Lucy C. Laney was born - 1854
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14
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First abolitionists group in Philadelphia - 1775 |
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15
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SNCC
was formed - 1960 |
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16
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E.D. Bassett Minister to Haiti - 1869
Lou
Alcindor, famous basketball player's birthday - 1947
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17
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Francis
William published Latin poem - 1758
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18
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Indians
and African Americans defeated at the battle of Sewanee - 1818
Alice
Walker is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for The Color Purple
- 1983
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19
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African
Americans and white minutemen fight at Lexington Concord - 1775
Jackie
Robinson is the first African American major league baseball player
- 1947
Alex
Haley receives special Pulitzer Prize for Roots - 1977
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20
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Fisk
University opened its doors - 1866
Bandleader
and Musician Lionel Hampton's birthday - 1914
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21
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African
Explorers with Menendez to St. Augustine, Florida - 1565 |
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22
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Musician
and composer Charles Mingus' birthday - 1922
Yale
students protested in support of the Black Panthers - 1970
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23
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Inventor
Granville Woods was born - 1856
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24
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The United Negro College Fund is founded - 1944
First
African American student attended the University of North Carolina
- 1950
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25
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Ella
'The lady of Song' Fitzgerald's birthday - 1918
First
Employment Practice Commission established - 1941
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26
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Blues
Musician, Gertrude "Ma" Rainey's birthday - 1886
Private
Milton L. Olive III was awarded the Metal of Honor posthumously
- 1966
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27
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Civil Rights activist Coretta Scott King's birthday - 1927
Independence
granted to Sierra Leone - 1961
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28
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New
York state admits George B. Vashon to the Bar - 1847 |
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29
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Renowned
musician, Duke Ellington's birthday - 1899 |
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30
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Freedman's
Bureau established - 1865 |
