Nat Turner
On August 21, 1831, In Southhampton, Virginia, A Small Band Of Slaves, Led By Nat Turner, Began Killing All Slave Owners In Their Path --- Men, Women And Children Alike. According To Turner, The Upraising Was A "Struggle For Freedom," ...
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First Africans Arrive In Jamestown Virginia, 1619
On August 20, 1619, The First 20 African Settlers Arrived In The United States As Indentured Servants, Landing In Jamestown Colony, Virginia.
They Arrived On A Dutch Ship Under The Command ...
Posted Wednesday, August 19th 2009 at 7:08PM
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Benjamin Banneker
Benjamin Banneker Was A Noted Mathematician, Surveyor And Astronomer, And The Most Famous African American Of The Colonial Era.
While In His 20's Banneker Built The First Clock Made In America. It Was Constructed Entirely Of ...
Posted Tuesday, August 18th 2009 at 7:27PM
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James Meredith
James Meredith, The First Black Student Admitted To "Ole Miss", Graduated from That University On August 18, 1963 At Age 30.
Meredith Was Born In Kosciusko, Mississippi. June 25, 1933. After Graduating High School, Meredith Enl ...
Posted Monday, August 17th 2009 at 9:20PM
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Marcus Garvey
Black Nationalist, Publisher, Journalist, Orator And Entrepreneur, Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Was Born On August 17, 1887, In St. Ann's Bay, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica.
In 1916 Marcus Garvey Moved To Harlem, New York To Gain Support F ...
Posted Sunday, August 16th 2009 at 2:02PM
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Halle Berry
Award-Winning Actress And Producer, Halle Berry, Was Born August 14, 1968, In Cleveland, Ohio.
Before Becoming An Actress Berry Entered Several Beauty Contests And Had A String Of Successes. She Won Miss Teen Ohio All-American, Mi ...
Posted Thursday, August 13th 2009 at 7:14PM
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Elijah Muhammad
A New York Times Article Dated August 13, 1962, Read:
"Elijah Muhammad, a 64-year-old Georgia Negro, told a crowd at Kiel Auditorium {that} the United States should say: 'I'll give you a nice place to live and I will help you ...
Posted Wednesday, August 12th 2009 at 8:52PM
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Alex Haley
Author, Alexander Murray Palmer Haley Was Born In Ithaca, New York, On August 11, 1921.
He Is Best Known As The Author Of Roots: The Saga of an American Family And The Autobiography Of Malcolm X.
After Dropping Out Of Alcorn State ...
Posted Monday, August 10th 2009 at 8:50PM
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Ralph W. Cooper, Sr.
(With Lena Horne)
On August 10, 1992, Thousands Of Mourners Passed Through The Lobby Of Harlem's Apollo Theater, To View The Body Of Ralph W.Cooper, Sr.
Ralph Cooper Was Born In New York City. He Began His Career As A Da ...
Posted Sunday, August 9th 2009 at 8:21PM
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Mickey Leland
United States Congressman, George Thomas "Mickey" Leland Died On August 7, 1989.
Born In Lubbock, Texas, On November 27, 1944, Leland Was Elected To The Texas State Legislature In 1972. He Remained There Until He Was Elected To ...
Posted Thursday, August 6th 2009 at 5:53PM
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Mickey Leland
United States Congressman, George Thomas "Mickey" Leland Died On August 7, 1989.
Born In Lubbock, Texas, On November 27, 1944, Leland Was Elected To The Texas State Legislature In 1972. He Remained There Until He Was Elected To ...
Posted Thursday, August 6th 2009 at 5:43PM
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William Alexander Leidesdorff
On August 6, 1847, The Star Newspaper Reported That In June Of That Year, There Were 459 Residents In San Francisco, California, Ten Of Whom Were Of African Ancestry. One Of These African Residents Was Wealthy Merch ...
Posted Wednesday, August 5th 2009 at 7:27PM
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Harriet Tubman
On August 5, 1892, Harriet Tubman Received A Pension From The United States Congress For Her Work As A Nurse, Spy, And Scout During The Civil War.
During The Civil War, Tubman Served As A Spy, Scout And Nurse For The Union Army ...
Posted Tuesday, August 4th 2009 at 6:52PM
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Schwerner, Chaney And Goodman
On August 4, 1964, FBI Agents Found The Bodies Of Three Young Civil Rights Workers In An Earthen Dam At Old Jolly Farm,They Had Been Murdered And Buried For 44 Days.
James Chaney (African American), Along With An ...
Posted Monday, August 3rd 2009 at 10:35PM
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Jesse Owens
On August 3, 1936, At The Olympic Games In Berlin. Germany, Jesse Owens Won The 100-Meter Sprint, Capturing The First Of His Four Gold Medals.
Over The Next Six Days, Owens Also Won Olympic Gold In The 200-Meter Dash, The Broad Ju ...
Posted Sunday, August 2nd 2009 at 3:14PM
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Martin Luther King, Jr. And Malcolm X
The Following Letter Was Written By Minister Malcolm X To Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On July 31, 1963, Less Than A Month Before The Historic March On Washington:
July 31, 1963
MUHAMMAD'S MOSQUE NO. 7 11 ...
Posted Thursday, July 30th 2009 at 7:21PM
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Laurence Fishburne
Oscar- Nominated, Emmy And Tony Award-Winning Actor/Producer/Playwright, Laurence Fishburne Was Born July 30, 1961, In Augusta, GA. He Was Reared In Brooklyn New York, Following The Divorce Of His Parents During His Childhood. ...
Posted Wednesday, July 29th 2009 at 10:14PM
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Leonidas Dyer
The National Liberty Congress Of Colored Americans Petitioned Congress To Make Lynching A Federal Crime On July 29, 1918.
The Following Year There Were 83 Reported Lynchings, 25 Major Race Riots And The Ku Klux Klan Held Ove ...
Posted Tuesday, July 28th 2009 at 4:00PM
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The Booker T. Washington National Monument
The Booker T. Washington National Monument Was Founded On July 28 1957, Though It Wasn't Opened To The Public Until 1963.
The Site Is The Birthplace And Early Childhood Home Of One Of America's Most ...
Posted Monday, July 27th 2009 at 10:23PM
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William Wells Brown
On July 27, 1853, Clotel; or the President's Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States, Was Published In London, England, By Author And Historian, William Wells Brown.
Clotel, The First Novel By A Black Amer ...
Posted Sunday, July 26th 2009 at 11:17PM
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Kenneth B. Clark
Psychologist, Educator And Social Activist, Kenneth Bancroft Clark Was Born July 24, 1914.
A Native Of Harlem, Clark Attended Howard University And Columbia University. He Became Columbia University's First Black Psychology ...
Posted Thursday, July 23rd 2009 at 6:57PM
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Helen Martin
Actress, Helen Martin, Was Born Dorothy Martin, On July, 23, 1909, In St. Louis Missouri. She Was Reared In Nashville, Tennessee.
She Is Best Known As A Character Actress For Her Roles On Various Television Sitcoms During The 197 ...
Posted Wednesday, July 22nd 2009 at 8:42PM
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J. Matilda Bolin
On July 22, 1939, Jane Matilda Bolin Was Sworn In As The First Black Female Judge In The United States. Mayor Fionello La Guardia Appointed Her Judge Of The Court Of Domestic Relations In New York City.
Born April 11, 1908, ...
Posted Tuesday, July 21st 2009 at 6:18PM
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Mary Church Terrell
On July 21, 1896, At The 19th Street Baptist Church In Washington, DC, The National Association Of Colored Women Was Formed By A Merger Of The National Federation Of Afro-American Women And The Colored Women's League.
Ma ...
Posted Monday, July 20th 2009 at 9:40PM
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Stokely Carmichael aka Kwame Ture
On July 20 - 23, 1967, The First Black Power Conference Was Held In Newark, New Jersey.
In His 1967 Book, Black Power: The Politics Of Liberation In America, Stokely Carmichael Wrote, "Black Power is a call F ...
Posted Sunday, July 19th 2009 at 8:39PM
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