Bishop Desmond Tutu
South African Cleric And Human Rights Activist, Desmond Mpilo Tutu, Was Born October 7, 1931 In Klerksdorp, Transvaal.
In 1975 He Became The First Black African To Serve As Dean of St. Mary's Cathedral In Johannesburg. Fro ...
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Fannie Lou Hamer
Civil Rights Leader, Fannie Lou Hamer, Was Born In Montgomery County, Mississippi, On October 6, 1917. She Was The Youngest Of 20 Children And The Granddaughter Slaves.
Her Parents Were Sharecroppers, And As A Child, Ham ...
Posted Monday, October 5th 2009 at 7:39PM
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Eddie Kendricks
Eddie Kendricks, R&B Legend And Co-Founder Of The Motown Supergroup, The Temptations, Died On October 5, 1992, In Birmingham, Alabama, From Lung Cancer.
Eddie Kendricks Began Singing In Birmingham During The 1940's And 1950's, ...
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Justice, Thurgood Marshall
On October 2, 1967, Thurgood Marshall Was Sworn In As The Nation's First Black Supreme Court Justice.
He Was Appointed To The Position By President Lyndon Johnson On June 13, 1967. At The Time Of His Appointment, Mars ...
Posted Thursday, October 1st 2009 at 7:25PM
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Thrilla In Manila
Ali-Frazier III, Or The "Thrilla In Manila," As It Was Dubbed, Took Place On The First Day Of October, 1975. Muhammad Ali Successfully Defended The Heavyweight Title By Defeating Joe Frazier In 14 Rounds.
The Former Olympic ...
Posted Wednesday, September 30th 2009 at 8:09PM
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Johnny Mathis
Grammy Award-Winning Singer, Johnny Mathis, Was Born In Gilmer, Texas On September 30, 1935.
A Star Athlete On The Track And Basketball Teams At San Francisco's George Washington High School, Mathis Earned Four Athletic Letters. ...
Posted Tuesday, September 29th 2009 at 11:20PM
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Prince Hall
On September 29, 1784, A Charter Was Granted Authorizing The Organization Of African Lodge No. 459 In Boston Under The Leadership Of Prince Hall As Master.
It took Three Years For The Charter To Finally Arrive In Boston On April 2 ...
Posted Monday, September 28th 2009 at 11:24PM
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Walker's Appeal
Abolitionist Writer, David Walker Was Born On September 28, 1785, In Wilmington, North Carolina, To A Free Mother And Enslaved Father.
Walker Is Most Famous For Writing And Publishing The Militant, Anti-Slavery Pamphlet, Walke ...
Posted Sunday, September 27th 2009 at 2:25PM
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Satchel Paige
On September 25, 1965, Black Baseball Legend, Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige Pitched Three Innings With The Kansas City A's.
This Particular Game Was Extraordinary Because Paige Was In A Rocking Chair And Had A Nurse In The Bullpe ...
Posted Thursday, September 24th 2009 at 6:05PM
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Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carol Robertson & Cynthia Wesley
Robert Chambliss
On September 24, 1977, Ku Klux Klan Member, Robert Edward Chambliss (Also Known As "Dynamite Bob"), Was Indicted And Charged With Murder For The 1963 16 ...
Posted Thursday, September 24th 2009 at 12:46AM
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Ray Charles
R&B Pioneer And Legend, Raymond Charles Robinson, Was Born In Albany, Georgia On September 23, 1930.
Known Worldwide By His Stage Name, Ray Charles, The Blind Superstar Had A Career That Spanned More Than 50 Years. He Was An Innovat ...
Posted Wednesday, September 23rd 2009 at 12:38AM
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Ralph Bunche
On September 22, 1950, Ralph J. Bunche Was Awarded The Nobel Peace Prize For His Role As A Mediator In The Palestinian Conflict. Bunche Was The First Black American To Win The Nobel Peace Prize.
A Year Earlier He Won The NAACP's S ...
Posted Monday, September 21st 2009 at 5:58PM
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Flo-Jo On September 21, 1998, One Of Track And Field's Most Dynamic Stars, Florence Griffith Joyner, Died From A Seizure While Sleeping In Her Home, In Mission Viejo, California. She Was 38 Years Old. Known To The World As "Flo-Jo," Joyner Was A T ...
Posted Sunday, September 20th 2009 at 6:10PM
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Booker T. Washington
Booker T. Washington Delivered What Some Consider One Of The Most Important Speeches Of The 20th Century, On September 18, 1895. The Atlanta Compromise, As It Is Known, Was Given At The Cotton States And International Exposi ...
Posted Thursday, September 17th 2009 at 7:20PM
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Vanessa Williams
Suzette Charles
On September 17, 1983, In Atlantic City, New Jersey, 20-Year Old, Vanessa Williams Was Crowned The First African American Miss America.
On That Same Night, New Jersey Native And African American, Suzette ...
Posted Wednesday, September 16th 2009 at 11:39PM
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B.B. King
Riley B. King, AKA, "B.B.," Was Born September 16, 1925, In Ita Bena, Mississippi.
B.B. King Is A Bona Fide Music Legend. For Decades He Has Carried On The Delta Blues Tradition --- Recording Coutless Blues Classics Which Include: " ...
Posted Wednesday, September 16th 2009 at 12:57AM
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Four Little Girls Killed In Church Bombing
On September 15, 1963, The Ku Klux Klan Bombed The 16th Street Baptist Church In Birmingham, Alabama.
Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carol Robertson And Cynthia Wesley Were The Four Young Black Gi ...
Posted Monday, September 14th 2009 at 6:12PM
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Specked Red
Rufus "Speckled Red" Perryman Recorded The Song. "The Dirty Dozen," On The Brunswick Label, In Memphis, Tennessee, On September 14, 1929.
Perryman Was Born October 23, 1892, In Monroe, Louisiana. He Died January 2, 1973. He Was Th ...
Posted Sunday, September 13th 2009 at 10:02PM
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Charles Evers
On September 11, 1922, Civil Rights Activist, James Charles Evers Was Born In Decatur, Mississippi.
The Older Brother Of Medgar Evers Introduced His Younger, Now More Well-Known Sibling, Into The Civil Rights Movement, But Was A ...
Posted Thursday, September 10th 2009 at 6:47PM
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James Meredith
On September 10, 1962, The U.S. Supreme Court Ordered The University Of Mississippi To Admit James. H. Merideth, A 29 Year-Old, Black, Air Force Veteran.
After Graduating High School, Meredith Enlisted In The Air Force. He Serv ...
Posted Wednesday, September 9th 2009 at 9:42PM
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Arthur Ashe
In 1968, Arthur Ashe Became The First Winner Of The U.S. Open Tennis Championship -- Defeating Tom Okker Of The Netherlands At Forest Hills Stadium, New York. He Ushered In The “Open Era” Of Tennis, Which Allowed Both Professional An ...
Posted Wednesday, September 9th 2009 at 12:59AM
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Dorothy Dandridge
On September 8, 1965, Dandridge Was Found Dead In Her Hollywood Home -- An Apparent Suicide Via A Drug Overdose.
Born On November 9, 1922, In Cleveland, Ohio, Dandridge Entered Show Business During The 1930's With Her Sister ...
Posted Monday, September 7th 2009 at 2:46PM
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Jackie Wilson
On September, 7, 1968, "I Get The Sweetest Feeling," By R&B Legend, Jackie Wilson, Peaked At #34 On The Pop Music Charts. This Would Also Be His Last Top 40 Single, Although He Continued To Impact The R&B Charts For Several More Ye ...
Posted Sunday, September 6th 2009 at 4:30AM
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The Little Rock Nine
On September 4, 1957, Nine Black Students Who Would Later Become Known As The Little Rock Nine, Attempted, Unsuccessfully, To Register At The All-White Central High School, In Little Rock Arkansas.
They Were Denied Access T ...
Posted Thursday, September 3rd 2009 at 6:56PM
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Bessie Coleman
On September 3, 1922, Bessie Coleman Made Her First Flight In An American Airplane, At An Exhibition Honoring The All-Black 15th Infantry Regiment Of The New York National Guard.
Coleman Had Recently Returned From France, Where ...
Posted Wednesday, September 2nd 2009 at 9:18PM
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