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 Over ...
Posted Tuesday, July 28th 2009 at 4:07PM
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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 10:25PM
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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 11:20PM
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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 7:01PM
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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 8:44PM
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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 6:23PM
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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 9:43PM
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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 8:42PM
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Miriam E. Benjamin's Gong & Signal Chair
Black Inventor, Miriam E. Benjamin Was Awarded A Patent On July 17, 1888, For The Gong And Signal Chair For Hotels.
Using A Rod-Activated Signal, This Chair Was Designed To Summon Waiters To A Patr ...
Posted Thursday, July 16th 2009 at 8:18PM
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Ida B. wells
Educator, Activist, Journalist And Organizer, Ida B. Wells (Barnett) Was Born On This Day In 1862.
Wells Was An Outspoken Black Woman Who Made Her Mark In History During The Post-Reconstruction Era.She Began Her Career As A Teach ...
Posted Thursday, July 16th 2009 at 12:08AM
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Dorothy Height
Civil Rights Legend, Administrator And Educator, Dr. Dorothy Height, Received The 78th NAACP Spingarn Medal On July 15, 1993
Born In Richmond, Virginia, She Moved with Her Family To Rankin, Pennsylvania. While In High School, H ...
Posted Wednesday, July 15th 2009 at 12:32AM
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Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou Became The 79th Recipient Of The NAACP's Spingarn Medal On July 14, 1994.
She's A Writer, Movie Director, Actress, Dancer, Playwright And Poet. However, Maya Angela Is Probably Best-Known For Her Five Autobiographi ...
Posted Monday, July 13th 2009 at 6:31PM
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John Hope Franklin
On July 13, 1995, Historian, Scholar And Educator, Dr. John Hope Franklin, Received The 80th NAACP Spingarn Medal For His "uncompromising quest for truth in establishing a true representation Of American History on a racially ...
Posted Monday, July 13th 2009 at 4:45PM
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Noble Sissle
Musician, Playwright, Lyricist, Singer And Bandleader, Noble Sissle, Was Born On This Day In 1889, In Indianapolis, Indiana.
Sissle Began His Professional Career In Vaudeville, Singing With A Midwest Gospel Quartet. By 1915 He ...
Posted Friday, July 10th 2009 at 12:07AM
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Daniel Hale Williams
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams Was Born January 1856.
Dr. Williams Made Medical History On July 9, 1893, When He Performed The First Successful Open Heart Surgery On Record. He Operated On A Man Who Had Been Stabbed In The Ch ...
Posted Thursday, July 9th 2009 at 1:16AM
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Roy Wilkins
On July 8, 1965, The NAACP Elected Roy Wilkins As Their New Executive Secretary.
Roy Wilkins Was Born In St. Louis, Missouri On August 30, 1901. He Received A Sociology Degree From The University Of Minnesota In 1923.
A Portion ...
Posted Wednesday, July 8th 2009 at 12:10AM
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Ntozake Shange
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When The Rainbow Is Not Enuf Opened At The Studio Rivbea, In New York City, On July 7, 1975.
Written By Dancer And Poet, Ntozake Shange, The Play Brings To Life, A Compliation Of 27 ...
Posted Tuesday, July 7th 2009 at 1:38AM
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Althea Gibson
On July 6, 1957, Althea Gibson Won Both The Women's Singles And Doubles Titles At Wimbledon, England. In Doing So, She Became The First African American To Play For And Win These Major Tennis Championships. She Won Them Again In 19 ...
Posted Monday, July 6th 2009 at 12:26AM
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Charles Chesnutt
Author And Activist, Charles Waddell Chesnutt Received The NAACP's Spingarn Medal On This Date In 1928 For His
"pioneer work as a literary artist depicting the life and struggle of Americans of Negro descent, and for his lo ...
Posted Friday, July 3rd 2009 at 12:25AM
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Denmark Vesey
On July 2, 1882, Denmark Vesey, A Carpenter Of West Indian Origin, Was Hanged, Along With Five Co-conspirators, For Planning A Slave Rebellion.
For Four Years, Vesey, A Free Black, Had Been Organizing More Than 1,000 Slaves And ...
Posted Thursday, July 2nd 2009 at 12:35AM
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Lena Horne
Entertainment Legend, Lena Horne, Was Born June 30, 1917 In Brooklyn, New York.
Lena Horne Began Her Career At 16, As A Chorus Girl At The "Whites-Only" Cotton Club In Harlem.
She Then Toured With Noble Sissle's Orchestra An ...
Posted Tuesday, June 30th 2009 at 12:18AM
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Dr. Carter G. Woodson
"The Father Of Black History," Dr. Carter G. Woodson, Was Awarded The NAACP's Spingarn Medal, On This Day In 1926.
As A Scholar, Author, Educator And Historian, Dr. Woodson Worked To Make Sure That The Accomplishments Of ...
Posted Monday, June 29th 2009 at 12:12AM
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Paul R. Williams
On June 26, 1953, Paul Revere Williams Was Awarded The NAACP's Spingarn Medal For His Work In Architecture.
In The 1930's Williams Designed The Saks Fifth Avenue Department Store In Beverly Hills, California. During The 194 ...
Posted Friday, June 26th 2009 at 12:21AM
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