Newton Convicted
1967. Huey P. Newton, cofounder of the Black Pa...
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Black Caucus
1971. Fifteen African American members of Congr...
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Brooke Elected Senator
1967. Edward W. Brooke becomes the first Afri...
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Marshall Supreme Court Justice
1967. Thurgood Marshall, who as a lawyer argued...
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Halle Berry Wins Best Actress
2002/03/24. Halle Berry becomes the first Afric...
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Parks wins Pulitzer for Drama
2002/04/11 Suzan-Lori Parks, with her play Topd...
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Colin Powell first African-American Secretary of State
2001/01/20. General Colin Powell becomes the fi...
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Williams Wins Two Olympic Golds
2000. Venus Williams becomes the first African ...
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46,000 Protest Confederate Flag
2000/01/17. More than 46,000 protesters rally i...
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Jordon Leads Bulls to 6th Championship
1998/06/14. Michael Jordan, often considered th...
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African American Churches Burned
1996. Amid growing racial tension in the South,...
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The Million Man March
1995/10/16. The Million Man March was held in W...
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Rita Dove named Poet Laureate
1993. Poet Rita Dove, author of the Pulitzer Pr...
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Carol Moseley Braun Elected Senator
1992/11/03. Carol Moseley Braun of Illinois was...
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Jemison Orbits the Earth
1992/09/12. Mae Jemison becomes the first Afric...
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Apartheid Ends
1991/06/17. Most of the social legislation that...
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Art Blakey Dies
1990/10/16. Jazz drummer Art Blakey dies. Since...
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Dinkins Elected Mayor
1989/11/07. David Dinkins becomes the first Afr...
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Wilder Governor of Virginia
1989/11/07. L. Douglas Wilder elected governor ...
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Jameson Heads Ailey Dance Theater
1989. Modern dancer Judith Jamison becomes the ...
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Joyner Wins Three Gold Medals
1988. Runner Florence Griffith Joyner captures ...
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Gregory commands Space Shuttle
1987. Frederick Drew Gregory was the first Afri...
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Majic Johnson MVP
1987. Earvin "Magic" Johnson is named the Natio...
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Spike Lee's Cannes Award
1986 Spike Lee's film "She's Gotta Have It" win...
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MLK Day a Holiday
1986/01/20. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday ...
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Alice Walker Earns Pulitzer
1983. Writer Alice Walker receives the Pulitzer...
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Vasnessa Williams is Miss America
1983 Vanessa Williams becomes the first African...
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Miami Race Riots
1980/05/18. A three-day race riot breaks out af...
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Basquiat Celebrated
1980 Nineteen-year-old artist Jean-Michel Basqu...
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Rapper's Delight a Hit
1979. The song "Rapper's Delight," by the Sugar...
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Roots Tops Ratings
1977/02/03. This was the eighth and final night...
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Robinson Manages Cleveland Indians
1975. Frank Robinson becomes the first African ...
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Ashe Wins Wimbledon
1975. Tennis player Arthur Ashe wins the single...
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Hank Aaron's 715th Home Run
1974/04/08. Henry "Hank" Aaron hit his 715th ho...
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Chisholm Runs for President
1972. Shirley Chisholm, a member of the House o...
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Equal Employment Act
1972. The Equal Employment Opportunity Act is p...
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Swann v Board of Education
1971. In Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board o...
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Angela Davis Acquitted
"1972. This militant American black activist ga...
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Shaft
1971 Filmmaker/photographer Gordon Parks' "blax...
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Seale Bound and Gagged
1969. Black Panther Party cofounder Bobby Seale...
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Olympic Black Power Salute
" 1968. After winning the gold medal, sprinter ...
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Civil Rights Act of 1968
1968/04/11. President Johnson signs the Civil R...
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T
1967. Aretha Franklin records a series of hit s...
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Summer of Riots
1967, May 1-October 1. This was the worst summe...
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Hendrix at Monterey
1967/06/16-18. Blues and rock guitarist Jimi He...
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Ali Conscientious Objector
1967. Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali refuses...
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Bond Sworn In
1967/01/09. After being denied his seat in the ...
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Kwanzaa
1966. The African American holiday of Kwanzaa, ...
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Russel Coaches Celtics
1966. Bill Russell, one of the greatest defensi...
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Panther party Founded
1966. The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense ...
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Bloody Sunday
1966/03/07. State troopers violently attack pea...
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Watts
1965/08/11-21. The Watts riots left 34 dead, mo...
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24th Amendment Ends Poll Tax
1964/01/23. The Twenty-fourth Amendment forbade...
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Civil Rights Murders
1964/08. The bodies of three civil-rights worke...
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
1964/06/02. President Johnson signs the Civil R...
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Bearden's "Projections"
1964. Romare Bearden, considered perhaps the gr...
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Birmingham Riots
1963/09/15. Four young black girls attending Su...
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U of Alabama Desegregated
1963/06/11. Despite Governor George Wallace phy...
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Edgar Ray Killen is Convicted
2005/06/21. Edgar Ray Killen, the ringleader of...
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Barak Obama Elected Senator
"2004/11/02. Barack Obama becomes the third Af...
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Supreme court ruling for Affirmative Action
2003/06/23. The Supreme Court issues decisions ...
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Flowers Wins Bobsledding Gold
2002/02. Athlete Vonetta Flowers wins a gold me...
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MLK Monument Site Chosen
1999/12/02. A location for a national monument ...
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Tiger Woods Wins the Masters
1997/04/13. Tiger Woods becomes the first Afric...
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Rosewood Survivors Compensated
The Florida legislature agrees to compensate su...
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Elders named Surgeon General
1993/09/07. Joycelyn Elders becomes the first A...
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Toni Morrison Wins Nobel Prize
1993/10/07. Writer Toni Morrison, winner of the...
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Walcott Wins Nobel Prize
1992/10/08. West Indian poet and playwright Der...
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Rodney King Race Riots
1992/04/29. Riots break out in Los Angeles, spa...
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Hawkins Wins Technology Medal
W. Lincoln Hawkins, Ph.D., wins the National Me...
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Civil Rights Act of 1991
1991. President Bush signs the Civil Rights Act...
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Nelson Mandela Freed
1990/02/11. Nelson Mandela, South African Black...
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Puryear Wins Sao Paulo Bienal
1989. Sculptor Martin Puryear is the sole artis...
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Erving Retires
1987. Basketball forward Julius Erving, noted f...
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Bluford Goes Into Space
1983/08/30. Guion (.Guy.) Bluford, Jr., becomes...
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Jesse Jackson Runs for President
1983. Civil-rights leader Jesse Jackson announc...
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Last Racial Classification Law Repealed
1983/06/22. The state legislature of Louisiana ...
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Young is UN Ambassador
1977 Andrew Young becomes the first African Ame...
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Rumble in the Jungle
1974/10/30. Boxer George Foreman, previously un...
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Black Enterprise
1970. The African American business magazine Bl...
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Martin Luther King, Jr Assassinated
1968/04/04 Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassin...
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Black Power Speech
1966/04/19. Stokely Carmichael, chairman of the...
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Malcolm X Assassinated
1966/02/12. Malcolm X, black nationalist and fo...
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MLK Receives Peace Prize
1964/10. Martin Luther King receives the Nobel ...
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Cassius Clay Champion
1964/02/25. Cassius Clay wins the World Heavywe...
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I Have a Dream
1963/08/28. The March on Washington for Jobs an...
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Voting Rights Act
1965/08/10. Congress passes the Voting Rights A...
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A Love Supreme
1964. Jazz saxophonist John Coltrane records h...
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