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First black a p p o in te d to a U S d ip lo m a tic p o s itio n w as Ebenezer
Bassett, nam ed on th is day in 1869 as M in iste r to H aiti.
Dakar Senegal, 1966
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Z im b a b w e (fo rm e rly Rhodesia) w o n inde pen de nce fro m S o u th A frica
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1796
T oussaint L 'O u ve rtu re (1743 1803), form er slave, soldier and
salesm an, liberated H aiti and becam e its governor
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1966
team
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C o ng ressw o m an Katie Hall, (b 1938)
Carter G W o o d so n , histo ria n, died on this day in ,960 in W a sh in g to n ,
DC
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APRIL
First W o rld Festival o f Black A rts op ened
H a rriet T u b m a n o f M a ry la n d bega n "U n d e rg ro u n d R a ilro a d ' on th is
day in 1863
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4
Bill Russell nam ed head coa ch o f the B osto n C e ltics basketball
first black head coa ch in professional a th le tics
Dr M a rtin Lu ther King w as assassinated in M em p his, Tennessee in
1968 w h ile he lp ing san itatio n w o rke rs in their stru g g le for be tte r wages
and w o rk in g co n d itio n s.
M aya A n g e lo u , w rite r, d ire cto r, actress and po et, b o rn in S t. Louis,
M issouri on th is day in 1928
G ranville T W o o d s, in ve n to r o f the steam boiler furnace, in cu b a to r,
a u to m o b ile air brakes and o th e r m echanical devices, w as b o rn on this
day in 1856
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6 Booker T W a sh in g to n , ed ucator, scie ntist and fo u n d e r o f Tuskegee
In stitu te , w as b o rn this day in 1866 in V irginia
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U n ite d Negro College Fund established in ,944
J o h n A u g u stu s T o lto n , first U S Black C a th olic priest w as ordained
on th is day in 1886
Ella Fitzgerald, singer w as born in N e w p o rt N ew s, V irg inia on this day
in 1918
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1909
M a tth e w Henson (1866 1965), black exp lo rer, w as the first in
an e x p e d itio n o f six to roach the N o rth Pole
N ew York Slave Revolt of 17,2
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G ertrude Ma Rainey (1886 1932) called M o th e r o f th e Blues' was
b o rn on th is day in C o lum b us. G eorgia
1966
PFC M ilto n L O live, III, firs t black h o n o re d fo r valor in Viet
nam p o sth u m o u sly aw ard ed the C ongressional M edal o f H onor
Jam es B e ckw ith . P acific Coast explorer w as b o rn on th is d a y in 1798
27
Sierra Leone lA fric a ) gam ed its inde pen de nce fro m B ritia n in 196,
having been settle d in 1787 by fo rm e r A m erican slaves
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1971
Sam uel Lee G ravely a p p o in te d first black A d m ira l in U S
Naval histo ry
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C ongressm an Parren J M itc h e ll (b. 1922).
Duke (Edw ard K ennedy) E lling ton (1899 1974), great jazz com poser
and orch e stra leader, born in W a sh in g to n , D C , ON T H IS D A Y .
Jam es A Healy, first Black U S B ishop w as born on th is day in 1830
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8
The Booker T W a sh in g to n S ta m p , th e firs t h o n o rin g a Black m an,
w e n t on sale this day in 1940
Billie H oliday (1 9 ,6 1959)
le ge nda ry jazz voca list was b o rn on this
day in Baltim ore
Hank Aaron, baseball gre at, hit his 715th ho m e run. breaking all tim e
record sot by Babe R uth.
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Paul Robeson 11898 19761, in te rn a tio n a lly acclaim ed a cto r, singer,
po litica l a c tiv is t. R utgers U. h o n o r s tu d e n t, law yer and athlete,
born on th is day in P rin ceton , N. J
10
Ira A ld ridg e, firs t Black Shakespearean a cto r, opened in O th ello in
London in 1833
11
Congress passed the 1968 H o usin g act o u tla w in g discrim in a tio n in the
sale, rental or leasing o f ho u sin g in th e U S
1947
Jackie R obinson because th e first black player in m a|or league
baseball and on th is day in 1966 E m m ett A s h fo rd becam e the first
black um pire
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1868
The C ivil W ar began at Fort S um te r,
Free A frica n S o cie ty fo u n d e d in 1787
C harleston,
S C
Duke (E dw ard K en ne dy) E lling ton (1899 1974), great jazz com poser
and o rch estra leader, b o rn in W a s h in g to n , D C., on th is day
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A p r il 9 P a u l R o b e s o n (1898 1976) in te r n a tio n a lly a c c la im e d a< to r
s in g e r p o lit ic a l a c t iv is t. R u tg e r 's U h o n o r s tu d e n t la w y e r a n d a th
le te b o r n o n th is d a y in P r in c e to n N J
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MAY
C ongressm an H arold W a sh in g to n (L 1927i
A P hillip R andolph, labor leader and organizer of the B ro th e rh o o d
o f Sleeping Car Porters w as born on th is day in 1889
A b ra h a m L inco ln was assassinated in 1865
SNCC (S tu d e n t N on V io le nt C o o rd in a tin g C o m m itte e w as organized
on th is day in 1960
Bessie S m ith, blues songstress w as born in C h a tta n o o g a in 1900
Bishop Abel T M u zo rew a R hodesia's first black Prim e M inister was
b o rn on this day in 1925
Sidney Poitier in 1964 becam e the first Black to w in an A cad em y
aw ard
C ongressm an W illia m Clay (b 19311.
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Carter W W esley, fo u n d e r o f N a tion al Negro P ublishing A ssociatio n,
w as b o rn on th is day in 1892
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1950
G w e n d o lyn B rooks, first Black aw ard ed a Pulitzer Prize, re
i eived th is signal ho n o r for P oetry on th is day for "A n n ie A lle n "'
H o w a rd U n ive rsity w as cha rte red by Congress on th is day in 1867.
Irvin W U n de rhill, po et, w as b o rn on th is day in 1868
2
Poor People s M arch on W a s h in g to n began on th is day in 1968
Elijah M cC o y (1844 1928), in ve n to r w h o held over 50 p a te n ts w as born
on th is day
"The real M c C o y " m eaning a u th e n tic, w as coine d after
his re p u ta tio n for g o o d design and c o n s tru c tio n .
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A n th o n y Benezet, a French P rote sta nt e d u ca to r, op ened th e first pub
lie scho ol for B lacks on th is day in 1770 in Philadelphia
M aco n B. A lle n becam e the first Black la w yer fo rm a lly a d m itte d to th e
Bar on th is day in 1846
H isto ry is being written today
And Mai Goodefc writing it.
r in «ix III l> tubs I've completed
d u ring the past year have helped my
business entnigh th .il I was able to add
a tilth employee III 1» handle« repair
bid« l.nrlv and their equal opportunity
policy really work»
( a/r in Jut A von i on/nzi lur
Last year I helped more Ilia n a dozen
area lantille« buy I heir fir «I hnme
through III II I ve always found (lie
III II people to be extremely
cooperative. and all of my client« have
revened their bid decision« w ith in live
day».
Ikintelle Tranlotuj.
real erlale idler Jtjenl
So l.o I ve purchased three properties
from III I), partly Io supplement my
income and partlv (or retirement
Fixing up III l> honte« tor rental
properly or eventual resale 1« definitely
a good long term investment I ve
talked w ith a number ol other people
who base done it. and they ve never
regretted it
A 'o y i'r ( run < nrirfrin linn u it r i iv
We weren't looking lor a home
because esc didn I th in k we bad enough
money saved Io buy the «we ol home
we wauled \ tuend told us about a
III I) home «lie knew ol in the
neighborhood Wc called a real eslab
agent, submitted an o lici and in |u«l
eight weeks we weie moved ill
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The people at the I'.S . Department of Housing and I'rhan
Development salute the history of m inority achievement and
support the future of equal opportunity in all of life's endeavors.
s we celebrate Black History m onth, its mt
. portant to reflect not only on the works
ot great leaders of the past, but we also most
recognize tin »sc mdiv tduals w In > are doing c\
rraordtnan things for m ankind today
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Indts tduals like Male in II liix x k Beginning
with the Pittsburgh ( ourier. then to radio station
W H O D .o n to.AB( News and finally to I he
Black National Network, Mai G oode has
played and is playing a key role as a black
loumalist in todays world Front the
world ot sports to the L'mted Nations, the ( Uban
missile crisis to the cisil rights crisis, Mai Goode
has covered them all th ro u g h o u t Ins journalism
i.treer, Mai G oode has neser wavered from his
personal dedication to excellence, integrity and
honesty
\ \ ith individuals like Mai G oode, history is
happening now M dler Brew mg ( ompans
salutes the black men and wom en o f the
past and present who have made and are
making tins a better world in which to live
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