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Aug.
11 |
1974
- Dr. King's phot hung in Georgia capitol |
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Aug.
12 |
1800
- Systematic exclusion of Negroes from political
life began (MS)
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Aug.
13 |
1892
- First issue of Afro-American newspaper
76th Annual Bud Billiken Day Parade - Chicago,
IL |
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Aug.
14 |
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1883
- Ernest E. Just, biologist, birthday |
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Aug.
15 |
Congolese
National Day |
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Aug.
16 |
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1970
- Federal warrant issued for Angela Davis
Full Moon
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Aug.
17 |
1938
- Henry Armstrong won world lightweight boxing
title
Marcus Garvey's Birthday
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Aug.
18 |
1963
- James Meredith graduated from Univ. of MS |
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Aug.
19 |
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1884 - M.C. harvey patented lantern |
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Aug.
20 |
1619-20
- Negros brought as slaves to Jamestown
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Aug.
21 |
1904
- Wm. 'Count' Basie, birthday
1831 - Nat Turner led slaves revolt. |
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Aug.
22 |
1843
- Henry Highland Garnett caled general slave strike.
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Aug.
23 |
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1892
- O.E. Brown, receives patent for the horseshoe
Last
Quarter |
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Aug.
24 |
1950
- Edith Sampson appointed alternate delegate to
UN |
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Aug.
25 |
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1862
- 5000 slaves armed by Secretary of War |
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Aug.
26 |
1943
- Wm. L. Dawson elected Black Democratic Party
Vice Pres. Candidate |
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Aug.
27 |
1963
- W.E.B. DuBois |
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Aug.
28 |
1963
- March on Washington
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Aug.
29 |
1920
- Charlie 'Bird' Parker, Birthday |
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Aug.
30 |
1800
- Gabriel Prosser led slave revolt
New Moon
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Aug.
31
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1836
- Henry Blair patented cotton planting machine
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