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Mar.
01 |
1875
- Pres. Grant signed Civil Rights Law |
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Mar.
02 |
1867
- Howard U. chartered |
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Mar.
03 |
1865
- Freedman's Bureau established
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Mar.
04 |
1875 -
Blanche Bruce elected U.S. Senator, MS |
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Mar.
05 |
1770
- Boston Massacre |
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Mar.
06 |
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1857 -
Dred Scott decision
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Mar.
07 |
1965
- The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Civil Rights
Voting Act.
Last Quarter
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Mar.
08 |
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1876
- Senate refused to seat P.B.S. Pinchback |
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Mar.
09 |
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1961
- Clifton Wharton sworn in as Ambassador to Norway |
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Mar.
10 |
1910
- Robert L. Van published 1st edition of "The
Pittsburg Courier" |
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Mar.
11 |
1959
- "Raisin in the Sun" opened on Broadway |
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Mar.
12 |
1770
- Army issued paycheck to William Kitchen, a slave |
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Mar.
13 |
1865
- Bill authorized slaves as soldiers in Confederate
Army |
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Mar.
14 |
1889
- Menelik became ruler of Abyssinia
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Mar.
15 |
1947
- John Lee became 1st black Navy officer
New
Moon |
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Mar.
16 |
1827
- 1st Negro newspaper published |
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Mar.
17 |
1865 - C.B. Scott patents street sweeper |
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Mar.
18 |
1947
- Louis Lautier, 1st black congressional newsman |
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1794
- Jay's Treaty effected
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Mar.
19 |
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Mar.
20 |
1852
- Uncle Tom's Cabin published |
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Mar.
21 |
1952
- Walter White's transition |
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Mar.
22 |
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1965
- 54 mile March from Selma to Montgomery began
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Mar.
23 |
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1873-
Abolition of slavery in Puerto Rico
First Quarter |
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Mar.
24 |
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1865
- Black troops mustered into Confederate service |
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Mar.
25 |
1975
- MA postage stamp honors Salem Poor
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Mar.
26 |
2005
- 100th birthday commemoration for Clara “Mother”
Hale, 1PM at Abyssinian Baptistt Church, 132 West
138th Street, Harlem
1911 - William H. Lewis became U.S. Asst. Attorney
General |
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Mar.
27 |
1501 - Black seamen, soldiers, explorers brought
to America |
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Mar.
28 |
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1914
- Sol Butler set track record |
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Mar.
29 |
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1815
- Napoleon banned slave trade
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Mar.
30 |
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1870
-
15th Amendment
ratified
Full Moon |
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Mar.
31
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1880
- Universal Life founder J.E. Walker's birthday |
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