Oct. 22, 1955: John Earl Reese Murdered
In an effort to stop the implementation of Brown v. Board through terrorism, 16-yr-old John Earl Reese was killed in Mayflower, Texas.
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Oct. 24 and 27, 2018: Hate Crimes in Kentucky and Pennsylvania
Two hate crime shootings in one week, one of African American shoppers in Kentucky and the other of Jewish worshippers in Pittsburgh.
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Oct. 30, 1959: Luther Jackson Murdered
Luther Jackson was murdered by Philadelphia, Mississippi policeman Lawrence Rainey.
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Dec. 9, 1864: Ebenezer Creek Massacre
People who had escaped from slavery and were following the Union Army, were blocked from crossing the Ebenezer Creek, leading to their death.
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Nov. 3, 1874: White League Attacks Black Voters
Deadly election “riots” took place in Barbour County, Alabama against African American politicians and voters.
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July 30, 1920: Lynching of Sergeant Edgar Caldwell
Sergeant Edgar Caldwell, a Black man, was hanged before a crowd of spectators in the yard of the Calhoun County jail for riding in a white streetcar.
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Sept. 1, 1919: Lynching of WWI Veteran Clinton Briggs
Decorated WWI veteran Clinton Briggs was killed in Arkansas.
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Aug. 3, 1946: J. C. Farmer Killed
J. C. Farmer, a 19-year-old African American WWII veteran, was killed by a mob of 20 white men.
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Sept. 4, 1875: Clinton, Mississippi Massacre
Nearly 50 African-Americans were killed by white mobs during the Clinton Riot.
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Dec. 9, 1867: Georgia Constitutional Convention
The Georgia Constitutional Convention was held with 33 African Americans and 137 white attendees.
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Dec. 9, 1872: P. B. S. Pinchback Becomes Governor
P. B. S. Pinchback of Louisiana became the second Black governor in the United States.
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Dec. 18, 1865: Ratification of 13th Amendment
Secretary of State William H. Seward declared the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution to have been adopted.
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Dec. 20, 1956: Montgomery Bus Boycott Prevails
After a 381-day boycott, a federal ruling declared the Alabama laws requiring segregated buses to be unconstitutional.
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Before She Was Harriet
Picture book. By Lesa Cline-Ransome and James E. Ransome. 2017. 32 pages.
An illustrated biography of Harriet Tubman written in verse.
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An illustrated biography of Harriet Tubman written in verse.
Making All Black Lives Matter: Reimagining Freedom in the 21st Century
Book — Non-fiction. By Barbara Ransby. 2018. 240 pages.
"A love letter to the organizers in the Movement for Black Lives, and a tribute to their increasingly expansive vision."
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"A love letter to the organizers in the Movement for Black Lives, and a tribute to their increasingly expansive vision."
Dec. 1850: Harriet Tubman Engineered First Rescue Mission
Abolitionist and suffragist Harriet Tubman, perhaps the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad, engineered her first rescue mission in December 1850.
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Dec 31, 1862: Watch Meetings for Emancipation Proclamation
African Americans across the United States, free and enslaved, in the North and South, held watch meetings for the abolition of slavery.
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Jan. 4, 1965: Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Challenges Congress
Hundreds of Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party supporters went to support the Challenge to the seating of the Mississippi delegation.
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Jan. 5, 1980: Rapper’s Delight
The song “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang (and reportedly Grandmaster Caz) became the first hip hop single ever to reach the Billboard Top 40.
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Jan. 9, 1967: Julian Bond Sworn in Georgia House of Representatives
Julian Bond was finally sworn in as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives.
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Feb. 5, 1866: Thaddeus Stevens Proposes Land Distribution Amendment
Congressman Thaddeus Stevens offered an amendment to the Freedmen's Bureau Bill to authorize the distribution of public land.
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Feb. 15, 1848: Benjamin Roberts Filed the First School Desegregation Suit
Benjamin Roberts, African American, filed the first school desegregation suit after his daughter Sarah was barred from a public school because of her race in Boston, Massachusetts.
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March 3, 1865: Freedmen’s Bureau Established
The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands was established within the War Department to undertake the relief effort and social reconstruction after the Civil War.
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March 10, 1903: African American Leaders Protest Streetcar Segregation
African Americans in Little Rock organized a boycott and “we walk” league to protest the Streetcar Segregation Act.
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Jan. 16, 1865: Special Field Order No. 15
Demands by Black ministers after the Ebenezer Creek Massacre led to the short-lived land distribution during Reconstruction known as Special Field Order No. 15.
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