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President Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation - 1863
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"The Liberator" abolitionist paper first published - 1831
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William Tucker first African American child born in America
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Congressional Black Caucus formed - 1971
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George Washington Carver died -1943
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William B. Purvis patents fountain pen - 1890
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Charles Deslandes leads slave revolt in Louisiana - 1811
New Orleans slave revolt - 1811
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George Washington Carver born - 1864
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Slave population in the 13 colonies: 462,000 -1700
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African Americans have the right to study law - 1948
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African American Delegates were majority of S.C. State Assembly - 1868
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First African American sorority - 1908
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Free African Americans enlisted - 1776
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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U.S. purchases the Virgin Islands - 1917
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Portable electric light patented - 1938
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Barack Obama inaugurated as the 44th president - 2009
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Osai Tutu Kwamina defeats British at Assamaka, Ashanti - 1824
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James Robert Gladden becomes first African American certified in orthopedic surg
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First Black Women's Rights Convention - 1851
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Andrew Young's U.N. appointment confirmed by Senate - 1977
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Congress passes 13th Amendment which abolished slavery in America - 1865
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Jan 1, 1863 - President Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation
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"The Liberator" abolitionist paper first published - 1831
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January 3, 1624 - William Tucker first African American child born in America.
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January 4, 1971 - Congressional Black Caucus formed.
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January 5, 1943 - George Washington Carver, agricultural scientist, died.
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January 7, 1890 - William B. Purvis patents fountain pen.
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January 8, 1811 - Charles Deslandes leads slave revolt in Louisiana.
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New Orleans slave revolt - 1811
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January 10, 1864 - George Washington Carver, agricultural scientist, born.
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1700 - Slave population in the 13 colonies: 462,000
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January 12, 1948 - U.S. Supreme Court rules that African Americans have the right to study law at state institutions.
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African American Delegates were majority of S.C. State Assembly - 1868
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January 15, 1908 - Alpha Kappa Alpha, first African American sorority, is founded at Howard University.
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Free African Americans enlisted - 1776
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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U.S. purchases the Virgin Islands - 1917
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Capt. B. Collins' portable electric light patented - 1938
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Barack Obama inaugurated as the 44th president - 2009
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Osai Tutu Kwamina defeats British at Assamaka, Ashanti - 1824
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January 22, 1949 - James Robert Gladden becomes first African American certified in orthopedic surgery.
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January 25, 1851 - Sojourner Truth addresses the first Black Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio.
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Andrew Young's U.N. appointment confirmed by Senate - 1977
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January 24, 1865 - Congress passes 13th Amendment which, on ratification, abolished slavery in America.
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