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Congress bans foreign slave trade - 1807
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Rosa Parks born - 1913
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First African American to receive a degree in dentistry - 1867
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Ronald H. Brown is elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee - 1989
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Nelson Mandela is released from prison after 27 years - 1990
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NAACP founded in New York City - 1909
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First Black member of the New York Stock Exchange - 1970
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First African American to preside over U.S. Senate - 1879
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Malcolm X is assassinated in New York - 1965
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First African American to command a space shuttle mission - 1989
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George Washington answers Phillis Wheatley's letter - 1776
Jimmie Lee Jackson died after being shot by state police - 1965
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Debbi Thomas becomes first Black to win an Olympic medal in figure skating - 198
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Hattie McDaniel became first African American to win an Academy Award - 1940
Michael Jackson wins eight Grammy awards - 1984
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February 2, 1807 - Congress bans foreign slave trade.
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February 4, 1913 - Rosa Parks, civil rights pioneer who sparked Montgomery bus boycott, born.
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February 6, 1867 - Robert Tanner Jackson becomes first African American to receive a degree in dentistry.
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February 8, 1968 - Three South Carolina State students killed during segregation protest in Orangeburg, S.C.
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February 10, 1989 - Ronald H. Brown is elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
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February 11, 1990 - Nelson Mandela is released from prison after 27 years.
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February 12, 1909 - NAACP founded in New York City.
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February 13, 1970 - Joseph L. Searles becomes first Black member of the New York Stock Exchange.
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February 14, 1879 - B.K. Bruce of Mississippi becomes . http://calendar.africanamericanview.com/edit_entry.php?year=2013&month=02&day=01#tabpete
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February 21, 1965 - Malcolm X is assassinated in New York.
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February 22, 1989 - Col. Frederick Gregory was the first African American to command a space shuttle mission.
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George Washington answers Phillis Wheatley's letter - 1776
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February 26, 1965 - Civil rights activist Jimmie Lee Jackson died after being shot by state police in Marion, Alabama
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February 27, 1988 - Debbi Thomas becomes first Black to win an Olympic medal in figure skating.
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Hattie McDaniel became first African American to win an Academy Award - 2/29/1940 (Leap Day)
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February 28, 1984 - Michael Jackson wins eight Grammy awards.
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