African American History Calendar

April 12, 2026 - April 18, 2026 (Week 16)
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	1983: Harold Washington becomes first black mayor of Chicago Confederates attack Fort Sumter - 1861	1997: Tiger Woods wins Masters Golf Tournament Historian Carter G. Woodson, author of "The Miseducation of the Negro", died	1775: First abolitionist society in U.S. founded	Sidney Poitier becomes first Black to win Academy Award for Best Actor - 1964	Slavery abolished in the District of Columbia - 1862	1983: Alice Walker wins Pulitzer Prize for The Color Purple	Indians and African Americans defeated at the battle of Sewanee - 1818 More than 200 Black Union troops massacred by Confederate forces - 1864
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