The date remembers Goree Island. This land mass played an important part in the early days of African-American history. Goree Island is a small...
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Fri, 1441-04-22
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Thu, 1441-05-05
On this date of Cinco de Mayo, we look briefly at the history of Africans in Latin (Central and South) America and the Caribbean.
In...
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Thu, 1441-12-01
*African (black) history in Europe from 1400 is briefly recalled on this dates Registry.
To address the story of black people in Europe,...
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Wed, 1500-03-13
*The state of Bahia in Brazil from 1500 is remembered on this date. This is a former Portuguese/African slave region.
The Portuguese...
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Sun, 1500-11-03
*From the beginning of U. S. history, American Native populations and Africans had a historical relationship of both cooperation and...
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Fri, 1600-09-29
*A brief article on black Canadian history before America’s Civil Rights movement is recognized on this date.
The first recorded black...
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Tue, 1606-01-03
*On this date in 1606, the first recorded birth of a black child in the continental United States occurred. This was is in the Cathedral Parish...
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Tue, 1619-08-20
It was on this date in 1619 that 20 Africans arrive in Jamestown, Virginia, aboard a Dutch ship.
They were the first Africans on record...
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Thu, 1663-09-13
On this date in 1663, the first known slave revolt occurred in Gloucester County, VA. The conspiracy between Black slaves and indentured servants...
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Thu, 1700-07-15
"Jumping the Broom," is celebrated on this date.
This is an African American phrase and custom for marriage.The significance of...
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Tue, 1708-02-28
*On this date in 1708, one of the first recorded slave revolts occurred in America. It happened in Newton, Long Island, NY, and seven white...
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Wed, 1712-04-06
On this date in 1712, the New York Slave Rebellion occurred.
Reacting to harsh treatment by their masters, about 25 Black slaves and...
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Sun, 1733-11-01
On this date in 1733, one of the first successful African slave rebellions took place.
Enslaved Africans on the island of St. John (today...
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Sat, 1738-03-01
On this date in 1738, escaped African slaves and British settlers in Central America agreed to a conflict truce.
The articles of...
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Sun, 1749-10-26
On this date in 1749, the British parliament formally legalized slavery in the colony now known as Georgia.
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Mon, 1770-03-05
*This is the date of the Boston Massacre in 1770. That evening Crispus Attucks, a black man, was the first person to die for America’s...
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Wed, 1775-05-10
On this date in 1775, Black patriots helped capture Fort Ticonderoga.
Blacks participated in one of the first aggressive actions of...
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Sat, 1775-06-17
On this date in 1775, several Blacks participated in the famous, but misnamed, Battle of Bunker Hill.
This episode in the Revolutionary...
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Fri, 1775-11-24
On this date in 1775, the Continental Congress of the United States issued the order to bar Blacks from the army.
Many of the colonies...
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Wed, 1780-03-01
On this date in 1780, Pennsylvania became the second state to abolish slavery.
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Black First:
2,000 years of...