*Anderson Ruffin Abbott was born on this date in1837. He was an...
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Abbott, Anderson R.
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Fri, 1837-04-07
Abele, Julian
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Fri, 1881-04-29
*Julian Abele was born on this date in 1881. He was an African-American architect.
From South Philadelphia, Julian Francis Abele was...
Adams-Ender, Clara
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Tue, 1939-07-11
*Clara Adams-Ender was born on this date in 1939. She is a U.S....
Alexander, Raymond P.
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Thu, 1898-10-13
This date marks the birth of Raymond Pace Alexander in 1898. He was a lawyer, politician, and judge and the first African American to hold a...
Ali, Duse Mohamad
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Wed, 1866-11-21
*Duse Mohamed Ali was born on this...
Anderson, Charles Edward
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Wed, 1919-08-13
*Charles Edward Anderson was born on this date in 1919. He was an African-...
Anderson, Marian
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Sat, 1897-02-27
*On this date, Marian Anderson was born in 1897. She was an American singer, one of the finest contraltos of her time. Born in Philadelphia, Pa...
Apartheid
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Fri, 1950-07-07
*On this date in 1950, the Population Registration Act No 30 of 1950 began in...
Armwood, Blanche
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Mon, 1922-01-23
*Blanche Armwood was born on this date in 1890. She was an African-American teacher, lawyer and activist.
Armwood was born into a well-...
Ball, James Presley
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Thu, 1825-07-28
*The birth of James P. Ball in 1825 is celebrated on this date. He was an African-American Abolitionist, free Black man, photographer and...
Bartholomew, Joseph M.
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Mon, 1881-08-01
Joseph M. Bartholomew was born on this date in 1885. He was an African-American golfer who specialized in designing golf courses.
Joe...
Baskin, Inez J.
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Sun, 1916-06-18
Inez J. Baskin, an African-American journalist and civil rights activist, was born on this date in 1916.
Born in Florala, AL., she was...
Bass, Charlotta
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Sat, 1874-02-14
*This date in 1874 marks the birthday of Charlotta Amanda Bass. She was an African-American newspaper publisher, editor, and civil rights...
Beard, Andrew
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Thu, 1849-03-29
*The birth of Andrew Beard in 1849 is celebrated on this date. He was a black farmer and inventor.
Andrew Jackson Beard was born a...
Beck, James and Ethel
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Fri, 1881-02-25
*The lives of James Garfield Beck and Ethel Benson Beck from 1881 are celebrated on this date. They were African-American educators and...
Bethune, Mary McLeod
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Sat, 1875-07-10
Mary McLeod Bethune, a Black civil rights administrator and educator, was born on this date in Maysville, South Carolina, in 1875.
One of...
Black, Aline
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Fri, 1906-03-23
*Aline Black was born on this date in 1906. She was an African American educator and activist...
Blount, Bessie
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Tue, 1914-11-24
On this date, we mark the birth of Bessie Blount in 1914, an African-American inventor and forensic scientist.
She was born in Hickory,...
Bluford, Lucile
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Sat, 1911-07-01
On this date in 1911 Lucile Bluford was born. She was an African-American news publisher and businesswoman.
Her name became known...
Bouchet, Edward
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Wed, 1852-09-15
*Edward Bouchet was born on this date in 1852. He was an African-American educator, physicist and administrator.
From New Haven,...