*Republic Day in India is on this date from 1950. Many people throughout this country celebrate and affirm when India's constitution came into...
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Tue, 1300-01-26
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Thu, 1441-04-22
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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Wed, 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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Wed, 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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Tue, 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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Sat, 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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Wed, 1565-09-08
*On this date in 1565, St. Augustine, Florida was founded with the first arrival of black African slaves to North America. On that date Spaniard...
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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 child of African decent in the continental United States occurred. This was is in the...
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Tue, 1619-08-20
It was on this date in 1619 that 20 Africans arrive at Hampton, Virginia, aboard a Dutch ship. They were the first Africans on record to be...
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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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Fri, 1670-11-14
*Bance Island, Sierra Leone from 1670 is celebrated on this date. This was a major launching point of the Middle Passage to America first...
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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, 1732-02-17
*The Mardi Gras Indians are celebrated on this date (Fat Tuesday) in 1732. These African Americans participate as a cultural foundation of New...
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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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Fri, 1737-03-15
*The founding of Fort Mose occurred on this date in 1738. Fort Mose is the site of the first free African settlement in the United States....
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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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