This date celebrates the birth of an African King Sundiata Keita, also known as Mari Diata, in approximately 1210.
Keita was the founder...
Category: Politics/Law/Military
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Sun, 1210-05-16
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Sun, 1487-05-29
*The birth of Juan Garrido in 1487 is celebrated on this date. He was a Black African Spanish conquistador.
Born in Africa, he went to...
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Sun, 1487-09-04
*This date celebrates the Zulu nation. The Zulu are the largest ethnic group in South Africa, with a population of approximately 8 million....
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Fri, 1510-07-22
The birth of Alessandro de Medici in 1510 is celebrated on this date. He was a Black Italian ruler during the 16th century.
The son of a...
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Sat, 1664-09-20
*On this date in 1664, Maryland passed the first Anti amalgamation law. This law was intended to prevent marriages between Black men and English...
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Tue, 1692-06-24
Kingston Jamaica was founded on this date in 1692. It is the capital and chief port of Jamaica, an island nation in the West Indies. Kingston...
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Thu, 1697-01-03
On this date we celebrate the birth of Abram Hannibal in 1697. He was an African slave who became a successfull general and military engineer in...
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Wed, 1723-11-17
On this date in 1723, we celebrate the birth of Crispus Attucks. He was a Black merchant and patriot.
Little is known about the early...
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Tue, 1744-05-19
*Princess Sophie Charlotte was born on this date in 1744. She was the first Black Queen of England.
Charlotte was the eighth child of...
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Tue, 1748-12-10
*James Lafayette’s birth in 1748 is celebrated on this date. He was a Black slave and American patriot.
Born on William Armistead's New...
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Thu, 1750-10-01
The birth of Peter Salem in 1750 is celebrated on this date. He was a Black soldier and patriot.
Though Salem’s birth year is not certain...
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Fri, 1750-10-30
The birth of Salem Poor around 1750 is celebrated on this date. He was a Black patriot during the Revolutionary War.
Poor was a free...
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Sun, 1774-03-13
*The birth of Rose Fortune in 1774 is celebrated on this date. She was a Black law enforcement officer and businesswoman.
Fortune was...
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Thu, 1776-07-04
On this date in 1776, the Declaration of Independence was adopted. This document affected Blacks in two significant ways distinct from other U.S...
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Mon, 1777-03-17
*Roger Brooke Taney was born on this date in 1777. He was a White American lawyer and judge who supported slavery.
Born in Calvert County...
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Wed, 1777-07-02
On this date in 1777, Vermont abolished slavery.
Vermont was an independent sovereign country that year and did not join the United...
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Sat, 1778-08-29
On this date in 1778, the Black, elite First Rhode Island regiment defeated three assaults by British troops at the battle of Rhode Island (...
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Thu, 1787-06-28
The birth of Black Seminole warrior Abraham is celebrated on this date in 1787. He was an African Native American soldier and politician.
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Wed, 1787-07-11
John Quincy Adams was born on this date in 1767. He was a White American diplomat, politician, opponent of slavery, and the sixth president of...
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Thu, 1787-07-12
On this date in 1787, the Three-fifths Compromise was enacted. Delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia that year accepted a...
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