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25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 1 1945: The Liberty Ship sank after hitting a mine in the Atlantic Ocean. | 2 1932: Birth date Lt. Gen. Frank E. Peterson, first black officer to reach flag rank in the regular Marine Corps. |
3 1869: The 38th and 41st Infantry Regiments joined and became the 24th Infantry Regiment. | 4 Robert Mugabe forms Zimbabwe`s first black government. | 5 1770: The Boston Massacre lasted 20 minutes. | 6 1857: The Dred Scott vs. Sanford case was decided by the United States Supreme Court. | 7 1965: Alabama State police attacked blacks marching from Selma to Montgomery. | 8 1838: David Ruggles founded Mirror of Liberty first black owned magazine. | 9 1821-1913: Died Harriet Tubman, Engineer of the Underground Railroad |
10 1820: Birth date of Harriet Tubman, Conductor of the Underground Railroad. | 11 1861: Confederate states of America adopted a constitution; slave trade was outlawed. | 12 Malcolm X announced his split from Elijah Muhammad`s Nation of Islam. | 13 1794: Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin, based on the ideas and plans of a slave; 1977: Died Fanie Lou Hamer, freedom fighter | 14 1933: Jazz composer, arranger, and musician Quincy Jones was born in Chicago. | 15 1920: The American Legion was formed in Paris at the end of WWII. | 16 1806-1894: Birth date of Norbert Rillieux, inventor of sugar refining |
17 St. Patrick`s Day
1863: Slavery was abolished in Texas. | 18 The Front de Liberation National and French Authorities agree to a cease fire in Algeria. | 19 1619: William Tucker was the first black born in the colonies. | 20 1852: Uncle Tom's Cabin was published based on the life of a Maryland slave. | 21 1960: First lunch counters were integrated in San Antonio, Texas. | 22 1972: Congress proposed the Equal Rights Amendment. | 23 1938: Mayor of Atlanta, Maynard Jackson born in Dallas, Texas. |
24 1988: More than 350 blacks denied jobs by Honda of America, received a settlement. | 25 1931: The Scottsboro Boys (9 black boys) were falsely charged with rape. | 26 1944: Birth date of actress/singer Diana Ross. | 27 1900: Effa Manley, An African-American business entrepreneur, was born. Manley was the only female owner in the history of Negro Leagues. | 28 1799: New York State abolished slavery; 1804: Ohio passed law restricting the movement of blacks | 29 1936: Italians flatten the Ethiopian city of Harah. | 30 1870: The 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified. |
31 1856: Henry Ossian Flipper, the first black graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |