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9/7/2007,
in category "People"
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John R Lynch ~
(first Black speaker at a Republican National Convention) born
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7/29/2007,
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John Russwurm and Samuel Cornish ~
founded
Freedom's Journal , the first Black newspaper
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2/16/2008,
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John Singleton ~
(film director) becomes the first Black director to be nominated for an Academy Award
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Posted by:
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10/30/2007,
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John Standard ~
(inventor) patents the Oil Stove
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7/29/2007,
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John Thompson ~
(Georgetown University coach) becomes the first Black coach to win NCAA basketball tournament
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Posted by:
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8/19/2007,
in category "People"
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John V. DeGrasse ~
(physician) was inducted into the Massachusetts Medical Society
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7/29/2007,
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John W Cromwell ~
(Secretary of the American Negro Academy) born
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Posted by:
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2/23/2008,
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Johnnie Rebecca Carr ~
dies at age 97 (from a stroke). She formed the Montgomery Improvement Association after Rosa Parks was arrested for ref ...
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Posted by:
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7/29/2007,
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Johnny Mathis ~
(singer) born
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Posted by:
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10/14/2007,
in category "People"
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Jomo Kenyatta ~
(first president of Kenya) is born
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Posted by:
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8/19/2007,
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Jomo Kenyatta ~
(president of Kenya) died
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7/29/2007,
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Joseph A Johnson Jr ~
admitted into its Divinity School, becomes the first Black student at Vanderbilt University
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7/29/2007,
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Joseph Boulogne Saint-Georges ~
(composer, violinist and champion fencer) born
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2/10/2011,
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Joseph Charles Price ~
(educator) born
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Posted by:
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10/1/2007,
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Joseph E. Lowery ~
(activist and president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference) is born in Huntsville, Alabama.
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Posted by:
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7/29/2007,
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On this date:
Joseph Howze ~
named auxiliary bishop of Misissippi
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7/29/2007,
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Joseph L Searles ~
becomes the first Black member of the New York Stock Exchange
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7/29/2007,
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Josephine Baker ~
(entertainer and singer) dies
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7/29/2007,
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Josephine Baker ~
(entertainer and singer) makes her Paris debut
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7/29/2007,
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Josh Gibson ~
(the home run king of the Negro Baseball League) born
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4285 times
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Posted by:
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2/16/2008,
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Josh White ~
(folk and blues singer) is born in Greenville, South Carolina
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7/29/2007,
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JR Winters ~
patents the fire escape
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Posted by:
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1/19/2008,
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Julian Bond ~
(politician and civil rights activist) is born in Nashville, Tennessee
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Posted by:
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2/16/2008,
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Julius "Dr. J." Erving ~
(basketball legend) is born in Roosevelt, New York
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Posted by:
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1/19/2008,
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Julius Lester ~
(writer, educator, and musician) is born in St. Louis, Missouri
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