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7/29/2007,
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National Convention of Black Women ~
First National Convention of Black Women held in Boston MA
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9/15/2007,
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National Guard ~
mobilizes to control rioting in Dayton, Ohio
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7/29/2007,
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National Negro Convention ~
First National Negro Convention held in Philadelphia, PA
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9/9/2007,
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Nationalist Party in South Africa ~
Nationalist Party in South Africa wins White-only elections and begins dismantling limited rights of Africans
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7/29/2007,
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Negro Convention of Free Men ~
First Negro Convention of Free Men agree to boycott slave-produced goods
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7/29/2007,
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Oberlin College ~
Black students enroll in classes at Oberlin College, Ohio
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7/29/2007,
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Ohio law restricting movement of Blacks ~
Ohio passes law restricting the movement of Blacks
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2/16/2008,
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Otis Boykin ~
(inventor) patents an improved electronic resistor
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7/29/2007,
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People of Color Convention ~
held for the first time
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7/29/2007,
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Pledges of nondiscrimination ~
500 store owners in Tucson, Ariz sign pledges of nondiscrimination
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7/29/2007,
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Plessy vs. Ferguson ~
Supreme Court upholds the "Separate But Equal" doctrine in education and public accomodations in
Plessy v Ferguson
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9/2/2007,
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Police Attack ~
At least four Black college students were injured and 160 arrested during an intercollegiate celebration in Virginia Bea ...
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7/29/2007,
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Poor People's Campaign's ~
March on Washington begins
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7/29/2007,
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Poor People's Campaign's ~
Solidarity Day takes place
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7/29/2007,
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Post office manned by Blacks ~
The first post office manned by Blacks opens in Atlanta GA
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8/29/2007,
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President Eisenhower ~
passes the first civil rights bill to pass Congress since reconstruction
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10/31/2007,
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President Ronald Reagan ~
signs law designating the third Monday in January Martin Luther King Jr Day
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7/29/2007,
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Protest at Yale ~
Students protest at Yale University in support of the Black panthers
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7/29/2007,
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Protest of Patrice Lumumba's slaying ~
US and African nationalists protesting the slaying of Congo Premier Patrice Lumumba disrupt UN sessions
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11/18/2007,
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Protests Against Apartheid ~
occur worldwide. Main focus was on the demonstration at the South African Embassy in Washington D.C.
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7/29/2007,
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Public Accomodations Bill ~
instituted, outlawing discrimination in public facilities (such as hotels and restaurants)
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9/7/2007,
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Race riot ~
occurred in Charleston, South Carolina
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8/6/2007,
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Race Roit ~
in (Hemming Park) Jacksonville, Florida.
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11/18/2007,
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Racial Discrimination ~
is barred in federal housing by President John F. Kennedy
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7/29/2007,
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Savannah, GA's first Baptist church ~
Freed Blacks organize Savannah, GA's first Baptist church
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