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Mar 6,
1857
“A Constitutional Evil:” The Dred Scott Decision
Feb 1,
1902
Langston Hughes, Noted African-American Poet, Social Critic, is Born
Feb 18,
1903
“In Dahomey,” First All-African-American Musical, Opens on Broadway
Jul 11,
1905
Niagara Movement, Forerunner of NAACP, Founded
Apr 13,
1906
The Brownsville Outrage: African-American Soldiers Framed, Discharged
Jul 2,
1908
Thurgood Marshall, Civil Rights Giant, is Born
Feb 12,
1909
NAACP Founded – Civil Rights Crusade Begins
Nov 20,
1910
Pauli Murray, Civil Rights and Feminist Activist, is Born
Mar 17,
1912
Bayard Rustin, Civil Rights Activist, is Born
Mar 24,
1912
Dorothy Height, Matriarch of the Civil Rights Movement, is Born
Apr 4,
1913
Racially Integrated Suffrage Conference Held in St. Louis
Apr 11,
1913
President Wilson Segregates Federal Agencies
Feb 8,
1915
“Birth of a Nation” Opens: A Century of Controversy Follows
Jun 21,
1915
“Grandfather” Clauses Unconstitutional
Jul 2,
1917
Huge East St. Louis Race Riot Erupts
Jul 28,
1917
NAACP Leads Silent March Down Fifth Avenue to Protest Racist Violence
Apr 18,
1918
Dyer Anti-lynching Bill Introduced in House
Jul 19,
1919
Race Riot Erupts in Washington, DC
Jul 21,
1919
NAACP Demands President Wilson Condemn Racial Violence
Jul 27,
1919
Massive Chicago Race Riot Erupts
Jan 11,
1920
German Officials Slander African-American Troops
Jun 14,
1922
5,000 March Silently Past the White House to Protest Lynching
Aug 2,
1924
Noted African-American Author James Baldwin is Born
Oct 17,
1924
Democrats Accuse Republicans of Coercing Votes of Federal Employees
Nov 30,
1924
Shirley Chisholm, First African-American Woman in Congress, Is Born in Brooklyn, NY
Aug 1,
1925
African-American Lawyers Form National Bar Association
Feb 7,
1926
“Negro History Week” First Celebrated
Mar 7,
1927
Texas White Primary Held Unconstitutional (For a While, Anyway)
Dec 27,
1927
“Show Boat” – First Racially Integrated Broadway Musical, And With Interracial Themes
Mar 25,
1931
Scottsboro Case Begins: Nine Young African-Americans Arrested in Alabama
Oct 2,
1932
LA Police, American Legion Break Up Scottsboro Defense Meeting in Long Beach, CA
Nov 7,
1932
Scottsboro Case Impact – Supreme Court Rules Lawyer Required in Capital Cases
May 8,
1933
Interracial March in Washington Demands Justice for Scottsboro Defendants
Nov 27,
1933
California Governor Praises Lynch Mob – ACLU, NAACP Protest
Mar 20,
1935
NYC Mayor La Guardia Launches Investigation of Police Brutality in Harlem
Apr 1,
1935
Scottsboro Case Conviction Overturned: African-Americans Excluded From Jury
Dec 27,
1935
Scottsboro Defense Committee Organized
Apr 12,
1936
Benny Goodman, Teddy Wilson, Gene Krupa Play First Racially Integrated Jazz Concert in Major Venue
Dec 12,
1938
Supreme Court: Missouri Must Provide Law School Opportunity for African-Americans
Oct 19,
1940
NYU Students Protest University Discrimination Against its Own Player
Jun 25,
1941
FDR Signs First-Ever Equal Employment Opportunity Order
Jul 1,
1941
March on Washington Cancelled After FDR Issues EEO Order
May 7,
1942
NY Governor Signs Two Early Anti-Discrimination Bills into Law
Jun 20,
1943
Detroit Race Riot Paralyzes City, Threatens War Effort
Aug 1,
1943
Harlem Race Riot Signals Rising African-American Discontent
Jun 3,
1946
Irene Morgan Wins Historic Court Victory Against Interstate Travel Segregation
Oct 14,
1946
Atlanta Officials Put “Negro” Designation After Coroner Candidate’s Name – Candidate Protests
Feb 21,
1947
College Students Protest “Jim Crow” Barber
Jul 26,
1948
President Truman Desegregates U. S. Military
May 20,
1951
NAACP Declares Today “Josephine Baker Day” in Harlem
Jun 13,
1956
Court Orders Montgomery, Alabama, Buses Desegregated
Feb 27,
1960
GOP Leader Senator Dirksen Supports “Good” Civil Rights Bill
Jun 24,
1960
Senator John F. Kennedy Praises Sit-Ins
May 9,
1961
Freedom Rider John Lewis Beaten in Rock Hill, South Carolina
Jun 16,
1961
Freedom Ride Leader Diane Nash Rebuffs AG Robert Kennedy
Apr 3,
1962
Defense Dept. Orders Racial Integration of all Military Reserves – But Not the National Guard
Jan 31,
1963
Folk Singer Josh White Performs for JFK at “Dinner with the President” on CBS TV
Jun 12,
1963
Mississippi Civil Rights Leader Medgar Evers Shot and Killed
Aug 28,
1963
“I Have a Dream”: King Delivers Historic Speech at March on Washington
Aug 28,
1963
John Lewis’ Speech at March on Washington Censored
Jun 21,
1964
Mississippi Freedom Summer Project Begins – Three Civil Rights Workers Murdered
Jul 16,
1964
Police Shooting Sparks Harlem Riot – Four Years of “Long Hot Summers” Begin
Apr 27,
1965
SCOPE Voter Registration Drive Launched
Jun 16,
1966
“Black Power!” A Slogan is Born
May 29,
1967
Cleveland Bar Association Criticizes Mayor for Not Meeting with Martin Luther King
Aug 25,
1967
J. Edgar Hoover Authorizes COINTELPRO Action Against Black Panther Party
Feb 10,
1969
Federal Judge Finds City of Chicago Guilty of Discrimination in Public Housing
Sep 3,
1971
FBI to Investigate Police Violence Against Latinos, African-Americans in Bridgeport, CT
Jun 30,
1982
President Reagan Signs 25-Year Extension of Voting Rights Act
Jun 8,
1992
Court Upholds Professor’s Free Speech Rights on African-American Inferiority
Jun 13,
2005
Senate Apologizes for Never Passing Anti-Lynching Law
Mar 2,
2013
Montgomery, Alabama, Police Chief Apologizes to John Lewis for 1961 Beating, Gives Lewis His Badge
Nov 21,
2013
Alabama Pardons Last Three Scottsboro Defendants; Historic Civil Rights Case Finally Ends
Aug 9,
2014
Unarmed Michael Brown Shot and Killed by Ferguson, Missouri, Police Officer – Nationwide Protests Follow
Feb 17,
2015
New Report Finds More African-Americans Lynched in U.S. Than Previously Believed
Mar 4,
2015
DOJ Issues Blistering Report on Ferguson, Missouri, Police Department
Mar 4,
2015
President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing Releases Interim Report
May 2,
2015
Folk Singer Guy Carawan Dies; Taught “We Shall Overcome” to Sit-In Leaders
Jun 2,
2015
African-American Soldier Awarded Medal of Honor – 97 Years Late
Oct 23,
2015
FBI Director James Comey Blames Police Critics For Recent Rise in Violent Crime
Apr 16,
2016
Washington Post Wins Pulitzer for Path-Breaking Reporting on People Shot by the Police
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