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Black History Milestones - Black History - HISTORY.com  Find out more about the history of Black History Milestones, including videos, ... where Chief Justice Roger B. Taney and the majority eventually ruled that Scott was a .... Ferguson, a case that represented the first major test of the meaning of the .... but became a widespread movement in cities throughout the North and West.
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A Brief History Of African Americans In Washington, DC - www ...  The first black municipal office holder was elected in 1868. When Washington briefly became a federal territory in 1871, African American ... By 1900 Washington had the largest percentage of African Americans of any city in the nation. ... In 1957 Washington's African American population surpassed the 50 percent mark,...
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Americans of African Ancestry - World History International  The black people of the United States are mainly of African ancestry, but many have ... Blacks were also concentrated in the largest cities, with more than 1 million ... Eventually, slavery became rooted in the South's huge cotton and sugar plantations. ..... The Civil Rights Act of 1957, the first federal civil rights legislation to be...
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History of Washington, D.C. - Wikipedia  The history of Washington, D.C., is tied to its role as the capital of the United States. Originally ... Since the city government was run by the U.S. federal government, black and white school teachers were paid at an ..... In 1957, Washington became the first major city in the nation with a majority African-American population.
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The Civil Rights Movement And The Second Reconstruction, 1945 ...  Her act of civil disobedience galvanized the U.S. civil rights movement. ... panel became the killing ground for a long parade of civil rights proposals. .... in early September 1957, was the first major civil rights measure passed since 1875. .... elected to Congress from redrawn majority-black districts in which white incumbents...
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Free Flashcards about BLACK HISTORY MO. - StudyStack  HE BECAME THE 1ST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO WIN BEST SONG WHEN HIS ... IN 1948, FED UP WITH THE U.S., JAMES BALDWIN MOVED TO THIS CITY...
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Central High Anniversary: A Look Back - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette  Sept. 7: Fayetteville High School enrolls nine blacks along with 500 white students, ... Gradual school desegregation begins in several border states and the District ... People, that there will be no integration of students before September 1957. ... April 30: The pro-segregation Capital Citizens Council of Little Rock appeals to...
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List of U.S. cities with large African-American populations - Wikipedia  This is a list of the United States cities over 100,000 people that have populations that are over 30% Black or African American. Statistics include Black people regardless of nationality. Cities with the highest percentage of Blacks or African Americans in 2010. ... Ten cities with 100,000 or more total population and the highest percentage...
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The Crisis of 1957 - National Park Service  In 1957, nine African-American students entered Little Rock .... decision and urged southern states to resist it. ... Rock, the Capital Citizens' Council - a local version of the .... enforcement duty was turned over to the Arkansas National Guard troops .... armed guards escorted her to classes, but LaNier concentrated on her...
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Tuskegee became the source Education: The small Alabama normal ...  Aug 27, 1997 ... "You're walking on grounds where some of the greatest black minds walked," ... asked to move to Alabama to establish a school to train black teachers. ... Normal and Industrial Institute opened in an old church July 4, 1881.
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African-American Civil Rights Movement (18961954) - Wikipedia  The Civil Rights Movement in the United States was a long, primarily nonviolent series of ... That effort was largely ended by the Supreme Court's decision in the Civil .... the first African American to play professional sports in the major leagues. ..... of leaders in cities such as Chicago, Washington, and New York, whose black...
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Althea Gibson - Black History - HISTORY.com  Trailblazing athlete Althea Gibson became the first great African-American player in ... she became the first black player to win Wimbledon and the French and U.S. Open titles. ... Wimbledon and U.S.Open titles followed in 1957 and 1958. In all, Gibson powered her wayto 56 singles and doubles championships before...
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American National Biography Online: Bradley, Tom  Tom Bradley of Los Angeles, talks to Mayor Abraham Beame of New York, ... His victory at the polls made him the first African American elected to the ... Running for an unprecedented fifth term as mayor in 1989, Bradley appeared to be on his...
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List of first African-American mayors - Wikipedia  In the 19th century in the American South during Reconstruction, African Americans began to ... First Elected (1967) African American mayor of a large U.S. city: Richard G. ... First African American mayor of a large U.S. city: Carl Stokes (Cleveland, ... First African American elected mayor of a major Southern city: Maynard...
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The Great Migration - AAME - In Motion  The migration was a watershed in the history of African Americans. .... Over half came from cities and towns and had long abandoned work on the land. .... In the decade between 1910 and 1920, New York's black population rose by 66 ... aid and support to the newcomers, such as the National Urban League, founded in...
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Americans of African Ancestry - World History International  The black people of the United States are mainly of African ancestry, but many ... with more than 1 million (based on the 1990 census) living in both New York City ... almost 760,000 and made up nearly one fifth of the population of the United States. ... The blacks were easily distinguished by their color from the rest of the...
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Dinkins Elected New York Mayor : Politics: The Democrat is the first ...  Nov 8, 1989 ... Dinkins Elected New York Mayor : Politics: The Democrat is the first black to hold that office. ... would make him the first black to win election as a governor in U.S. history. But his margin was so thin--less than 1% with 99% of the vote ... and Cleveland, the first major city to elect a black mayor in 1967, put...
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The Main Street of Black America | The Bluegrass Situation  Aug 26, 2015 ... As the song swung to life, [Handy] saw bosses twirling their ... It was the Main Street of black America, the hub of Southern black culture. ... fiddler Jim Turner and W.C. Handy playing in establishments up and down Beale and ... Much like the rest of downtown Memphis, Beale suffered during the mid- and...
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Civil Rights Act of 1957 facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia ...  Get information, facts, and pictures about Civil Rights Act of 1957 at ... greater federal role in protecting the rights of African Americans and other minorities. ... Among the most significant lasting effects of these laws was the establishment of federal ... the bloc of Southern Democrats led by Senator Richard Russell of Georgia.
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Demographics of Chicago - Wikipedia  During its first century as a city, Chicago grew at a rate that ranked among the fastest growing in the world. Within the span of forty years, the city's population grew from slightly under 30,000 to over 1 million by 1890. ... By 1850 Irish immigrants accounted for about one-fifth of the city's population.[13] Many of the city's...
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The Three Generations of Black Mayors in America | Newgeography ...  Nov 29, 2014 ... Cities that elected first black mayors after the Black Power Era, during a period of ... Gary, Indiana followed suit the same year with the election of Richard ... Coleman Young, elected as Detroit's first black mayor in 1973, in many ..... He has been a staunch supporter of charter schools, along with his wife...