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   #BlackFriday December 20, 2024

   1858
   John Brown’s Christmas Raid into Missouri

   1956
   Montgomery Bus Boycotts end

   1981
   The Broadway musical "Dream Girls" opens NYC

   1998
   Beth Anne Brown 1st African American woman to earn Ph.D. astronomy from University of Michigan

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     1912
     Lovie Louise Yancey born Bastrop TX

     1950
     Rev Dr Katie Cannon born Kannapolis NC

     1955
     William "Willy" Theodore Ribbs, 1st African American Formula One driver born San Jose CA

     1958
     Marc Haydel Morial born New Orleans LA

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     "I am for negro suffrage in every rebel state. If it be just, it should not be denied; if it be necessary, it should be adopted; if it be a punishment to traitors, they deserve it"
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     1867
     Thaddeus Stevens "Reconstruction" speech in front of US House

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     #BlackFriday December 27 2004

     1895
     1st African American intercollegiate football game

     1904
     The Negro Year Book

     1941
     Dr Charles Drew established pioneer blood bank NYC

     1949
     Nnamdi Azikiwe Addresses Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity at 35th Annual Convention Washington D.C.

     1956
     Spingarn medal awarded to Jackie Robinson

     Segregation Outlawed on public buses Tallahasee FL

     1986
     "Thats What Friends Are For" voted 'most popular single' 1986 Billboard

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     #BlackFriday January 3 2024

     1624
     1st African American child born in America, William Tucker

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     1867
     Centenary Biblical Institute chartered, Morgan State Uni

     1966
     Robert Clayton Henry 1st African American mayor in US

     1969
     Shirley Anita St Hill Chisolm began term 1st African American woman US congress

     Louis C Stokes sworn in 1st African American congressman Ohio

     1979
     Dr Melvin Herbert Evans sworn in 1st elected govenor Virgin Islands

     1989
     Arsenio Hall Show Premieres

     2008
     Barack Obama 1st African American candidate to win Presidential Primary

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     #BlackFriday January 10 2025

     1866
     Georgia Equal Rights Association organized

     1870
     Georgia legislature reconvened and admitted Black Rep & Sen

     1888
     A B Blackburn patents railway signal #375,362

     1957
     Southern Christian Leadership Conference founded New Orleans LA

     2017
     Barack Obama Farewell Address

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     #BlackFriday January 17 2025

     1942
     Muhammed Ali born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr Loiusville KY

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     #BlackFriday January 24 2025

     1962
     Jackie Robinson 1st Black player inducted to Baseball Hall of Fame

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     #BlackFriday January 31 2025

     I don't stick to one month. I can do Black History all year. Every Friday

     1865
     US Congress passed Thirteenth Amendment

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