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Jul 31

2007

BLACK IN TIME: A Moment In OUR History

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Charles C. Spaulding:

Business Leader And Civil Rights Activist, Charles Clinton Spaulding Was Born On August 1, 1874, In Columbus County, North Carolina.

Spaulding Left Home At Age 20 And Moved To Durham, NC Where He Became Manager Of A Black-Owned Grocery Store.

In 1899, The Newly Established North Carolina Mutual & Provident Association Hired Him As General Manager. A Year Later He Was Promoted To Full-Time General Manager.

Spaulding's Aggressive Advertising Strategy To Give The Company Name Recognition Within The Community Paid Off. North Carolina

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Jul 30

2007

BLACK IN TIME: A Moment In OUR History

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. And El -Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Malcolm X):

The Following Letter Was Written By Minister Malcolm X To Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On July 31, 1963, Less Than A Month Before The Historic March On Washington:

July 31, 1963

MUHAMMAD'S MOSQUE NO. 7
113 Lenox Avenue
New York 26, New York

July 31, 1963

Dr. Martin Luther King
C/O Southern Christian Leadership Conference
334 Auburn Avenue
Atlanta J, Georgia

Dear Sir:

The present racial crisis in this country carries within it powerful destructive

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Jul 30

2007

BLACK IN TIME: A Moment In OUR History

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Laurence Fishburne:

Oscar- Nominated, Emmy And Tony Award-Winning Actor/Producer/Playwright, Laurence Fishburne Was Born July 30, 1961, In Augusta, GA.

He Was Reared In Brooklyn New York, Following The Divorce Of His Parents During His Childhood.

Laurence Fishburne Started Acting At Age 12. In 1973 He Landed The Role Of Joshua Hall On ABC's One Life To Live. He Was On That Show Until 1976.

In 1975, He Starred In The Feature Film, Cornbread, Earl And Me, In Which He Played A Teenager Who Witinesses The Police Shooting Of A Popular High School Basketball Player.

His

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Jul 26

2007

BLACK IN TIME: A Moment In OUR History

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William Wells Brown:

On July 27, 1853, Clotel; or the President's Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States, Was Published In London, England, By Author And Historian, William Wells Brown.

Clotel, The First Novel By An African American, Told The Story Of President Thomas Jefferson's Daughter, Borne By His Black Housekeeper, Sally Hemming.

When The Book Was Published In The United States, In 1864, The Title Was Changed To Clotelle: A Tale of the Southern States. All References To The Father Of Clotelle Had Been Removed.

William Wells Brown Was Born A Slave Near

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Jul 25

2007

BLACK IN TIME: A Moment In OUR History

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Patrick Frances Healy:

On July 26, 1865, After Passing His Final Exams At The University Of Louvain In Belgium, Father Patrick Francis Healy Became The First African American To Earn A Ph.D.

Healy Began His Career As A Teacher At St. Joseph's College In Philadelphia And Later Was A Professor Of Philosophy At Georgetown University In Washington, DC. He Served As President Of Georgetown From 1874 -1882, Becoming The First Black American To Run A Historically White University. So Profound Was His Impact At The School, He Is Often Referred To As The "Second Founder Of Georgetown,"

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