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First Africans Arrive In America Aboard A Dutch Ship:
On August 20, 1619, The First 20 African Settlers Arrived In The United States As Indentured Servants, Landing In Jamestown Colony, Virginia.
They Arrived On A Dutch Ship Under The Command Of Captain Jope And An English Pilot Named Marmaduke.
The Ship Was Headed For The West Indies But Had Been Thrown Off Course When It Was Robbed By Pirates.
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Event, Which Changed The Lives Of African Americans Forever, Received
Only A Few Lines In Colonist, John Rolfe's Journal. He Wrote: "...there came a Dutch man of warre that sold
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Marcus Garvey
Black
Nationalist, Publisher, Journalist, Orator And Entrepreneur, Marcus
Mosiah Garvey, Was Born On August 17, 1887, In St. Ann's Bay, Saint Ann
Parish, Jamaica.
In 1916 Marcus Garvey Moved To Harlem, New York To Gain Support For The Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), Which He First Established In Jamaica. The UNIA
Encouraged Blacks To Return To
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Peter Salem's Gravestone:
Peter Salem, A Revolutionary War Veteran And Hero Of The Battle Of Bunker Hill, Died On This Date, In 1816.
During The Battle Of Bunker Hill (Which Actually Took Place On Breed's Hill),
Fought In June, 1775, Salem Shot Down British Royal Marine, Maj. John
Pitcairn During The Final Assault. The Famous Battle Rallied The
Colonies Around The Fight Against The British.
As A Free Black From Farmingham, Massachusetts, Peter Salem Belonged To The Prestigious Ranks Of The Minutemen. The Minutemen
Were Skilled Fighters Who Had Weapons And Were Ready To
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Roy Wilkins:
On August 15, 1931, Civil Rights Activist, Roy Wilkins, Became Assistant Secretary Of The NAACP.
Roy Wilkins Was Born In St. Louis, Missouri On August 30, 1901. He Received A Sociology Degree From The University Of Minnesota In 1923.
A Portion Of Wilkins' Professional Career Was Spent In Journalism. He Worked For The "Minnesota Daily," And Was Editor Of Two Other Publications, The "Saint Paul Appeal (A Black Newspaper)" And The "Kansas City Call." When W. E. B. Du Bois Left The NAACP In 1934, Wilkins Replaced Him As Editor Of The "Crisis," The NAACP's Official
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Halle Berry:
Award-Winning Actress And Producer, Halle Berry, Was Born August 14, 1968, In Cleveland, Ohio.
Before Becoming An Actress Berry Entered Several Beauty Contests And Had A String Of Successes. She Won Miss Teen Ohio All-American, Miss Ohio (1985) And Was First-Runner Up In The Miss USA Pageant (1986). She Was Also The First Black Woman To Represent America As Miss World.
She Modeled For A While, Before
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