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Mr. Clutter
Villegas Middle School
February 2007
1. MARCH 7, 1942
First Black cadets graduate from flying school at
Tuskegee, Alabama. In June 1943, the first
squadron of Black aviators, the 99th Pursuit
Squadron, flew its first combat mission.
2. NOVEMBER 3, 1942William L. Dawson is elected to Congress
from Chicago. On August 1, 1944, Adam Clayton
Powell, Jr., of Harlem became the first Black
Congressman from the East.
3. APRIL 3, 1944The Supreme Court rules in Smith v. Allwright that
“White primaries” could not exclude Black voters.
4. MAY 8, 1945
Germany surrenders on VE Day, Japan surrendered on
September 2, VJ Day, ending World War II. A total of
1,154,720 Blacks were inducted into the Armed Services. Many
returned to America and attended college with GI Bill of Rights
benefits.
5. OCTOBER 23, 1945
Brooklyn Dodgers who
moved to Los Angeles in 1958,
sign Jackie Robinson {Died 10
2472} and send him to their
Montreal farm team. On April
15, 1947, Robinson made his
debut at Ebbetts Field and
became the first Black in the
Major Leagues in modern times.
6. MARCH 21, 1946
Kenny Washington signs with the Los Angeles Rams and
becomes the first Black player in professional football in 13
years. Three other Blacks: Woody Strode of the Rams; Ben
Willis and Marion Motley of the Cleveland Browns signed in
the same year.
7. MAY 17, 1954In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court outlaws
segregation in the public school system. Landmark Brown v.
Board of Education Topeka decision sounded death knell for
legal segregation in the United States.
8. MAY 10, 1955
Chuck Berry records “Maybelline,”
which played major role in
development of rock ‘n’ roll. Berry
and other Black stars, notably Muddy Waters and Little
Richard, were the major musical influences on the Beatles and other
White groups.
9. DECEMBER 5, 1955
Historic bus boycott begins
in Montgomery, Alabama.
Rosa Parks {Died 102505 at the age of
92} sparked the boycott when she refused to give her bus seat to a
White man. The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. was elected
president of the boycott organization.
10. SEPTEMBER 25, 1957
Nine Little Rock, Arkansas,
schoolchildren are escorted to
Central High School by federal
troops, ending efforts to thwart court
ordered integration.
11. DECEMBER 17, 1959
The founding of Motown Records {Barry Gordon} help
change the understanding, marketing, and promotion of Black
popular music.
12. AUGUST 28, 196325,000 people participate in the March
on Washington, the biggest civil rights
demonstration ever. This is where
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered
his famous speech “I Have a Dream.”
13. FEBRUARY 21, 1965
Malcolm X {Malcolm Little}
charismatic Black nationalist
leader, is assassinated at the
Audubon Ballroom in Harlem.
Three Blacks were later convicted
and sentenced to life imprisonment.
14. MARCH 21, 1965
Thousands of marchers, led by Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. and protected by federal troops, complete the first
leg of the Selmato Montgomery march.
15. AUGUST 11, 1965
An insurrection starts in the Watts section of Los Angeles
and rages for six days. The Watts insurrection was the first in a
wave of major disturbances that forced a national reappraisal of
racism in America.
16. OCTOBER 2, 1967Thurgood Marshall {1908 – 1993]
becomes the first Black member of the
U.S. Supreme Court.
17. APRIL 4, 1968
Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated by a James Earl Ray in Memphis. The assassination triggered a national crisis with rioting in more than 100 cities and calls for racial renewal and repentance. President Johnson declared a day of mourning. Note: James Earl Ray died April 23, 1998.
18. JANUARY 2330, 1977
The ABCTV dramatization of Alex Haley’s Roots becomes the highestrated drama in TV history and sparks a national “roots” craze.
19. NOVEMBER 2, 1983
President Ronald Reagan signs a bill designating the third Monday in January of each year as a federal holiday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Millions celebrated the first holiday on January 20, 1986.
20. SEPTEMBER 20, 1984
The Cosby Show premieres on NBCTV and changes the image of AfricanAmerican and the viewing habits of White Americans.
21. SEPTEMBER 21, 1989
General Colin L. Powell is confirmed by the Senate as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He was the highest ranking AfricanAmerican officer in the U.S. History.
22. JUNE 27, 1991
Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall announces his retirement and decries the increasingly conservative direction of the Court. On July 1, President Bush nominated Clarence Thomas, a conservative Black on the U.S. District of Columbia Court of Appeals to fill the vacant seat. He was confirmed by a narrow 52 to 48 margin after Attorney Anita Hill, accused him of sexual harassment.
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