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* Today in Black History - January 1 *
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* The Nguzo Saba - The seven principles of Kwanzaa - Principle for *
* Day #7 - Imani (ee-MAH-nee) Faith: To believe with all our hearts *
* in our parents, our teachers, our leaders, our people and the *
* righteousness and victory of our struggle. *
* http://www.endarkenment.com/kwanzaa/ *
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1788 - The Quakers in Pennsylvania emancipate their slaves.
1804 - Haiti achieves independence from France.
1808 - The slave trade is outlawed in the United States. This stopped
the legal importation of African slaves, but did not stop domestic
trading in slaves.
1831 - William Lloyd Garrison publishes the first issue of "The
Liberator" in Boston, Massachusetts. The newspaper will become
a major influence in the movement to abolish slavery in the
United States.
1856 - Bridget "Biddy" Mason and her children are granted their freedom by
the California courts. After gaining her freedom, she will move
to Los Angeles, where she will become a major landowner and be
known for her philanthropy to the poor.
1863 - President Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation,
declaring freedom for slaves living in the states that joined
the rebellion that will become known as the Civil War.
1900 - The British protectorates of Northern & Southern Nigeria are
established.
1916 - The first issue of the "Journal of Negro History" is published
with Carter G. Woodson as editor.
1917 - Ulysses Simpson Kay is born in Tucson, Arizona. He will become
a classical composer and one of the first American composers
to travel to the Soviet Union. He will be known for his works
for orchestra, piano, and chamber ensemble.
1956 - Sudan becomes independent.
1959 - Chad becomes an autonomous republic within the French Community.
1960 - Cameroon gains independence from France.
1962 - Rwanda is granted internal self-government by Belgium.
1964 - The Federation of Rhodesia & Nyasaland is dissolved.
1973 - The West African Economic Community is formed with Benin, Ivory
Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, and Upper Volta as
members.
1986 - Aruba becomes an independent part of Kingdom of the Netherlands.
1990 - David Dinkins is sworn in as first African American mayor of
New York City.
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