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Channing Heggie Tobias

November 5th in African American History – Channing Heggie Tobias

November 5, 1961 Channing Heggie Tobias, civil rights activist, died. Tobias was born February 1, 1882 in Augusta, Georgia. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Paine College in 1902 and a Bachelor of Divinity degree from Drew Theological Seminary in 1905. For the next six years he taught bible literature at Paine College.

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Eddie Harris

November 5th in African American History – Eddie Harris

November 5, 1996 Eddie Harris, jazz musician, died. Harris was born October 20, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois. He studied music at DuSable High School and Roosevelt University before he was drafted into the army where he played in the 7th Army Band. His first album, “Exodus to Jazz” (1961), included his jazz arrangement of the […]

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Daisy Lee Gatson Bates

November 4th in African American History – Daisy Lee Gatson Bates

November 4, 1999 Daisy Lee Gatson Bates, journalist and civil rights leader, died. Bates was born November 11, 1914 in Huttig, Arkansas. In 1941, Bates and her husband started a local Black newspaper, The Arkansas State Press, which was an avid voice for civil rights. In 1952, she was elected president of the Arkansas State […]

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Barack Hussein Obama

November 4th in African American History – Barack Hussein Obama

November 4, 2008 Barack Hussein Obama was elected the first African American President of the United States. Obama defeated John McCain 52.9% to 45.7% in the popular vote and 365 to 173 in the Electoral College vote. Turnout for the election was the highest in 40 years.

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Larry Holmes

November 3rd in African American History – Larry Holmes

November 3, 1949 Larry Holmes, former heavyweight boxing champion, was born in Cuthbert, Georgia. Holmes started boxing at the age of 19 and had an amateur record of 19 wins and 3 losses. He had his first professional fight on March 21, 1973 and won the heavyweight championship when he defeated Ken Norton on June […]

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Charles Dean Dixon

November 3rd in African American History – Charles Dean Dixon

November 3, 1976 Charles Dean Dixon, orchestra conductor, died. Dixon was born January 10, 1915 in New York City. He studied conducting at the Juilliard School and Columbia University. In 1931, when early pursuits of conducting engagements were stifled by racial bias, Dixon formed his own orchestra and choral society.

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Lawrence Chatmon

November 2nd in African American History – Lawrence Chatmon Larry Little

November 2, 1945 Lawrence Chatmon “Larry” Little, hall of fame football player, was born in Groveland, Georgia. Little played college football at Bethune-Cookman College and was signed by the San Diego Chargers of the American Football League as a free agent in 1967.

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