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  President of Guinea Ahmed Sékou Touré died on this day in 1984

  D.L. Chandler

  Ahmed Sékou Touré rose to prominence as one of the key figures who fought for West African independence from European colonizers. Touré was the president of Guinea from 1958 until...

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  Anti-lynching journalist Ida B. Wells died on this day in 1931

  D.L. Chandler

  Ida B. Wells-Barnett stands as one of the most accomplished figures in African-American history, becoming a champion of women’s and civil rights. The Mississippi native died on this day in 1931,...

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  Black Panther Party co-founder Huey P. Newton born on this day in 1942

  D.L. Chandler

  Huey P. Newton, the co-founder of the American Black nationalist group the Black Panther Party, was born on this day in 1942. Newton’s life was a battle against racism and police brutality,...

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  How Nelson Mandela refused freedom in 1985 before he walked out of jail in 1990

  D.L. Chandler

  Nelson Mandela walked free from a South African prison in 1990, giving new hope to a nation wrecked by the racist practice of Apartheid. Mandela, however, could have walked free five years...

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  For demanding end of racial segregation, MLK’s Alabama home was bombed in 1956

  D.L. Chandler

  Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., the famed Black American leader who rose to become an iconic figure in the Civil Rights Movement, was targeted by racists who wished to silence his message of peace. Although...

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  The iconic Black Power fist was first raised on this day in 1968

  D.L. Chandler

  In one of the most-iconic moments of all time, Black Olympic medalists Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their gloved fists to the sky in what has become known as the “Black Power” salute....

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