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This is for the week beginning Monday, February 6.
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February 6 First organized emigration of U.S. Blacks back to Africa, from New York to Sierra leone, takes place, 1820

The Peabody Fund is established to promote Black education in the South, 1867

Bob Marley, reggae god, born, 1945

Arthur Ashe, first Black male to win Wimbledon, dies, 1993

February 7 Grenada Independence Day

Eubie Blake, pianist, born in Baltimore, 1883

Irwin C Mollison appointed judge of the US Customs Court by President Truman, 1945

February 8 Three South Carolina State students are killed during segregation protests in Orangeburg, 1968

February 9 Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple, born, 1944

Martin Luther King, civil rights activist, meets with President Lyndon Johnson to discuss Black voting rights, 1965

Leroy "Satchel" Paige elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, 1971

Bernard Harris becomes the first Black astronaut to take a spacewalk, dedicating it to the achievements of all African Americans, 1995

February 10 Joseph Charles Rice, educator, born, 1854

Leontyne Price, world renowed opera singer, born, 1927

Roberta Flack, singer, born, 1940

Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) founded, 1965

Andrew Brimmer is appointed the first Black person to serve on the Federal Reserve Board, 1966

Alex Haley, author of Roots, dies, 1992

February 11 Clifford Alexander Jr becomes the first Black Secretary of the Army, 1977

Nelson Mandela, South African president and politcal activist, released from prison after 27 years, 1990

February 12 Issac Burns Murphy, jockey, dies, 1869

NAACP founded after riot in Springfield, Il, 1909

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February	6	First organized emigration of U.S. Blacks back to Africa, from New York to Sierra leone, takes place, 1820
		The Peabody Fund is established to promote Black education in the South, 1867
		Bob Marley, reggae god, born, 1945
		Arthur Ashe, first Black male to win Wimbledon, dies, 1993

February	7	Grenada Independence Day
		Eubie Blake, pianist, born in Baltimore, 1883
		Irwin C Mollison appointed judge of the US Customs Court by President Truman, 1945

February	8	Three South Carolina State students are killed during segregation protests in Orangeburg, 1968

February	9	Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple, born, 1944
		Martin Luther King, civil rights activist, meets with President Lyndon Johnson to discuss Black voting rights, 1965
		Leroy "Satchel" Paige elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, 1971
		Bernard Harris becomes the first Black astronaut to take a spacewalk, dedicating it to the achievements of all African Americans, 1995

February	10	Joseph Charles Rice, educator, born, 1854
		Leontyne Price, world renowed opera singer, born, 1927
		Roberta Flack, singer, born, 1940
		Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) founded, 1965
		Andrew Brimmer is appointed the first Black person to serve on the Federal Reserve Board, 1966
		Alex Haley, author of Roots, dies, 1992

February	11	Clifford Alexander Jr becomes the first Black Secretary of the Army, 1977
		Nelson Mandela, South African president and politcal activist, released from prison after 27 years, 1990

February	12	Issac Burns Murphy, jockey, dies, 1869
		NAACP founded after riot in Springfield, Il, 1909