BHM - Black Facts 2.25

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1999 - White supremacist John King sentenced to death
White supremacist John King, one of three white men accused of chaining James Byrd to a pickup and dragging him along a Texas road until he was decapitated, was sentenced to death by lethal injection. If his death penalty is carried out, he will be the first white Texan executed for killing a black since slavery ended....
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2.
1998 - I Believe I Can Fly
R. Kelly's hit single "I Believe I Can Fly" win Best Male R&B Vocal, Best Song Written for TV or a Movie and Best R&B Song Grammy Awards.
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3.
1987 - NAACP leader Edward Daniel Nixon dies
Edward Daniel Nixon, former president of the Georgia NAACP, died at age 87.
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4.
1980 - Robert E. Hayden dies
Robert E. Hayden, poet and poetry consultant to the Library of Congress, dies
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5.
1978 - Death of Daniel ("Chappie") James Jr
Death of Daniel ("Chappie") James Jr. (58), retired Air Force general and the first Black promoted to four-star rank, at the Air Force Academy, Colorado.
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1975 - Death of Elijah Muhammad
Death of Elijah Muhammad (77), leader of the Nation of Islam, in Chicago. He was succeeded by his son, Wallace D. Muhammad.
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1971 - President Nixon meets with Congressional Black Caucus
President Nixon met with members of the Congressional Black Caucus and appointed a White House panel to study a list of recommendations made by the group.
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1964 -
Cassius Clay becomes world heavyweight boxing champion.
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1948 - Martin Luther King,Jr. Ordained
Martin Luther King ordained as a Baptist minister
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10.
1839 - Seminoles
Seminoles and their Black allies shipped from Tampa Bay, Florida, to the West.