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1927

Coretta Scott King, African-American activist and author (died 2006)

1992

The acquittal of policemen who had beaten African-American motorist Rodney King sparked six days of civil unrest in Los

The acquittal of policemen who had beaten African-American motorist Rodney King sparked six days of civil unrest in Los Angeles (damage pictured), during which 63 people were killed.

1963

African Americans rioted in Birmingham, Alabama, in response to two bombings, perceiving local police to be complicit wi

African Americans rioted in Birmingham, Alabama, in response to two bombings, perceiving local police to be complicit with the perpetrators.

1916

Jesse Washington, a teenage African-American farmhand, was lynched in Waco, Texas

Jesse Washington, a teenage African-American farmhand, was lynched in Waco, Texas.

1980

Rioting spreads to Miami's mostly African-American neighborhoods of Overtown and Liberty City following the previous day

Rioting spreads to Miami's mostly African-American neighborhoods of Overtown and Liberty City following the previous day's courthouse protests.

1963

The Organisation of African Unity is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

The Organisation of African Unity is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

2020

George Floyd, African American man murdered by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin (born 1973)

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Africa Day (African Union)

1918

Lloyd Quarterman, African American chemist (died 1982)

1966

March Against Fear: African-American civil rights activist James Meredith is wounded in an ambush by white sniper James

March Against Fear: African-American civil rights activist James Meredith is wounded in an ambush by white sniper James Aubrey Norvell. Meredith and Norvell are photographed by Jack R. Thornell, whose�

1862

The United States and the United Kingdom agree in the Lyons–Seward Treaty to suppress the African slave trade

The United States and the United Kingdom agree in the Lyons–Seward Treaty to suppress the African slave trade.

1900

Lena Baker, African-American maid executed for capital murder, later pardoned posthumously (died 1945)

1923

Kitosh, an African labourer, died after having been flogged by his British employer, in a case that eventually led to re

Kitosh, an African labourer, died after having been flogged by his British employer, in a case that eventually led to reform of the legal system of the Kenya Colony.

1987

The Central African Republic's former emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa is sentenced to death for crimes he had committed durin

The Central African Republic's former emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa is sentenced to death for crimes he had committed during his 13-year rule.

1920

Three African-American circus workers were lynched by a mob in Duluth, Minnesota, a crime that shocked the country for h

Three African-American circus workers were lynched by a mob in Duluth, Minnesota, a crime that shocked the country for having taken place in the Northern United States.