January 05, 1910
President Taft Appoints Black Judge
President William Taft nominates Robert Heberton Terrell to a judgeship at the Municipal Court of the District of Columbia.
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March 07, 1910
John A. Matthews Born
Community Activist John A. Matthews is born.
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March 18, 1910
Marjorie Witt Johnson Born
Dancer, dance instructor, social worker and daughter of a Buffalo soldier Marjorie Witt Johnson is born on this date in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
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March 20, 1910
Allan Crite Born
Artist Allan Crite is born in Plainfield, New Jersey.
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March 27, 1910
Roland McConnell Born
Historian and author Roland McConnell is born in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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May 28, 1910
Aaron T-Bone Walker Born
Electric blues guitarist and vocalist Aaron "T-Bone" Walker was born on this date. Some of Walker's songs include T-Bone Shuffle and Jealous Woman.
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June 18, 1910
Alonzo Pettie Born
Cowboy Alonzo Pettie is born in Tyler, Texas.
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July 04, 1910
Jack Johnson Defeats Jim Jeffries
Heavyweight champion Jack Johnson defeated Jim Jeffries on this date in a fifteen round bout.
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August 07, 1910
Charles Stewart Born
Electician and organizer Charles Stewart is born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
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September 24, 1910
Ora Higgins Born
Personnel manager Ora Higgins is born in Birmingham, Alabama.
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September 27, 1910
W.C. Handy Makes Music
W.C. Handy makes a stir in the music world when he publishes his celebrated ditty "The Memphis Blues" regarded as the first blues song written.
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September 29, 1910
National Urban League Formed
The National Urban League is formed in New York City. The league is born out of a merger of the National League for the Protection of Colored Women, National League on Urban Conditions Among Negroes and the Niagra Movement.
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November 19, 1910
Edith Gray Born
Educator Edith Gray is born in Galveston, Texas, on this date.
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