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Revisit: TAMPA BAY RACE RIOT (1967)

The Tampa Bay Race Riot was one of dozens of race riots that occurred in U.S. cities during the spring and summer of 1967. The riot took place between June 11 and June 14, 1967 after nineteen-year-old Martin Chambers who was a suspect in the robbery of a camera store in Tampa, was killed by the Tampa police. Chambers was seen running from the police near Nebraska and Harrison Streets and was shot in the back by Police Officer James Calvert. He later died. Following the incident, a riot broke out along Central Avenue. Continue reading Revisit: TAMPA BAY RACE RIOT (1967)

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Revisit: KWANZAA (1966- )

Kwanzaa is an annual African American and pan-African family, community, and culture celebration. It is observed between December 26 and January 1. It was created in 1966 by founder Dr. Maulana Karenga in the wake of the 1965 Watts Rebellion and is based on African harvest festival traditions and the Swahili language. Dr. Karenga was a significant figure in the Black Power and Civil Rights Movements, and his goal was to reaffirm African American roots in African culture, to serve as a communal celebration of African people to reaffirm and reinforce the bonds between them and to instill a sense of pride and identity, purpose, and direction. Continue reading Revisit: KWANZAA (1966- )

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Revisit: FORMATION OF THE BUFFALO SOLDIERS, 1866

On July 28, 1866, the Thirty-Ninth Congress passed the Act to increase and fix the Military Peace Establishment of the United States; thus the federal government created six all-Colored Army Regiments. The units identified as the 9th and 10th Colored Cavalry Regiments and the 38th, 39th, 40th, and 41st Colored Infantry Regiments. Each regiment would have approximately 1,000 black soldiers led by white officers. Continue reading Revisit: FORMATION OF THE BUFFALO SOLDIERS, 1866

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African American History

FORMATION OF THE BUFFALO SOLDIERS, 1866

On July 28, 1866, the Thirty-Ninth Congress passed the Act to increase and fix the Military Peace Establishment of the United States; thus, the federal government created six all-Colored Army Regiments. The units identified as the 9th and 10th Colored Cavalry Regiments and the 38th, 39th, 40th, and 41st Colored Infantry Regiments. Each regiment would have approximately 1,000 black soldiers led by white officers. Continue reading FORMATION OF THE BUFFALO SOLDIERS, 1866

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