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On October 11 1901 the first African American recording artists were Bert Williams and George Walker, they recorded music for the Victor Talking Machine Company
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The NAACP was formed
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World War I began in Europe.
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the great migration begins.
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The Harlem race riot resulted in three African Americans killed and about sixty were injured Seventy five people were arrested by the police.
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Joe louis beats max schmeling in rematch of his 1936 defaet by germa boxer
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in 1938 a man was found mubbleing incoherently so he was chosen to be the 1st man to undergo shock therapy (percise date unknown)
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little leage baseball is formed and is the first mom-segregated youth sport. (specific date unknown)
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The U.S. Army creates the Tuskegee Air Squadron also known as the Tuskegee Airmen. (percis date unknown)
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Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt met Charles "Chief" Anderson an African American pilot in Tuskegee, Alabama. Charles Anderson flew Mrs. Eleanor around. Soon after the first Negro Air Corps pilots would be trained at the Tuskegee Institute.
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The black 99th Pursuit Squadron (Tuskegee Airmen) flies its first combat mission in Italy.
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The NAACP petition on racism is presented to the United Nations. (precise date unknown)
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Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play Major League baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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Juanita Hall was the first African American to win a Tony Award in with her role in South Pacific featured on Broadway. (precise date unknown)