*1794
France abolishes slavery. The nation will have a lukewarm commitment to abolition and will, under Napoleon, reestablish slavery in 1802 along with the reinstitution of the "Code noir", prohibiting blacks, mulattoes and other people of color from entering French colonial territory or intermarrying with whites.
*1996
J.C. Watts becomes the first Black selected to respond to a state of the unioun address.
France abolishes slavery. The nation will have a lukewarm commitment to abolition and will, under Napoleon, reestablish slavery in 1802 along with the reinstitution of the "Code noir", prohibiting blacks, mulattoes and other people of color from entering French colonial territory or intermarrying with whites.
*1913
Rosa Parks (born Roas Louise McCauley) was born on this day.
*1969
MPLA begins armed struggle against Portugal in Angola.
*1971
National Guard mobilized to quell rioting in Wilmington, North Carolina. Two persons killed. Until the 9th.
*1986
A stamp of Sojourner Truth is issued by the U.S. Postal Service
*1996
J.C. Watts becomes the first Black selected to respond to a state of the unioun address.
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