Freedom Calendar 07/15/06 - 07/22/06

July 15, 1980, NAACP President Benjamin Hooks addresses Republican National Convention; previously appointed by President Richard Nixon in 1972 as first African-American member of U.S. Civil Rights Commission.

July 16, 1866, Republican Congress overrides Democrat President Andrew Johnson’s veto of Freedman's Bureau Act, which protected former slaves from “black codes” denying their rights.

July 17, 1862, Over unanimous Democrat opposition, Republican Congress passes Confiscation Act stating that slaves of the Confederacy 'shall be forever free'.

July 18, 1906, Birth of Asian-American U.S. Senator Samuel Hayakawa (R-CA).

July 19, 1867, Republican Congress overrides Democrat President Andrew Johnson’s veto of legislation protecting voting rights of African-Americans.

July 20, 1854, Anti-slavery activists in Worcester, MA found Massachusetts Republican Party.

July 21, 1896 African-American Republican activist Mary Terrell elected first president of the National Association of Colored Women.

July 22, 1993, Death of Roscoe Robinson, first African-American four-star general in the U.S. Army; promoted in 1982 by President Ronald Reagan.

"And I think that this is a very good opportunity, indeed, to say a word of thanks -- thank you for the contribution, for the support that we have enjoyed throughout from the people of the United States of America, from the American government, to help us along the way towards German unification. I think we owe you a big debt of gratitude for being able to finally live within one country in peace and freedom; one country -- Germany. (Applause.)"

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Friday, July 13, 2006

SOURCE: Republican Freedom Calendar

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