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15th September 1831: The First National Negro Convention was held in Philadelphia

  • 15th September 2023
  • Tagged as: America, Civil Rights, Philadelphia, Race, Racism, United States

The Negro Convention Movement, sometimes referred to as the Colored Conventions Movement, developed during the antebellum period in the north American states.

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9th September 1776: The name ‘United States’ of America adopted by the Second Continental Congress

  • 9th September 2023
  • Tagged as: America, Continental Congress, Declaration of Independence, Jefferson, Nationhood, Philadelphia, Politics, Thomas Jefferson, United States, USA
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The new name for the former Thirteen Colonies represented a cohesive identity that united them under a common cause.

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13th July 1985: The Live Aid ‘global jukebox’ concert broadcast to an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion people

  • 13th July 2022
  • Tagged as: America, Britain, Concert, Culture, London, Music, Philadelphia, USA, Wembley

News reports the day after the concert stated that Live Aid had raised upwards of £40 million.

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