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1940
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BOOKER T. WASHINGTON - First US postage stamp to commemorate an African American, issued April 7, 1940.
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13TH AMENDMENT - October 20, 1940 commemorating the 75th anniversary of the passage of the 13th amendment.
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1963
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EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION - August 16, 1963.
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1967
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FREDERICK DOUGLASS - 25 cent stamp issued February 14, 1967.
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1969
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W.C. HANDY - May 17, 1969.
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1973
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HENRY O. TANNER - September 10, 1973.
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1975
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SALEM POOR - March 25, 1975.
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PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR - May 1, 1975.
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1978
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HARRIET TUBMAN - 13-cent stamp issued February 1, 1978.
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1979
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MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. - 15 cent stamp issued January 13, 1979.
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OLYMPIC GAMES AND SPORTS - 10 cent stamp was issued September 5, 1979.
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1980
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BENJAMIN BANNEKER - February 15, 1980.
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1981
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WHITNEY MOORE YOUNG, JR. - January 30, 1981.
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DR. CHARLES R. DREW - June 3, 1981.
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1982
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RALPH BUNCHE - January 12, 1982.
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- JACKIE ROBINSON - 20 cent stamp issued August 2, 1982.
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1983
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SCOTT JOPLIN - June 9, 1983.
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1984
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CARTER G. WOODSON - February 1, 1984.
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- ROBERTO CLEMENTE - 20 cent stamp issued August 17, 1984.
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1986
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SOJOURNER TRUTH - February 4, 1986.
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DUKE ELLINGTON - April 29, 1986.
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MATTHEW HENSON - May 28, 1986.
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1987
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JEAN BAPTISTE POINTE DU SABLE - February 20, 1987.
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1988
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JAMES WELDON JOHNSON - February 2, 1988.
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1989
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A. PHILIP RANDOLPH - February 3, 1989.
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1990
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IDA B. WELLS - February 1, 1990.
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JESSE OWENS - 25-cent stamp issued July 6, 1990.
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1991
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JAN MATZELIGER - September 15, 1991.
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1992
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W.E.B. DU BOIS - 29-cent stamp issued January 31, 1992.
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1993
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PERCY LAVON JULIAN - January 29, 1993.
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CLYDE MCPHATTER - June 16, 1993.
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DINAH WASHINGTON - June 16, 1993.
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OTIS REDDING - June 16, 1993.
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JOE LOUIS - June 22, 1993.
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PORGY AND BESS - July 14, 1993.
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1994
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OLYMPIC GAMES AND SPORTS - 29 cent stamp issued January 6, 1994.
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DR. ALLISON DAVIS - February 1, 1994.
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BUFFALO SOLDIERS - April 22, 1994.
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NAT KING COLE - September 1, 1994.
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BILLIE HOLIDAY - September 17, 1994.
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HOWLIN’ WOLF - September 17, 1994.
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ROBERT JOHNSON - September 17, 1994.
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"MA" RAINEY - September 17, 1994.
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JIMMY RUSHING - September 17, 1994.
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MUDDY WATERS - September 17, 1994.
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BESSIE SMITH - September 17, 1994.
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JIM BECKWOURTH - October 18, 1994.
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BILL PICKETT - October 18, 1994.
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1995
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HARRIET TUBMAN - 32-cent stamp issued June 29, 1995.
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FREDERICK DOUGLASS - 32-cent stamp issued June 29, 1995.
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LOUIS ARMSTRONG - September 16, 1995.
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EUBIE BLAKE - September 16, 1995.
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JOHN COLTRANE - September 16, 1995.
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ERROLL GARNER - September 16, 1995.
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COLEMAN HAWKINS - September 16, 1995.
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JAMES P. JOHNSON - September 16, 1995.
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CHARLES MINGUS - September 16, 1995.
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THELONIOUS MONK - September 16, 1995.
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JELLY ROLL MORTON - September 16, 1995.
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CHARLIE PARKER - September 16, 1995.
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1996
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ERNEST E. JUST - February 1, 1996.
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JOHN HENRY - July 11, 1996.
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COUNT BASIE - September 11, 1996.
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1997
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- BENJAMIN O. DAVIS, SR. - January 28, 1997.
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- KWANZAA - October 22, 1997.
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1998
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MADAM C.J. WALKER - January 28, 1998.
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- W.E.B. DU BOIS - 32-cent stamp issued February 3, 1998.
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JAZZ FLOURISHES - May 28, 1998.
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JOSH WHITE – June 26, 1998.
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SISTER ROSETTA THARPE - July 15, 1998.
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MAHALIA JACKSON - July 15, 1998.
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CLARA WARD - July 15, 1998.
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ROBERTA MARTIN - July 15, 1998.
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JESSE OWENS - 32-cent stamp issued September 10, 1998.
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1999
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MALCOLM X - January 20, 1999.
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- JACKIE ROBINSON - 33-cent stamp of Robinson sliding issued February 18, 1999.
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MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. - 33-cent stamp issued September 17, 1999.
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- KWANZAA - 33-cent stamp October 29, 1999.
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2000
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PATRICIA ROBERTS HARRIS - January 27, 2000.
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- ROBERTO CLEMENTE - 33 cent stamp issued July 6, 2000.
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- SATCHEL PAIGE - July 6, 2000.
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- JACKIE ROBINSON - 33 cent stamp of him fielding issued July 6, 2000.
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2001
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ROY WILKINS - January 24, 2001.
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- KWANZAA - 34 cent stamp October 21, 2001.
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2002
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- LANGSTON HUGHES - February 1, 2002.
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- ETHEL L. PAYNE - Scheduled to be issued in September 2002.
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References: USPS Publication 354, African Americans on Stamps
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FOR DETAILED BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION and IMAGES OF STAMPS:
Stamp on Black History, A ThinkQuest Project
Index of Black History-Related Postage Stamps
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