TIMELINE: ROLL CALL OF CHAPTERS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE STRUGGLE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND RACIAL EQUITY
1930
The Lexington (KY) Alum- ni Chapter is chartered.
Ψ The University of Min- nesota, the Psi of Kappa Alpha Psi is chartered. — Alumni chapters of Kappa Alpha Psi are chartered in the cities of Atlanta (GA) and Washington (DC).
1928
Elbert F. Cox (Alpha 1915) becomes the first Black to receive a Ph.D. in Mathematics.
The lynching of Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith occurs in the courthouse square of Marion, Indi- ana. The circumstances and image led to the poem and song "Strange Fruit." 1931 Nine Black teenag- ers falsely accused and arrested for crimes in Alabama become known as "Scottsboro Boys" spawning many retrials. In 2013, the Alabama pa- role board voted to grant posthumous pardons to address the injustice.
1926
ΑΗ 1929 The University of Nebras- ka Chapter at Omaha, the Alpha Eta of Kappa Alpha Psi is chartered. — The Tuskegee (AL) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi is chartered. — League of United Latin American Citizens is founded to advocate for the civil rights of Latino Americans. — The "Great Depression" is recognized in September. Archie A. Alexander becomes the 6 th Grand Polemarch and served from 1928-1930. — The Indiana State Uni- versity Chapter, the Alpha Zeta of Kappa Alpha Psi is chartered. — Alumni chapters of Kappa Alpha Psi are chartered in the cities of Marshall (TX), Houston (TX), Tampa (FL) and Wilber- force (OH).
ΑΒ ΑΓ Α∆ ΑΕ The Virginia Union Uni- versity Chapter, the Alpha Gamma of Kappa Alpha Psi is chartered. — The Fisk University Chapter, the Alpha Delta of Kappa Alpha Psi is chartered. — The Johnson C. Smith University Chapter, the Alpha Epsilon of Kappa Alpha Psi is chartered. ment does not apply to private agreements, up- holding deed restrictions preventing Whites selling to Black buyers. 1927 The Wayne State Univer- sity Chapter, the Alpha Beta of Kappa Alpha Psi is chartered. — The Nashville (TN) Alum- ni Chapter is chartered. — In Corrigan v. Buckley , the U.S. Supreme Court holds Fourteenth Amend-
Ω 1925 The Drake University Chapter, the Omega of KappaAlpha Psi is chartered. — Earl B. Dickerson be- comes the 5 th Grand Po- lemarch and served from 1924-1927. Alumni chapters of Kappa Alpha Psi are chartered in the cities of Jacksonville (FL), Topeka (KS) and Wichita (KS). —
The "Harlem Renais- sance" is recognized. —
Ossain Sweet (Delta 1915), a member of the Sweet Tri- als, is charged with murder for defending his Garland Street home. Charges were eventually dropped.
ΑΘ ΑΙ The Tennessee State Uni- versity Chapter, the Alpha Theta of Kappa Alpha Psi is chartered. — The Morgan State Uni- versity Chapter, the Alpha Iota of Kappa Alpha Psi is chartered.
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