BH EVERYDAY - the George "Mickey" Leland tribute! The Baltimore Afro-American newspaper was founded on this date in 1892. Black soldiers raided Brownsville, TX, in retaliation for racial insults-killing one white man and wounding two-on this date in 1906. James Benton Parsons, the first Black person to receive a lifetime appointment as a U.S. District Court Judge, was born in Kansas City, MO, on this date in 1911. Claudia McNeil, actress and star in A Raisin in the Sun, was born in Baltimore, MD, on this date in 1917. The Central African Republic gained its independence on this date in 1960. The bodies of Congressman George Thomas "Mickey" Leland and 15 others were discovered on this date in 1989-six days after their plane crashed. Leland, a strong advocate for the hungry, chaired the House Select Committee on World Hunger.
Posted on: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 14:29:26 +0000
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