ON THIS DAY IN BLACK HISTORY: September 14th 1874 The Battle of Liberty Place occurred in New Orleans, Louisana. 1905 Franco-Italian explorer Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza died. Brazza single-handedly opened entry along the right bank of the Congo for France, which eventually led to establishment of the French colonies in West Africa. 1921 Constance Baker Motley, the first African-American woman to be appointed a federal judge, was born. 1921 Simon Kimbangu, an anti-colonial religious leader in the Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo), was deported by colonial authorities. 1940 The U.S. Congress passed the Selective Training and Service Act, the first peacetime draft in U.S. history. The act contained an anti-discrimination clause and established a 10% quota system to ensure integration. 1967 Colonel Joseph Mobutu, backed by the CIA and Belgium, staged his first coup in Congo, temporarily seizing power. His second coup in 1975 brought him to power as Sese Seko Mobutu. 1970 A shootout between Black Panthers and the police occurred in New Orleans. Infiltrated by informants, the Panthers presence in the city quickly diminished, but this incident heightened racial tensions in the city and precipitated increased violence. 1991 The National Peace Accord, which led to multiracial elections and the end of apartheid in South Africa, was signed.
Posted on: Sun, 14 Sep 2014 12:05:11 +0000
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