TODAY IN OUR HISTORICITY Abolitionists Richard Allen and Absalom Jones founded the Bethel (AME) Church in Philadelphia, PA, on this date in 1794. Congress passed the Second Confiscation Act on this date in 1862. This Act was designed to free the slaves from all rebels. Congress also authorized the President to accept Blacks into military service. Actress Carol Diahann Johnson better known as Diahann Carroll born in the Bronx, New York on this date in 1935. Connie Hawkins, Harlem Globetrotter/NBA (Phoenix Suns, ABA MVP 1968) was born on this date in 1942. Dr. Ralph Johnson Bunche received the 34th NAACP Spingarn Medal on this date in 1949 for his efforts in helping to settle armed conflicts in the Middle East and for his distinguished services to the United Nations. 1st major league game where majority of team is black (Dodgers) on this date in 1954. Billie Holiday, influential blues legend, died in New York City on this date in 1959. Born Eleanor Fagan, her Autobiography, Lady Sings the Blues, was a huge hit. singer Regina Belle born in Englewood, New Jersey) was born on this date in 1963. Rapper Keith Edward Elam better known as Guru born in Boston, Massachusetts on this date in 1966. Race riots in Cairo Illinois on this date in 1967. John W. Coltrane, innovative jazz legend, died on this date in 1967. Only months earlier, Coltrane cut his album, "Expression." Some of his famous recordings were: "My Favorite Things," "A Love Supreme," and "Ascension." Actor Andre Royo born in the Bronx, New York on this date in 1968. Calbert Cheaney, NBA forward/guard (Washington Bullets/Wizards) was born on this date in 1971. Eric Williams, NBA forward (Denver Nuggets, Boston Celtics) was born on this date in 1972. Rapper Solé born Kansas City, Missouri on this date in 1973. Reggie Jackson refusal to bunt causes mgr Billy Martin to suspend him on this date in 1978. In a speech at the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, CA, the Rev. Jesse Jackson formally withdrew as a candidate for President on this date in 1984. Bishop Harold Robert Perry, the first Black American consecrated a Roman Catholic Bishop and the first Black clergyman to deliver the opening prayer in Congress, died on this date in 1991. His service led to great changes in the church. Carl T. Rowan, columnist, received the 82nd NAACP Spingarn Medal on this date in 1997 for his pioneering articles exposing institutionalized racism and segregation, for his services in the military, and as Ambassador to Finland.
Posted on: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 07:29:19 +0000
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