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Post by Common on Feb 1, 2013 11:32:54 GMT -5
It's Black History Month! I haven't been doing this for the past couple of years but it's a good time to start it back again. Some information I know; most I do not. So I learn alot from this and hope others will as well. Anyway, hope you enjoy this thread for the month of February. Let's get the party started: February 1, 1871Jefferson Long of Georgia became the first Black to make an official speech in the House of Representatives. He opposed leniency to former Confederates. February 1, 1865John Sweat Rock (1825-1866), a noted Boston lawyer, became in 1865 the first African-American to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court and the first Black person to speak before the U.S. House of Representatives. February 1, 1902 One of my favorite poets! One of the most famous poets, Langston Hughes was born in the year 1902. Hughes came from the Harlem Renaissance, the early stages of the Black Arts Movement. Hughes was well known in the streets of Harlem, making him one of the greatest poets of all time. Before his death in 1967, he wrote fifteen collections of poetry, two autobiographies, and seven collections of short stories, as well as other juvenile books and translations. Among the many he did were The Poetry of the Negro, and Weary Blues. His mark upon this time, made him the most profilic and dignified poets of Harlem and throughout the world.
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Post by Common on Feb 3, 2013 16:12:41 GMT -5
February 2, 1839
Inventor Edmond Berger patented the spark plug.
February 2, 1862
District of Columbia abolishes slavery
February 2, 1897
Alfred L. Cralle invented the ice cram scooper, patent #576,395
February 2, 1912
Herbert Mills, of the original Mills Brothers Quartet, was born in Piqua, Ohio. The highly successful quartet was known for its smooth harmony. (Fred G. Sanford was a fan of the Mills Brothers. lol)
February 2, 1914
William Ellisworth Artist is born in Washington,N.C. Educated at Syracuse University and a student of Augusta Savage. His works will be exhibited at Atlanta University, the Whitney Museum, the Two Centuries of Black American Art exhibit and collected by Fisk University, Hampton University, the North Carolina Museum of Art, and private collectors.
February 2, 1962
Seven whites and four Blacks arrested after all-night sit-in at Englewood, N.J., city hall. Four Black mothers arrested after sit-in at Chicago elementary school. Mothers later received suspended $50 fines. Protests, picketing and demonstrations continued for several weeks against de facto segregation, double shifts and mobile classrooms.
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Post by Common on Feb 3, 2013 16:16:39 GMT -5
February 3, 1874
Blanche Kelso Bruce elected to a full six-year term in the U.S. Senate by the Mississippi legislature.
February 3, 1903
On February 3, 1903; Jackson became the first Negro Heavyweight Champion
February 3, 1903
Autherine J. Lucy becomes the first black student to attend the University of Alabama. She was expelled three days later "for her own safety" in response to threats from a mob. In 1992 Autherine Lucy Foster graduated from the University with a master’s degree in education. The same day, her daughter, Grazia Foster, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in corporate finance.
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Post by citystars on Feb 3, 2013 17:41:52 GMT -5
Common,
Good stuff! Jefferson Long is mentioned in the book I am currently reading about the first Black Congressmen elected during Reconstruction.
Citystars
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Post by Common on Feb 4, 2013 15:40:17 GMT -5
Citystars, Glad you are enjoying it. Please feel free to add to this thread. Your book sounds interesting. That would be a great addition to this thread. February 4, 1794 France abolishes slavery. The nation will have a lukewarm commitment to abolition and will, under Napoleon, reestablish slavery in 1802 along with the reinstitution of the "Code noir", prohibiting blacks, mulattoes and other people of color from entering French colonial territory or intermarrying with whites. February 4, 1913 Rosa Parks (born Rosa Louise McCauley) was born on this day.
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Post by rufferino on Feb 4, 2013 16:13:41 GMT -5
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Post by Common on Feb 5, 2013 15:25:39 GMT -5
Yes. I saw that yesterday. I think this is the second stamp, honoring Ms. Parks. Please feel free to add anything historical. Thanks.
February 5 1866
Congressman Thaddeus Stevens offered an amendment to Freedmen's Bureau bill authorizing the distribution of public land and confiscated land to freedmen and loyal refugees in forty acre lots. The measure was defeated in the House by a vote of 126 to 37. A Black delegation, led by Frederick Douglas called on President Johnson and urged ballots for former slaves. Meeting ended in disagreement and controversy after Johnson reiterated his opposition to Black suffrage.
Speaking of Jefferson Long: February 5 1900
U.S. Rep. Jefferson Long, elected from the state of Georgia, died in Washington D.C. Long was the only candidate interested in running for the 60-day term and he was duly elected.
February 5 1934
Henry "Home Run King" Aaron, baseball superstar was born.
February 5 1950
Singer Natalie Cole, daughter of legedary singer Nat Cole, born in Los Angeles, California. Singing professionally at age 11, by 1976 Cole had won Grammys for New Artist of the Year and Best R&B Female Vocalist.
February 5 1958
Clifton R. Wharton Sr. confirmed as minister to Rumania. Career diplomat was the first Black to head a U.S. embassy in Europe.
February 5 1962
Suit seeking to bar Englewood, N.J., from maintaining "racial segregated" elementary schools filed in U.S. District Court.
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Post by Common on Feb 6, 2013 12:57:49 GMT -5
Mr. Simeon Booker had been a washington post writer and wrote for Johnson Publishing (Jet magazine) for 50 years. He's retired now but he is still alive and kicking at 94 years young. We salute his work in breaking barriers and his unrelenting and uncompromising reporting of the Civil Rights movement of the 50s and 60s: www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/simeon-booker-41
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Post by Common on Feb 7, 2013 11:40:10 GMT -5
February 6, 1820
The first organized emigration back to Africa begins when 86 free African Americans leave New York Harbor aboard the Mayflower of Liberia. They are bound for the British colony of Sierra Leone, which welcomes free African Americans as well as fugitive slaves.
February 6, 1867
The Peabody Fund for Black education in the South established.
February 6, 1870
On this day, Jonathan Jasper Wright was elected to the South Carolina Supreme Court.
February 6, 1898
Melvin B. Tolson, author, educator, poet, born
February 6, 1933
Walter E. Fauntroy was born in Washington, D.C. He went on to become a District of Columbia delegate to the House of Representatives.
February 6, 1945
Bob Marley, Jamacian reggae star is born.
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Post by Common on Feb 7, 2013 11:43:58 GMT -5
February 7, 1872
Alcorn A&M College opened.
February 7, 1883
Eubie Blake, pianist, born.
February 7, 1926
Negro History week originated by Carter G.Woodson is observed for the first time . Carter G. Woodson creates Negro History Week. In 1976 it became Black History Month.
February 7, 1945
Irwin Molison appointed judge of the US Customs Court.
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Post by Common on Feb 8, 2013 12:53:40 GMT -5
February 8, 1894
Congress repeals the Enforcement Act which makes it easier for some states to disenfranchise African American voters.
February 8, 1925
Marcus Garvey entered federal prison in Atlanta. Students staged strike at Fisk University to protest policies of white administration.
February 8, 1944
Harry S. McAlphin - First African American to accredited to attend White House press conference.
February 8, 1968
Officers killed three students during demonstration on the campus of South Carolina State in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Students were protesting segregation at an Orangeburg bowling alley.
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Post by Common on Feb 11, 2013 8:59:14 GMT -5
February 9, 1906
Death of Paul Laurence Dunbar (33), Dayton, Ohio.
February 9, 1944
1944 Novelist Alice Walker was born in Eatonton, Georgia.
February 9, 1952
Author Ralph Ellison's novel Invisible Man wins the National Book Award
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Post by Common on Feb 11, 2013 9:05:41 GMT -5
February 10, 1868
Conservatives, aided by military forces, seized convention hall and established effective control over Reconstruction process in Florida. Republican conservatives drafted new constitution which concentrated political power in hands of governor and limited the impact of the Black vote.
February 10, 1907
1907 Civil rights activist and politician Grace Towns Hamilton was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She received her undergraduate degree from hometown Atlanta University, before completing her master's degree at Ohio State Univesity. She held teaching positions at the Atlanta School of Social Work, Clark College, and LeMoyne College in Memphis, while maintaining an active interest in the civil rights movement. Hamilton served as executive director of the Atlanta Urban League from 1943-1960, and also sat on the board of the Southern Regional Council and the Governor's Commission on the Status of Women, as well as many other voluntary positions. But she made her most lasting mark by becoming the first African-American woman elected to the Georgia General Assembly in 1965. She served in Georgia House of Representatives until 1984. Today, a chair in the Emory University political science department is named in her honor.
February 10, 1927
Leontyne Price has achieved heights in the music world that many aspire to but that very few reach. As a singer she became famous all around the world. Mary Leontyne Price was born in Laurel, Mississippi, on February 10, 1927. As a youth, she sang in church choirs. Later, she attended Central State College in Wilberforce, Ohio, where she received encouragement and specialized vocal training. Through the financial assistance of people from her hometown and the great Paul Robeson, she was able to continue her training at the Juilliard School of Music in New York. Price first attracted widespread attention while she was at Juilliard. Her fame in the United States led to her being selected to play of Bess in a European tour of George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. That triumphal tour brought her worldwide fame. After the tour, she went on to sing the part of Aida in Austria, Belgium, Italy, and Yugoslavia. She was so popular in Europe that she signed to a contract to record songs in most of the major European languages. Back in the United States, her popularity continued to grow. In 1961, Price debuted with the Metropolitan Opera in New York, singing the part of Leonora in Giuseppe Verdi's II Trovatore. For her performance, she received a standing ovation that lasted forty-two minutes. At the peak of her popularity, Leontyne Price retired from active operatic singing. Her retirement from the stage left a gap that has yet to be filled.
February 10, 1937
. 10 February 1937, Asheville, North Carolina, USA. Born into a musical family, Flack graduated from Howard University with a BA in music. She was discovered singing and playing jazz in a Washington nightclub by pianist Les McCann, who recommended her talents to Atlantic Records. Two classy albums, First Take and Chapter Two, garnered considerable acclaim for their skilful, often introspective, content before Flack achieved huge success with a poignant version of folk-singer Ewan MacColl 's ballad, 'First Time Ever I Saw Your Face'. Recorded in 1969, it was a major international hit three years later, following its inclusion in the film Play Misty For Me. Further hits came with 'Where Is The Love?' (1972), a duet with Donny Hathaway, and 'Killing Me Softly With His Song' (1973), where Flack's penchant for sweeter, more MOR-styled compositions gained an ascendancy. Her cool, almost unemotional style benefited from a measured use of slow material, although she seemed less comfortable on up-tempo songs. Flack's self-assurance wavered during the mid-70s, but further duets with Hathaway, 'The Closer I Get To You' (1978) and 'You Are My Heaven' (1980), suggested a rebirth. She was shattered when her partner committed suicide in 1979, but in the 80s Flack enjoyed a fruitful partnership with Peabo Bryson that reached a commercial, if sentimental, peak with 'Tonight I Celebrate My Love' in 1983. Set The Night To Music was produced by the highly respected Arif Mardin, but the bland duet with Maxi Priest on the title track was representative of this soulless collection of songs. Still, Roberta Flack remains a crafted, if precisionist, performer.
February 10, 1964
1964 After 12 days of debate and voting on 125 amendments, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by a vote of 290-130. The bill prohibited any state or local government or public facility from denying access to anyone because of race or ethnic origin. It further gave the U.S. Attorney General the power to bring school desegregation law suits. The bill allowed the federal government the power to bring school desegregation law suits and to cut off federal funds to companies or states who discriminated. It forbade labor organizations or interstate commercial companies from discriminating against workers due to race or ethnic origins. Lastly, the federal government could compile records of denial of voting rights. After passage in the House, the bill went to the Senate, which after 83 days of debate passed a similar package on June 19 by a vote of 73 to 27. President Lyndon Johnson signed the legislation on July 2. Later, future Georgia governor Lester Maddox would become the first person prosecuted under the Civil Rights Act.
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Post by Common on Feb 11, 2013 9:12:27 GMT -5
February 11, 1644
First Black legal protest in America pressed by eleven Blacks who petitioned for freedom in New Netherlands (New York). Council of New Netherlands freed the eleven petitioners because they had "served the Company seventeen or eighteen years" and had been "long since promised their freedom on the same footing as other free people in New Netherlands."
February 11, 1783
The daughter of former slaves, born in Cape May, New Jersey. Jarena Lee is the considered the first female preacher in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1836, she published her autobiography, THe Life and Religious Experiences, of Jarena Lee, a Coloured Lady, Giving an Account of Her Call to Preach the Gospel. Her maiden name is unknown and the year of her death is uncertain. She married Joseph Lee, a minister of a Black church in Snow Hill (Lawnside - about 6 miles from Philadelphia) in 1811.
February 11, 1898
Owen L. W. Smith of North Carolina, AME Zion minister and educator, named minister to Liberia.
February 11, 1961
Robert Weaver sworn in as administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency, highest federal post to date by a Black American.
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Post by Brandy on Feb 11, 2013 16:42:52 GMT -5
great information in this thread I love it Common
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