*		Today in Black History - May 7		*

1867 - African American demonstrators stage a ride-in to protest 
	segregation on New Orleans streetcars. Similar 
	demonstrations occur in Mobile, Alabama, and other cities.

1878 - J.R. Winters receives a patent for the fire escape ladder.

1884 - Henrietta Vinton Davis performs scenes from Shakespeare 
	with Powhatan Beaty at Ford's Opera House in Washington, 
	DC, site of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
	Vinton's career will span a total of 44 years and will 
	include her involvement with Marcus Garvey's UNIA, including 
	a vice-presidency of Garvey's Black Star Line.

1885 - Dr. John E. W. Thompson, a graduate of the Yale University 
	Medical School, is named minister to Haiti.

1931 - Literary critic and editor Darwin Turner is born in 
	Cincinnati, Ohio.  His major works will include "Black 
	American Literature: Essays, Poetry Fiction and Drama" (1969)
	and "Voices from the Black Experience: African and 
	Afro-American Literature" (1972).

1939 - Jimmy Ruffin is born in Colinsville, Mississippi. The older 
	brother of the Temptations' lead singer David Ruffin, he will
	become a singer on the Motown label and will best known for 
	the hit "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted."  He will also 
	record "Hold on to My Love," "There Will Never be Another 
	You," and "I'll Say Forever My Love."

1941 - "Natural Man," a play by Theodore Browne, premieres in New 
	York City.  It is a production of the American Negro Theatre,
	founded by Abram Hill and Frederick O'Neal.

1945 - Baseball owner Branch Rickey announces the organization of 
	the United States Negro Baseball League, consisting of six 
	teams. 

1946 - William Hastie is inaugurated as the first African American 
	governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands.

1959 - 93,103 fans pack the Los Angeles Coliseum for an exhibition 
	game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees.
	It is "Roy Campanella Night."  The star catcher for the 
	Dodgers, paralyzed in an automobile accident, is honored for 
	his contributions to the team for many years.  "Campie" will
	continue to serve in various capacities with the Dodger 
	organization for many years.

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