* Today in Black History - May 9 *
1750 - The South Carolina Gazette reports that Caesar, a South
Carolina slave, has been granted his freedom and a life
time annuity in exchange for his cures for poison and
rattlesnake bite. Caesar and the famous James Derham of
New Orleans are two of the earliest known African American
medical practitioners.
1862 - General Hunter of the Union Army issues a proclamation
freeing the slaves of Georgia, Florida and South Carolina.
A displeased President Lincoln annuls this act. Lincoln
stated, "General Hunter is an honest man...He proclaimed
all men free within certain states. I repudiated the
proclamation."
1919 - James Reese Europe joins the ancestors after being stabbed
to death by a crazed band member (his drummer) after a
concert at Mechanics Hall in Boston. Europe was one of the
preeminent jazz bandleaders of the early 20th century,
beginning with his association with the team of J. Rosamond
Johnson and Bob Cole in The Shoo Fly Regiment in 1906.
Founder of the Clef Club, Europe joined the 15th, and later,
369th Infantry Regiments. The military band he formed during
World War I was one of the most popular in all of Europe.
1936 - After a eight month occupation, Italy annexes Abyssinia (now
Ethiopia). Italy's dictator Benito Mussolini announces in front
of 400,000 people at the Piazza Venezia in Rome that, by
controlling Abyssinia, Eritrea, and Somaliland, Italy now has
its own Empire. This is the beginning of a five year occupation,
which will end in 1941.
1952 - Canada Lee joins the ancestors in New York at the age of 45. A
jockey and amateur boxer before turning to acting, Lee achieved
wide acclaim for his portrayal of Bigger Thomas in the 1941
Broadway play "Native Son" and for the film, "Cry the Beloved
Country."
1960 - Nigeria becomes a member of the British Commonwealth.
1974 - The House Judiciary Committee formally opens its impeachment
hearings against President Richard M. Nixon with representatives
John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) and Barbara Jordan (D-Tex.) among
members of the committee. Jordan, in particular, distinguishes
herself as an eloquent and incisive contributor to the hearings
process.
1977 - Mabel Murphy Smythe is confirmed as Ambassador to the Republic
of Cameroon.
1987 - Chief Obafemi Awolowo, leader of the banned Action Group and
leader of the Yorubas of western Nigeria and first premier of
the defunct Western Region, joins the ancestors at the age of
78.
1987 - Eddie Murray, of the Baltimore Orioles, is the first baseball
player to hit home runs as a switch hitter in 2 consecutive
games.
1994 - South Africa's newly elected parliament chooses Nelson Mandela
to be the country's first black president.
1995 - Kinshasa, capital of Zaire, is placed under quarantine after
an outbreak of the Ebola virus.
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