*               Today in Black History - April 17             *

1818 - For unknown reasons, Daniel Coker is expelled from the 
	AME Church. Coker had been a key organizer in the 
	church's early history and was elected its first bishop, 
	a position he declined possibly because of his fair 
	complexion.

1944 - The 99th Fighter Squadron flies its 400th mission and 
	completes its 2,592nd sortie.

1947 - Jackie Robinson bunts safely for his 1st major league 
	hit.

1978 - Thomas W. Turner, founder of the Federation of Colored 
	Catholics, civil rights pioneer and charter member of 
	the NAACP, joins the ancestors in Washington, D.C., at 
	the age of 101.

1980 - Zimbabwe, formerly known as Rhodesia, gains its 
	independence. Reggae stars Bob Marley and the Wailers 
	and others perform in the celebration festivities.  
	Robert Mugabe will be sworn in the following day as 
	prime minister of the newly formed nation.

1987 - Julius Erving becomes the 3rd NBA player to score 30,000 
	points.

1990 - Reverend Ralph Abernathy, civil rights activist, joins 
	the ancestors at the age of 64 in Atlanta, Georgia.

1991 - African American and African leaders meet in Abidjan, 
	Ivory Coast, in the first Summit Meeting of Africans 
	and African Americans. The summit, organized by the 
	Reverend Leon H. Sullivan, calls for closer ties 
	between Africans and African Americans and urges 
	Western governments to cancel Africa's foreign debt.  
	"Hold on, Africa!" the Rev. Sullivan says in his 
	keynote speech. "We are coming! Home of our heritage, 
	land of our past, we can help. We have 2 million 
	college graduates in America. We earn $300 billion a
	year. Three centuries ago they took us away in a boat, 
	but today we have come back in an airplane."

1993 - A federal jury in Los Angeles convicts two former police 
	officers of violating the civil rights of beaten 
	motorist Rodney King. Two other officers are acquitted.

2003 - Earl King, Rhythm & Blues guitarist, joins the ancestors 
	at age 69 after succumbing to complications of diabetes.
	His hits include the Mardi Gras favorite "Big Chief" 
	and "Come On (Let the Good Times Roll)."

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