*		Today in Black History - May 12		*

1896 - Juan Morel Campos joins the ancestors in Ponce, Puerto 
	Rico. He was a musician and composer who was one of the 
	first to integrate Afro-Caribbean styles and folk rhythms 
	into the classical European musical model. He was 
	considered the father of the "danza."       

1898 - Louisiana adopts a new constitution with a "grandfather 
	clause" designed to eliminate African American voters.

1902 - Joe Gans (born Joseph Gaines) becomes the first native-
	born African American to win a world boxing championship, 
	when he defeats Frank Erne in one round for the World 
	Lightweight Crown.  He will be elected to the Boxing Hall 
	of Fame in 1954.

1910 - The Second NAACP conference opens in New York City.  The 
	three day conference will create a permanent national 
	structure for the organization.

1916 - Albert L. Murray is born in Nokomis, Alabama.  He will 
	become an author of several works of nonfiction, among 
	them the influential collection of essays, "The Omni 
	Americans: New Perspectives on Black Experience and 
	American Culture." His other works will include "South to a
	Very Old Place," "The Hero and The Blues," "Train Whistle 
	Guitar," "The Spyglass Tree," "Stomping The Blues," "Good 
	Morning Blues," and "The Blue Devils of Nada."

1926 - Paulette Poujol-Oriol is born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. She
	will become a well-known literary personality in Haiti. She 
	will be best known for her innovative creative expression.  
	Her works will include "Prayers for Two Vanished Angels" and 
	"The Crucible."

1926 - Mervyn Dymally is born in Cedros, Trinidad. He will become 
	the first African American elected as lieutenant governor of
	California and will be elected to Congress in 1980, where he 
	will serve for 12 years.

1929 - Samuel Nujoma is born in Etunda, South West Africa (now 
	Namibia). He will become a nationalist politician and the 
	first president of Namibia. He will remain in exile for thirty
	years from 1959 to 1989 when he will return to Namibia and win 
	a seat in the National Assembly. He will vacate this seat in 
	1990 when he is elected president.

1933 - Henry Hugh Proctor joins the ancestors in Brooklyn, New York 
	at the age of 64. He had been the pastor of Nazarene 
	Congregational Church for thirteen years. Prior to coming to 
	New York, he had been pastor of the First Congregational Church
	in Atlanta, Georgia for twenty four years, where he had been
	instrumental in working with local whites in order to reduce 
	racial conflicts in the city.

1934 - Elechi Amadi is born in Aluu, Nigeria. He will become a 
	novelist whose works will illustrate the tradition and inner 
	feelings of traditional tribal life of his people. He will be 
	known for his works "The Concubine," "Sunset in Biafra: A Civil 
	War Diary," "The Great Ponds," "The Slave," "Estrangement," 
	"Isiburu," "Peppersoup," "The Road to Ibadan," "Dancer of
	Johannesburg," and "Ethics in Nigerian Culture." His writings
	reflect his upbringing as a member of the Igbo ethnic group in
	Nigeria.

1951 - Former U.S. Congressman Oscar Stanton DePriest joins the 
	ancestors at the age of 80 in Chicago, Illinois. He had been the
	first African American elected to the U.S. Congress since
	Reconstruction and the first-ever African American congressman 
	from the North.

1955 - Samuel ("Toothpick Sam") Jones, of the Chicago Cubs, becomes 
	the first African American to pitch a major league no-hitter, 
	against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

1958 - At a summit meeting of national African American leaders, 
	President Dwight D. Eisenhower is sharply criticized for a 
	speech which, in effect, urges them to "be patient" in their 
	demands for full civil and voting rights.

1967 - H. Rap Brown replaces Stokely Carmichael as chairman of the 
	Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee.

1969 - Kim Fields (later Freeman) is born in Los Angeles, California.
	She will become an actress as a child, starring in the sit-com,
	"The Facts of Life" (1979-1988).  She will continue her 
	television career on the "Living Single" show, which will 
	premier in 1993.  

1970 - Ernie Banks of the Chicago Cubs hits his 500th home run. 

1970 - A racially motivated civil disturbance occurs in Augusta,
	Georgia. Six African Americans are killed.  Authorities say five
	of the victims were shot by police.

1976 - Wynona Carr joins the ancestors. She had been a gospel singer 
	who was best known for her rendition of "The Ball Game." Her 
	other recordings were "Each Day," "Lord Jesus," "Dragnet for 
	Jesus," "Fifteen Rounds for Jesus," "Operator, Operator," 
	"Should I Ever Love Again," and "Our Father." 

1991 - Hampton University students stage a silent protest against 
	President George Bush's commencement address to highlight their
	opposition to his civil rights policies.

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