*                Today in Black History - September 17            *

1787 - The U.S. Constitution is approved at the Constitutional
        Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with three clauses
        protecting slavery.

1861 - The first day-school for ex-slaves is opened in Fortress
        Monroe, Virginia under the tutelage of an African American
        schoolteacher, Mary S. Peake.  The school will later become
        Hampton Institute (now Univeristy) in 1868.

1879 - Andrew "Rube" Foster, father of Negro Leagues baseball, is born
        in Galveston, Texas.

1953 - Ernie Banks becomes the first African American baseball player
        to wear a Chicago Cubs uniform.  Banks is also quick to say
        "Let's play two!"  Banks will be the Cubs' outstanding
        shortstop from 1954 to 1960.  In 1961 he will be moved to left
        field, then to first base, where he will spend the rest of his
        career.  In 1969, Ernie Banks will be voted the Cub's best
        player ever by Chicago fans.  'Mr. Cub' will retire in 1971.

1956 - African American students admitted to Clay, Kentucky elementary
        school under National Guard protection.   They had previously
        been barred by local authorities on September 12.

1962 - The Justice Department files the first suit to end racial
        segregation in public schools.  The fourth African American
        church is burned near Dawson, Georgia.  Three white men later
        admitted burning the church.  They were sentenced to seven
        year prison terms.

1967 - Malik Yoba, actor, "New York Undercover's" Detective J.C.
        Williams, is born.

1968 - "Julia" premieres on NBC with Diahann Carroll in the title role.
        It is the first modern television show to star an African
        American woman since "Beulah" in the 1950's.

1970 - "The Flip Wilson Show" premieres on NBC.  Starring the New
        Jersey comedian born as Clerow Wilson, it is the first prime
        -time variety show starring an African American male since
        "The Nat King Cole Show".

1973 - Illinois becomes the first state to honor Dr. Martin Luther
        King, Jr.'s birthday as a holiday.

1983 - Vanessa Williams, Miss New York State, is named Miss America
        in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the first African American
        winner in the history of the pageant.  Williams will
        relinquish her crown after a 1984 scandal and later stage a
        remarkable comeback through a stellar recording career, which
        includes her multimillion-selling album, "The Right Stuff".

1984 - New York Met's, Dwight Goodin, becomes the 2nd person to strike
        out 32 batters over 2 consecutive games.

1990 - "The Content of Our Character" is published by San Jose State
        University professor Shelby Steele.  The book will attract
        controversy because of its provocative positions on
        affirmative action and race relations and win a 1992 National
        Book Award.

1991 - Ground is broken for the Harold Washington wing of the DuSable
        Museum in Chicago, Illinois.  Founded by artist and poet
        Margaret T. Burroughs in 1961, the DuSable is one of the
        oldest African American museums in the United States.

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