* Today in Black History - June 4 *
1832 - The third national Black convention meets in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania with twenty-nine delegates from eight states.
Henry Sipkins of New York is elected president.
1922 - Samuel Gravely is born in Richmond, Virginia. He will
become the first African American Admiral in the U.S. Navy.
He also will become the first African American to command a
U.S. warship, the USS Falgout, and will also command the
USS Taussig. He will join the ancestors on October 22, 2004,
at Bethesda Naval Hospital after a short illness.
1946 - Legislation authorizing the establishment of Mississippi
Valley State University in Itta Bena, Mississippi is
enacted.
1961 - El Debarge is born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He will
become a singer with the family group Debarge. He will
become a solo artist in the mid 1980's.
1972 - Angela Davis is acquitted by 11 whites and one Mexican
American of murder, kidnapping, and criminal conspiracy
charges brought in connection with a 1970 courthouse
shoot-out in San Rafael, California.
1973 - Arna Bontemps, writer and educator, joins the ancestors
in Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 72.
1987 - Edwin Moses, who had won a total of 122 consecutive
victories in the 400-meter hurdles, is defeated by Danny
Harris in Madrid, Spain. It had been ten years since the
last time Moses lost the event.
1989 - Four African Americans win Tony awards for "Black and
Blue," a musical revue featuring classic blues and tap-
dance routines. Winners are Ruth Brown (best actress in
a musical), Cholly Atkins, Henry LeTang, Frankie Manning,
and Fayard Nicholas (best choreography).
1991 - Baltimore Orioles manager Frank Robinson is named asst.
general manager of the club. He is the third African
American to become an assistant general manager, joining
Elaine Weddington of the Boston Red Sox and Bob Watson of
the Houston Astros.
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