* Today in Black History - September 28 *
1785 - David Walker, who will become an abolitionist and write the
famous "Walker's Appeal," is born free in Wilmington, North
Carolina.
1829 - "Walker's Appeal (To the Coloured Citizens of the World)," a racial
antislavery pamphlet, is published in Boston, Massachusetts, by
David Walker.
1833 - Lemuel Haynes, Revolutionary War veteran and first African American
to be ordained by the Congregational Church, joins the ancestors
at the age of 80.
1912 - W.C. Handy's ground-breaking "Memphis Blues" is published in
Memphis, Tennessee. The composition was originally entitled
"Mr. Crump" and was written for the 1909 political campaign
of Edward H. "Boss" Crump.
1938 - Ben E. King is born in North Carolina. He will become a rhythm and
blues singer and will be best known for his song, "Stand By Me."
1941 - Charley Taylor is born. He will become a NFL wide receiver/running
back with the Washington Redskins.
1945 - Todd Duncan debuts with the New York City Opera as Tonio in Il
Pagliacci. He is the first African American to sing a leading
role with a major American company, almost ten years before
Marian Anderson sings with the Metropolitan Opera.
1961 - Ossie Davis's "Purlie Victorious" opens on Broadway. The play
stars Davis, Ruby Dee, Godfrey Cambridge, Alan Alda, and Beah
Richards.
1961 - Atlanta's segregated restaurants and other public facilities are
peacefully integrated, part of a plan adopted by city officials
earlier in the year.
1967 - Walter Washington takes office as the first mayor of the District
of Columbia.
1972 - The Secretary of the Army repeals the dishonorable discharges of
167 soldiers involved in the Brownsville (Texas) Raid. The
soldiers, members of the 25th Infantry who were involved in a riot
with the city's police and merchants, were dishonorably discharged
by President Theodore Roosevelt without a trial.
1976 - Muhammad Ali retains the heavyweight boxing championship in a close
15-round decision over Ken Norton at Yankee Stadium.
1979 - Larry Holmes retains the heavyweight boxing championship by knocking
out Ernie Shavers in 11 rounds.
1981 - Joseph Paul Franklin, avowed racist, is sentenced to life in prison
for killing 2 African American joggers in Salt Lake City, Utah.
1987 - The National Museum of African Art, now a part of the Smithsonian
Institution, opens on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Founded
by Warren M. Robbins in 1964 as a private educational institution,
it is the only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to
the collection, study, and exhibition of the art of sub-Saharan
Africa.
1990 - Marvin Gaye gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.
1991 - Miles Davis, jazz musician, joins the ancestors at the age of 65 from
pneumonia.
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