*                       Today in Black History - October 31            *

 

1893 - Football player, William Henry Lewis, is named as an All-

            American. He is the first African American athlete to 

            receive this honor.

 

1900 - Ethel Waters is born in Chester, Pennsylvania.  She will 

            become a famous blues singer, the first woman to perform

            W.C. Handy's "St. Louis Blues," and an actress known for

            her roles in the movie "Cabin in the Sky" and such 

            stageplays as "Member of the Wedding", for which she 

            will be nominated for a New York Drama Critics Award. 

            She will join the ancestors on September 1, 1977.

 

1935 - John Henry Lewis wins the world light heavyweight crown 

            in St. Louis, Missouri by defeating Bob Olin.  He will 

            become the first American-born light heavyweight champion 

            to retire undefeated. 

 

1945 - Educator, Booker T. Washington, is inducted into the Hall 

            of Fame for Great Americans.

 

1950 - Earl Lloyd becomes the first African American to play in 

            an NBA game when he takes the floor for the Washington 

            Capitols in Rochester, New York. Lloyd is actually one 

            of three African Americans to become NBA players in the 

            1950 season. The other two are Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton 

            and Chuck Cooper. Lloyd will play 9 solid NBA seasons 

            from 1950 to 1960.

 

1953 - John Harding Lucas II is born in   Durham, North Carolina.

            He will become a professional basketball player and play

            guard for the Houston Rockets and Milwaukee Bucks.  He 

            will become a NBA coach after retiring as a player. He 

            will coach the San Antonio Spurs, Philadelphia 76ers and

            Cleveland Cavaliers, each for less than two seasons, 

            compiling a 174 - 258 overall record. Prior to accepting

            the head coaching position for the Cavaliers, he will be

            an assistant coach for the Denver Nuggets for three 

            seasons.

 

1969 - A racially motivated civil disturbance occurs in 

            Jacksonville, Florida.  The disturbance is caused by 

            tensions between whites and Blacks during civil rights

            demonstrations.


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