* Today in Black History - May 23 *
1844 - Charles Edmund Nash is born in Opelousas, Louisiana.
He will become the first African American representative
to the U.S. House of Representatives from the State of
Louisiana.
1878 - Attorney John Henry Smyth is named minister to Liberia.
He will serve from 1878 to 1881 and again as minister
from 1882 to 1885.
1900 - Civil War hero, Sergeant William H. Carney of the 54th
Massachusetts Colored Infantry, becomes the first
African American Congressional Medal of Honor winner.
He will be cited almost 37 years after the Battle of
Fort Wagner, where he carried the colors and led the
charge after the original standard-bearer was shot.
1910 - Benjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers is born in Terre
Haute, Indiana. He will become an entertainer and will
appear in, or use his voice in over 52 films. A noted
character actor, he will best known for his role in the
TV series, "Chico and The Man." Some of his best
remembered films will be "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's
Nest," "The Shining," "Lady Sings the Blues," and
"Roots." He will also make numerous guest appearances
on a variety of television programs. He will join the
ancestors in 1986.
1920 - The Methodist Episcopal Church conference, meeting in
Des Moines, Iowa, elects two African American bishops,
Matthew W. Clair of Washington, DC, and Robert E. Jones
of New Orleans, Louisiana.
1921 - "Shuffle Along," the first of a popular series of
musicals featuring all African American casts, opens at
the 63rd Street Music Hall in New York City. The
musical is written by Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake and
features Florence Mills and a young Josephine Baker in
the chorus. William Grant Still and Hall Johnson play
in the orchestra.
1941 - Joe Louis defends his heavyweight boxing title for the
17th successful time, as Buddy Baer is disqualified at
the beginning of the seventh round. Baer's manager
refused to leave the ring when the round was ready to
begin.
1954 - "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler is born in Newark, New
Jersey. He will become the World Middleweight Champion
in 1980. Hagler will make 12 successful title defenses.
Among his victims will be Vito Antuofermo, Mustafa
Hamsho, Roberto Duran, Juan Roldan, John "The Beast"
Mugabi, and Thomas "Hit Man" Hearns. His thrilling
three-round shootout with Hearns will be regarded as one
of the best fights of all-time. His last fight will be
in 1987 when Sugar Ray Leonard comes out of retirement
and wins an exciting, but controversial 12-round split
decision for the WBC middleweight title. Hagler will
retire after Leonard does not give him a rematch. He
will end his career with 62 wins, 3 losses, and 2 draws.
He will be elected to the International Boxing Hall of
Fame in 1993.
1961 - Twenty-seven Freedom Riders are arrested in Jackson,
Mississippi.
1975 - Loretta Mary Aiken, better known by her stage name of
Jackie "Moms" Mabley, joins the ancestors in White
Plains, New York at the age of 81. Best known as a
comedienne, she began her career as a singer at the age
of 14 and traveled the vaudeville circuit, appearing in
theaters and nightclubs. Making her comedy recording
debut in 1960, Mabley appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show
as well as in movie roles.
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