* Today in Black History - October 29 *
1902 - The Dinwiddle Quartet from Virginia is the first African
American singing group on record when they record six single
sided discs, including "Down at the Old Camp Ground," on the
Victory Talking Machine Company's Monarch label.
1923 - Runnin' Wild opens at the Colonial Theater, Broadway. Miller
and Lyles Productions introduced the Charleston to New York
and the world.
1924 - Dixie to Broadway, "the first real revue by Negroes," opens at
the Broadhurst Theater, New York City, with Florence Mills in
the starring role.
1929 - The collapse of the stock market and the beginning of the Great
Depression. By 1937, 26 per cent of African American males
will be unemployed.
1945 - Beatrice Moore is born in New York, New York. She will
become an actress and singer better known as Melba Moore. Her
big break will come when she joins the cast of the Broadway
musical "Hair." She will eventually win the lead role. It will
be the first time that an African American actress replaces a
white actress (Diane Keaton) for a lead role on Broadway. That
engagement will be followed with another Broadway hit, "Purlie,"
which earns her a Tony Award and rave reviews. This success
will be followed by appearances in film and television. In
addition to her success in acting, she will have a fruitful
recording career.
1947 - The President's Committee on Civil Rights condemns racial
injustices in America in a formal report, "To Secure These
Rights."
1947 - Texas Southern University is established.
1947 - The NAACP Spingarn Medal is awarded to Dr. Percy L. Julian for
his achievements as a scientist.
1949 - Alonzo G. Moron, from the Virgin Islands, becomes the first
person of African descent to become president of Hampton
Institute (now University) in Hampton, Virginia.
1960 - Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) boxes in his first professional
fight, beating Tunney Hunsaker in 6 rounds.
1961 - Randy Jackson is born in Gary, Indiana. He will become a member
of the famed family group, "The Jackson Five."
1969 - Johnson Products Company of Chicago, Illinois, the largest
African American hair-care products manufacturer, is
incorporated. Founded by George Johnson in 1954, in 1971, it
will become the first African American owned company listed on
the American Stock Exchange.
1969 - The U.S. Supreme Court states that school systems must end
segregation "at once" and "operate now and hereafter only
unitary schools." In the Mississippi case, Alexander v. Holmes,
the Court abandons the principle of "all deliberate speed."
1974 - Muhammad Ali defeats George Foreman in Zaire to regain his
heavyweight crown in a fight billed as "The Rumble in the
Jungle." In addition to the fight being the first heavyweight
title fight held in Africa, it is the 14th Anniversary of Ali's
professional boxing debut.
1981 - William Otis Walker, publisher of the "Cleveland Call & Post,"
joins the ancestors at the age of 85. He was the first African
American to hold a post in the Ohio Cabinet in 1963, and was
national chairman for "Black Republicans for Reagan and Bush"
in 1980.
1987 - Thomas Hearns wins an unprecedented 4th boxing title in different
weight classes.
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