*		    Today in Black History - September 11           *

1740 - An issue of the Pennsylvania Gazette reports on a Negro named
	Simon who reportedly can "bleed and draw teeth."  It is the 
	first mention of an African American doctor or dentist in the
	American Colonies.

1885 - Moses A. Hopkins, minister and educator, is named minister to
	Liberia.

1923 - Charles Evers is born in Decatur, Mississippi.  He will become
	a civil rights worker who will assume the post of field 
	director of the Mississippi NAACP after his brother, Medgar, 
	is assassinated in 1963. He will be elected mayor of Fayette,
	Mississippi, in 1969.

1943 - Lola Falana is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  She will 
	become a dancer, most notably in Broadway's "Golden Boy", and
	be a successful performer on television and in Las Vegas, 
	where she will be called "The First Lady of Las Vegas."

1953 - J. H. Jackson, pastor of Olivet Baptist Church, Chicago, 
	Illinois, is elected president of the National Baptist 
	Convention at its Miami meeting.

1956 - Cincinnati Red's Frank Robinson ties the rookie record with 
	his 38th home run.

1959 - Duke Ellington receives the NAACP's Spingarn Medal for his 
	outstanding musical achievements and contributions to the 
	field of music.

1962 - Two youths involved in a voter registration drive in 
	Mississippi are wounded by shotgun blasts fired through the 
	window of a home in Ruleville.  A spokesperson for SNCC 
	(Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) asks the 
	president to "convene a special White House Conference to 
	discuss means of stopping the wave of terror sweeping 
	through the South, especially where SNCC is working on voter
	registration."	

1977 - Quincy Jones wins an Emmy for outstanding achievement in 
	musical composition for the miniseries "Roots".  It is one 
	of nine Emmys for the series, an unprecedented number.

1999 - Serena Williams wins the U.S. Open women's title, beating 
	top-seeded Martina Hingis, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4).

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