* Today in Black History - May 7 *
1867 - African American demonstrators stage a ride-in to protest
segregation on New Orleans streetcars. Similar demonstrations
occur in Mobile, Alabama, and other cities.
1878 - J.R. Winters receives a patent for the fire escape ladder.
1884 - Henrietta Vinton Davis performs scenes from Shakespeare with
Powhatan Beaty at Ford's Opera House in Washington, DC, site
of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Vinton's
career will span a total of 44 years and will include her
involvement with Marcus Garvey's UNIA, including a vice-
presidency of Garvey's Black Star Line.
1885 - Dr. John E. W. Thompson, a graduate of the Yale University
Medical School, is named minister to Haiti.
1931 - Literary critic and editor Darwin Turner is born in Cincinnati,
Ohio. His major works will include "Black American Literature:
Essays, Poetry Fiction and Drama" (1969) and "Voices from the
Black Experience: African and Afro-American Literature" (1972).
1939 - Jimmy Ruffin is born in Colinsville, Mississippi. The older
brother of the Temptations' lead singer David Ruffin, he will
become a singer on the Motown label and will best known for the
hit "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted." He will also record
"Hold on to My Love," "There Will Never be Another You," and
"I'll Say Forever My Love."
1941 - "Natural Man," a play by Theodore Browne, premieres in New York
City. It is a production of the American Negro Theatre, founded
by Abram Hill and Frederick O'Neal.
1945 - Baseball owner Branch Rickey announces the organization of the
United States Negro Baseball League, consisting of six teams.
1946 - William Hastie is inaugurated as the first African American
governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
1959 - 93,103 fans pack the Los Angeles Coliseum for an exhibition game
between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees. It is
"Roy Campanella Night." The star catcher for the Dodgers,
paralyzed in an automobile accident, is honored for his
contributions to the team for many years. "Campie" will
continue to serve in various capacities with the Dodger
organization for many years.
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