* 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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