* Today in Black History - April 17 *
1758 - Frances Williams, the first African American to graduate from a
college in the Western Hemisphere, publishes a collection of
Latin poems.
1818 - For unknown reasons, Daniel Coker is expelled from the AME
Church. Coker had been a key organizer in the church's early
history and was elected its first bishop, a position he declined
possibly because of his fair complexion.
1947 - Jackie Robinson bunts safely for his 1st major league hit.
1978 - Thomas W. Turner, founder of the Federation of Colored Catholics,
civil rights pioneer and charter member of the NAACP, joins the
ancestors in Washington, DC, at the age of 101.
1980 - Zimbabwe, formerly known as Rhodesia, gains its independence.
Reggae stars Bob Marley and the Wailers and others perform in
the celebration festivities. Robert Mugabe will be sworn in
the following day as prime minister of the newly formed nation.
1987 - Julius Erving becomes the 3rd NBA player to score 30,000 points.
1990 - Reverend Ralph Abernathy, civil rights activist, joins the
ancestors at the age of 64 in Atlanta, Georgia.
1991 - African American and African leaders meet in Abidjan, Ivory Coast,
in the first Summit Meeting of Africans and African Americans.
The summit, organized by the Reverend Leon H. Sullivan, calls for
closer ties between Africans and African Americans and urges
Western governments to cancel Africa's foreign debt. "Hold on,
Africa!" the Rev. Sullivan says in his keynote speech. "We are
coming! Home of our heritage, land of our past, we can help. We
have 2 million college graduates in America. We earn $300 billion
a year. Three centuries ago they took us away in a boat, but today
we have come back in an airplane."
1993 - A federal jury in Los Angeles convicts two former police officers
of violating the civil rights of beaten motorist Rodney King. Two
other officers are acquitted.
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