* Today in Black History - June 16 *
1822 - Denmark Vesey's slave rebellion in South Carolina
is aborted when his plans are revealed to
authorities by slave George Wilson. After 10 of
the conspirators are arrested, one of them, Monday
Gell, informs on the others. Although an estimated
9,000 are involved, only 67 are convicted of any
offense. Denmark and over 30 others will be hanged.
1858 - In a speech in Springfield, Illinois, Senate
candidate Abraham Lincoln says the slavery issue
has to be resolved, declaring, "A house divided
against itself cannot stand."
1939 - Chick Webb, famous jazz drummer and band leader
joins the ancestors. Webb discovered singer Ella
Fitzgerald after she won an amateur contest at the
Apollo Theater. She performed with his band until
his death. After his death, Ella will take over
the band until she starts her solo career in 1942.
1941 - Lamont Dozier is born. He will become part of the
legendary songwriting team of Holland, Dozier &
Holland. Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie
Holland will write and produce many of the songs
that are most closely identified with Motown. These
include "Stop! In the Name of Love" and "You Can't
Hurry Love" (the Supremes), "Heat Wave" and "Jimmy
Mack" (Martha and the Vandellas), "Reach Out I'll
Be There" and "Baby I Need Your Loving" (the Four
Tops), and "Can I Get a Witness" and "How Sweet It
Is to Be Loved by You" (Marvin Gaye). These
classics are only the tip of the iceberg, insofar
as Holland-Dozier-Holland's ten-year output at
Motown is concerned. In their behind-the-scenes
roles as staff producers and songwriters, Holland-
Dozier-Holland were as responsible as any of the
performers for Motown's spectacular success.
Dozier and his team will be inducted into the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.
1942 - Eddie Levert is born in Canton. Ohio. He will
become a singer and will form the group, The O'Jays
with William Powell, Walter Williams, Bobby Massey
and Bill Isles. The group had more than one name
until they were named by Cleveland disc jockey
Eddie O'Jay. They will become a trio in 1971
without Bill Isles and Bobby Massey. They will
record many hit songs including "Back Stabbers,"
"Love Train," "Put Your Hands Together," "Time To
Get Down," "For The Love Of Money," "Give The
People What They Want," "I Love Music," "Livin’ For
The Weekend," "Message In Our Music," and "Use Ta
Be My Girl." Eddie will remain with the group for
over forty years.
1943 - A race riot occurs in Beaumont, Texas, resulting
in two deaths.
1969 - The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the suspension
of Adam Clayton Powell Jr. from the House of
Representatives is unconstitutional.
1970 - Kenneth A. Gibson is elected mayor of Newark, New
Jersey. He is the first African American to serve
in the position and the first of a major
northeastern city. In 1976 he will be elected the
first African American president of the U.S.
Conference of Mayors.
1970 - A racially motivated civil disturbance occurs in
Miami, Florida.
1971 - Tupac Shakur is born in Brooklyn, New York. He
will move to Baltimore, Maryland to attend the High
School for Performing Arts, where he will begin
writing rap music. He will move to Marin City,
California, located near San Francisco, continuing
to write and record rap. He will release many
albums, with the album "All Eyez on Me" selling over
5 million copies. Tupac will join the ancestors on
Friday, September 13, 1996 after succumbing from
wounds he will receive as a result of a drive-by
shooting.
1971 - A major racial disturbance occurs in Jacksonville,
Florida and will last through June 20.
1975 - Adam Wade hosts the nationally televised game show
'Musical Chairs'. He is the first African American
game show host.
1976 - Hector Petersen, a 13-year-old Soweto schoolboy,
is the first to die in what will become known as the
'Children's Crusade,' the first nationwide black
South African uprising in the 1970's. The violence
will last 16 months and result in 570 deaths, 3,900
injuries, and 5,900 detentions.
1984 - Edwin Moses wins his 100th consecutive 400-meter
hurdles race.
1985 - Willie Banks sets the triple jump record at 58 feet
11 inches in Indianapolis, Indiana at the USA
championships. Banks breaks the record that had been
set by Brazil's Joao Oliveria in 1975.
1987 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar signs a two-year contract with
the Los Angeles Lakers for $5,000,000. The 18-year
veteran of the NBA becomes the highest paid player
in any sport at that time.
1990 - African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela,
welcomed by a crowd in the Netherlands, thanks them
for staunch Dutch support of the anti-apartheid
movement.
1991 - Natalie Cole's album 'Unforgettable' is released.
The album consists of her rendition of 24 songs by
her father, Nat King Cole, and includes the title
track, specially remixed to include both father and
daughter's voices. It will be her most successful
album, selling over 4,000,000 copies, and will sweep
the Grammy Awards ceremonies in 1992.
1999 - Thabo Mbeki takes the oath as president of South
Africa, succeeding Nelson Mandela.
2002 - The late Rev. W.J. Hodge is honored at a service at
the church where he pastored, as the newest member
of the Gallery of Great Black Kentuckians. A framed
poster that will hang in the gallery is unveiled at
the Fifth Street Baptist Church, where Hodge's son,
the Rev. Phillip Hodge, became pastor. W.J. Hodge
will join the ancestors in December 2000 at age 80.
The gallery is meant to teach young people about
Blacks' influence in the state. Hodge became the
32nd member. "If all of us did half of what Dr.
Hodge did in his life, this world would be a better
place," said Beverly Watts, executive director of
the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights.
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