* Today in Black History - December 19 *
1798 - Portrait painter Joshua Johnston places an ad in the "Baltimore
Intelligencer" describing himself as "a self-taught genius."
Johnston, a freeman, will paint protraits of some of the most
successful merchant families in Maryland and Virginia. Only
three of his subjects will be African American, among them
"Portrait of an Unknown Man" and "Reverend Daniel Coker."
1875 - Carter G. Woodson is born in New Canton, Virginia. A founder
of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, of
the "Journal of Negro History," and Negro History Week, Woodson
will write many books on African-American history, the most
popular of which, "The Negro in Our History." will be used
extensively in high schools throughout the United States.
1891 - Charles Randolph Uncles becomes the first African American
Catholic priest ordained in the United States. He is ordained
in Baltimore, Maryland.
1910 - The first city ordinance requiring white and black residential
areas is passed by the Baltimore City Council. Similar laws will
be passed in Norfolk, Richmond, Roanoke, Greensboro, St. Louis,
Oklahoma City, Dallas and Louisville.
1910 - The Pittsburgh Courier newspaper is founded.
1910 - North Carolina College is founded in Durham, North Carolina.
1910 - The Norfolk Journal and Guide is established under the leadership
of P. B. Young Sr.
1930 - James Weldon Johnson resigns as executive secretary of NAACP
citing health reasons.
1930 - The NAACP's Spingarn Medal is awarded to Henry A. Hunt, Principal,
Fort Valley High and Industrial School, Fort Valley, Georgia, for
his pioneering work as an educator.
1930 - Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, founded at Howard University in
1913, is incorporated.
1933 - Cicely Tyson is born in the Village of Harlem in New York City.
She will pursue a modeling career, appearing on the covers of
both "Vogue" and "Harper's Bazaar at the age of 23. She will
later pursue acting and win acclaim for her roles on the stage
and on television as well as in the movies Sounder(for which she
will be named best actress by the National Society of Film
Critics and receive an Academy Award nomination) and "The
Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman," for which she will win two
Emmys.
1941 - Maurice White is born. He will become a singer, musician: drummer;
and founder of Earth, Wind & Fire. Some of his hits include
"Shining Star," "Sing a Song," "Got to Get You into My Life,"
"After the Love Has Gone," and "Best of My Love".
1944 - Tim Reid is born in Norfolk, Virginia. He will become a comedian
and known for his role as "Venus Flytrap" on "WKRP in Cincinnati,
as well as "Frank's Place."
1961 - Reggie White is born. He will become an all-pro defensive lineman
for the NFL Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers. He will
play with Green Bay as they win the 1997 Super Bowl.
1962 - Nyasaland secedes from Rhodesia.
1977 - Jimmy Rogers, a bluesman who played guitar for the original Muddy
Waters band and who was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in
1994, dies of colon cancer in Chicago at the age of 73. He
recorded a string of solo hits beginning in the 1950s, including
"Walking by Myself," "Chicago Bound" and "Sloppy Drunk." He
played with Water's Band in Chicago clubs and in the studio for
about a decade. In 1996, he won the W.C. Handy award for male
traditional blues artist.
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