* Today in Black History - December 28 *
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* The Nguzo Saba - The seven principles of Kwanzaa - Principle for *
* Day #3 - Ujima (oo-JEE-mah) Collective Work & Responsibility: To *
* build and maintain our community together and to make our Brother's *
* and Sister's problems, our problems and to solve them together. *
* http://www.endarkenment.com/kwanzaa/ *
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1817 - The American Colonization Society, a private philanthropic
organization, is organized in Washington, DC in the hall of the
House of Representatives, for the purpose of relocating freeborn
and emancipated blacks to Africa. The Society's supporters
espoused a wide range of viewpoints on slavery and the treatment
of blacks, ranging from advocacy of the abolition of slavery to
the removal of the Negro race from the United States. The
primary motivation for this group stemmed from the fact that
there were too many 'free' Blacks in the United States.
1829 - Elizabeth "Mumbet" Freeman joins the ancestors. Freeman, born
into slavery, ran away from her owners after she was mistreated
by her master's wife. She petitioned successfully for her
freedom, citing her knowledge of the Bill of Rights and the new
constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in her
argument that all men were created equal, thereby justifying her
petition for freedom. Her victory effectively abolished slavery
in Massachusetts. Freeman was the great-grandmother of W.E.B.
Dubois, one of America's most renowned scholars, leaders, and
fighters for civil rights.
1905 - Earl "Fatha" Hines is born in Duquesne, Pennsylvania. He will be
considered the "Father of Modern Jazz Piano."
1918 - The NAACP's Spingarn Medal is awarded to William Stanley
Braithwaite, poet, literary critic and editor, for distinguished
achievement in literature.
1918 - George H. White joins the ancestors at the age of 66 in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the last of the post
Reconstruction congressmen.
1954 - Denzel Washington is born in Mount Vernon, New York. He will
become an actor, playing Dr. Phillip Chandler for six seasons on
television's "St. Elsewhere" and have a successful movie career
that will include roles in "A Soldier's Story" and an Oscar-
winning performance in "Glory."
1959 - Everson Walls is born. He will become a NFL corner back with the
Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants.
1977 - Karen Farmer becomes the first African American member of the
Daughters of the American Revolution, when she traces her
ancestry back to William Hood, a soldier in the Revolutionary
War.
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