* Today in Black History - January 24 *
1885 - Martin R. Delany joins the ancestors at the age of 72 in
Wilberforce, Ohio. Delany served as a physician and was the
first commissioned African American officer in the Union Army
during the Civil War. He also was a leader in the fight to
end racial job discrimination. Delany encouraged African
Americans to seek their own identity and is considered by some
historians to be the father of American Black nationalism. He
is the author of "Search for a Place: Black Separatism and
Africa," and "The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and
Destiny of the Colored People in the United States."
1941 - Aaron Neville is born in New Orleans Louisiana. He will become
a rhythm and blues singer and will enjoy his first hit in
1967, "Tell It Like It Is." He will win a Grammy for his 1990
single, a duet with Linda Ronstadt, "Don't Know Much." He will
become equally well known for performing vocals and keyboards
with the group The Neville Brothers, together with his three
musically accomplished siblings. Their albums, reflecting rock,
R&B, soul, and jazz influences, will be compiled in
"Treacherous: A History of the Neville Brothers, 1955-85"
(1986).
1977 - Howard T. Ward becomes Georgia's first African American Superior
Court Judge.
1985 - Four-term Los Angeles mayor Thomas Bradley is awarded the
NAACP's Spingarn Medal for his long career as a public servant
and for "demonstrating...that the American dream not only can
be pursued but realized."
1988 - Forty-eight African American writers and literary critics sign
a controversial statement that appears in "The New York Times
Book Review" supporting author Toni Morrison and protesting
her failure to win the "keystone honors of the National Book
Award or the Pulitzer Prize."
1989 - Reverend Barbara Harris' election as suffragan bishop is
ratified by the Diocese of Massachusetts. Her election and
consecration occur amid widespread controversy regarding the
role of women bishops in the Episcopal Church. She will be
the first female bishop in the church's 450-year history.
1993 - Thurgood Marshall, the first African American Supreme Court
Justice, joins the ancestors in Washington, DC. He will be
buried in Arlington National Cemetery. He was one of the
most well-known figures in the history of civil rights in
America and served on the Supreme Court for 24 years.
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