* Today in Black History - August 15 *
1824 - Freed American slaves establish a settlement in West Africa
that will eventually become the country of Liberia.
1843 - The National Black Convention meets at Buffalo, New York,
with some seventy delegates from twelve states. The
highlight of the convention will be a stirring address by
Henry Highland Garnet, a twenty seven-year-old Presbyterian
pastor who calls for a slave revolt and a general slave
strike. Amos G. Beman of New Haven, Connecticut, is
elected president of the convention.
1900 - Riots erupt in New York City as a white plainclothes
policeman is killed in a fight with an African American man.
It is the fourth racial riot in the city's history.
1906 - At the second meeting of the Niagara Movement at Harpers
Ferry, West Virginia, W.E.B. DuBois demands equal
citizenship rights for African Americans, saying, "We will
not be satisfied to take one jot or title less than our full
manhood rights..."
1925 - Oscar Peterson is born in Montreal (Quebec), Canada.
Classically trained in the piano, he will work with top
Canadian jazz bands until 1949, when he will first appear in
New York City's Carnegie hall. He will be recognized as a
jazz innovator who forges a synthesis of bop and swing into
his own unique style.
1931 - Roy Wilkins joins the NAACP as assistant secretary.
1931 - The Spingarn Medal is awarded to Richard B. Harrison for his
Portrayal of "De Lawd" in "The Green Pastures."
1935 - Vernon Eulion Jordan, Jr, is born in Atlanta, Georgia. By 1966,
Jordan's political influence will become evident through his
participation in President Lyndon B. Johnson's civil rights
conference. As director of the United Negro College Fund in
1970, he will raise $10 million in contributions that will
benefit Historically Black Colleges and Universities. While
serving as president of the National Urban League (1972–81),
he will join corporate boards such as American Express and Dow
Jones, thereby using business connections to press the case
for minority hiring and advancement. He will survive a white
supremacist's assassination attempt in 1980 but will be
wounded by the gunshot. In 1981, he will move into private
law practice, joining the Washington, D.C., office of a Texas
law firm in 1982 and quietly exerting his influence in
corporate and political affairs for an increasingly elite
clientele. After advising Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential
campaign, he will help guide the new president's transition
into office but will never take any political appointment,
preferring instead to remain behind the scenes as one of
Clinton's closest friends and a powerful political force in
and beyond the nation's capital.
1938 - Maxine Waters is born in St. Louis, Missouri. A longtime
California state legislator, in 1990, she will be the
second African American woman from California elected to
the United States Congress.
1945 - Gene Upshaw is born. He will become a professional football
player and a guard for the Oakland Raiders. After
retirement from football, he will become the longtime
president of the NFL Players Association.
1960 - The Republic of the Congo gains independence from France.
1962 - The Shady Grove Baptist Church is burned in Leesburg,
Georgia.
1964 - A racially motivated disturbance occurs in Dixmoor, (a
Chicago suburb) Illinois.
1964 - Ralph Boston of the United States, sets the then long jump
record at 27' 3".
1975 - Joanne Little is acquitted of murder charges in the August
27, 1974, killing of a white jailer. The defense said she
stabbed the jailer with an ice pick after he made sexual
advances.
1979 - Andrew Young resigns under pressure as U.N. ambassador
after unauthorized meeting with representatives of the
Palestine Liberation Organization. His resignation creates
a storm of controversy and divides the African American
and Jewish communities.
1999 - Tiger Woods wins the PGA Championship, becoming the youngest
player to win two majors since Steve Ballesteros.
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