* Today in Black History - September 17 *
1787 - The U.S. Constitution is approved at the Constitutional Convention
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with three clauses protecting
slavery.
1861 - The first day-school for ex-slaves is opened in Fortress Monroe,
Virginia under the tutelage of an African American schoolteacher,
Mary S. Peake. The school will later become Hampton Institute
(now University) in 1868.
1879 - Andrew "Rube" Foster, father of Negro Leagues baseball, is born
in Galveston, Texas.
1953 - Ernie Banks becomes the first African American baseball player
to wear a Chicago Cubs uniform. Banks is also quick to say
"Let's play two!" Banks will be the Cubs' outstanding shortstop
from 1954 to 1960. In 1961 he will be moved to left field, then
to first base, where he will spend the rest of his career. In
1969, Ernie Banks will be voted the Cub's best player ever by
Chicago fans. 'Mr. Cub' will retire in 1971.
1956 - African American students are admitted to a Clay, Kentucky
elementary school under National Guard protection. They had
previously been barred by local authorities on September 12.
1962 - The Justice Department files the first suit to end racial
segregation in public schools. The fourth African American
church is burned near Dawson, Georgia. Three white men later
admitted burning the church. They were sentenced to seven
year prison terms.
1967 - Malik Yoba, actor, "New York Undercover's" Detective J.C.
Williams, is born.
1968 - "Julia" premieres on NBC with Diahann Carroll in the title role.
It is the first television show to star an African American
woman since "Beulah" in the 1950's.
1970 - "The Flip Wilson Show" premieres on NBC. Starring the New Jersey
comedian born as Clerow Wilson, it is the first prime-time variety
show starring an African American male since "The Nat King Cole
Show".
1973 - Illinois becomes the first state to honor Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr.'s birthday as a holiday.
1983 - Vanessa Williams, Miss New York State, is named Miss America in
Atlantic City, New Jersey, the first African American winner in
the history of the pageant. Williams will relinquish her crown
after a 1984 scandal and later stage a remarkable comeback through
a stellar recording career, which will include her multimillion-
selling album, "The Right Stuff".
1984 - New York Met's, Dwight Goodin, becomes the 2nd person to strike out
32 batters over 2 consecutive games.
1990 - "The Content of Our Character" is published by San Jose State
University professor Shelby Steele. The book will attract
controversy because of its provocative positions on affirmative
action and race relations and win a 1992 National Book Award.
1991 - Ground is broken for the Harold Washington wing of the DuSable
Museum in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by artist and poet Margaret
T. Burroughs in 1961, the DuSable is one of the oldest African
American museums in the United States.
1994 - As some 20 warships sit off the coast of Haiti, former President
Jimmy Carter, Sen. Sam Nunn (D-Ga.) and retired Gen. Colin Powell
arrive in the Caribbean nation in an 11th-hour bid to avert a
U.S.-led invasion.
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