* Today in Black History - October 1 *
1851 - William "Jerry" Henry, a runaway slave and craftsman who had
settled in Syracuse, New York, is arrested by a United
States Marshal and scheduled to be returned to slavery.
Ten thousand citizens of the city will storm the sheriff's
office and courthouse, free Henry, and aid his escape to
Canada via the underground railroad.
1872 - Morgan State College (now University) is founded in
Baltimore, Maryland.
1886 - Kentucky State College (now University) is founded in
Frankfort, Kentucky.
1903 - Virginia Proctor Powell, first female African American
librarian is born in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania.
1937 - The Pullman Company formally recognizes the Brotherhood of
Sleeping Car Porters.
1937 - The Spingarn Medal is awarded to Walter White, NAACP
secretary, for his leadership and work in the anti-
lynching movement.
1945 - Donny Hathaway is born in Chicago, Illinois. He will be
an influential pop and Rhythm & Blues singer of the 1970s
whose hit songs will include "The Ghetto" and "The Closer
I Get to You" (with Roberta Flack).
1945 - Rod Carew, baseball Hall of Famer and American League
Rookie of the Year in 1967, is born.
1945 - Heavyweight champion, Joe Louis, is discharged from the
army.
1947 - United States' control of Haitian Custom Service and
governmental revenue ends.
1948 - The California Supreme Court voids state statute banning
interracial marriages.
1948 - Edward Dudley is named Ambassador to Liberia.
1951 - The 24th Infantry Regiment, last of the all African
American military units authorized by Congress in 1866,
is deactivated in Korea.
1954 - The British colony of Nigeria becomes a federation.
1955 - Howard Hewitt is born in Akron, Ohio.
1960 - Nigeria proclaims its independence from Great Britain.
1961 - East & West Cameroon merge and become the Federal
Republic of Cameroon.
1963 - Nigeria becomes a republic within the British
Commonwealth.
1966 - The Black Panther party is founded in Oakland, California
by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale.
1977 - Brazilian soccer great, Pele', retires with 1,281 goals
in 1,363 games.
1989 - Dallas Cowboy, Ed "Too Tall" Jones records his 1,000th
NFL tackle.
1991 - Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell assumes her duties as dean of
New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. A noted
art historian, Schmidt had previously served as
commissioner of cultural affairs, director of the
Studio of Harlem, and chair of the Smithsonian
Institution's Advisory Committee that recommended
creation of a national African American museum.
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