* Today in Black History - July 24 *
1651 - Anthony Johnson, a free African American, receives a
grant of 250 acres in Virginia.
1807 - Ira Aldridge is born in New York City. He will be one of
America's earliest African American Shakespearean actors
Whose fame will come only after leaving the racism of the
performing arts in the United States and emigrating to
Europe.
1893 - Charles S. Johnson, educator, is born in Bristol,
Virginia. He will become a noted sociologist, founder of
the National Urban League's "Opportunity" magazine, and
professor and president of Fisk University.
1900 - A race riot occurs in New Orleans, Louisiana. Two white
policemen are killed.
1908 - Charles "Cootie" Williams is born. He will become a
professional musician specializing on the trumpet. He will
be known for his renditions of "Echoes of Harlem," "Concerto
for Cootie," and "Carelessly." He also will lead his own
group, The Cootie Williams Sextet and Orchestra, performing
"Tess' Torch Song" and Cherry Red Blues."
1919 - A race riot occurs in Washington, DC. Six persons are
killed and one hundred are wounded.
1921 - Dr. Billy Taylor is born in Greenville, North Carolina. He
will become a jazz pianist. Over his career he will lead
The Billy Taylor Trio, co-found Jazzmobile '65, become music
director of "The David Frost Show," perform in jazz segments
on "Sunday Morning with Charles Kuralt," and become the
Artistic Advisor for jazz at the Kennedy Center in Washington,
DC.
1924 - Townsend Sonny Brewster, playwright and activist, is born.
1929 - Cornelius H. Charlton, Korean War Hero, is born in East
Gulf, West Virginia. Sergeant Charlton will be killed in
action, from wounds received during his daring exploits, on
June 2, 1951. He will be posthumously awarded The
Congressional Medal of Honor on March 19, 1952.
1939 - Walt Bellamy is born. After becoming an Olympic athlete and
winning a gold medal in 1960, he will become a professional
basketball player.
1954 - Mary Church Terrell, civil rights leader/educator and first
African American to serve on the District of Columbia board
of education, joins the ancestors at the age of 90 in
Washington, DC.
1961 - Grace Ann Bumbry makes her debut in Richard Wagner's
"Tannhauser" at the Bayreuth Festival in Bavaria. Surrounded
by controversy that saw the German press protest the role of
Venus being sung by an African American, Bumbry's performance
dispels all doubts as she receives 42 curtain calls during a
30-minute ovation.
1963 - Karl "The Mailman" Malone is born. He will become a
professional basketball player with the Utah Jazz. He will be
selected at least six times to the All-NBA first team during
his career.
1964 - Barry Bonds is born. He will become a professional baseball
player, playing left field for the San Francisco Giants. He
will be a six-time All-Star, six-time Gold Glove winner, and
three-time National League Most Valuable Player.
1965 - Kadeem Hardison is born. He will become an actor and will be
best known for his roles in "A Different World" and "The Sixth
Man."
1967 - Three days of racially motivated disturbances begin in
Cambridge, Maryland, the site of a 1963 confrontation between
civil rights demonstrators and white segregationists.
1969 - Muhammad Ali's conviction for refusing induction in U.S. Army
is upheld on appeal.
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