* Today in Black History - May 7 *
1867 - African American demonstrators stage a ride-in to protest
segregation on New Orleans streetcars. Similar
demonstrations occur in Mobile, Alabama, and other cities.
1878 - J.R. Winters receives a patent for the fire escape ladder.
1884 - Henrietta Vinton Davis performs scenes from Shakespeare
with Powhatan Beaty at Ford's Opera House in Washington,
DC, site of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
Vinton's career will span a total of 44 years and will
include her involvement with Marcus Garvey's UNIA, including
a vice-presidency of Garvey's Black Star Line.
1885 - Dr. John E. W. Thompson, a graduate of the Yale University
Medical School, is named minister to Haiti.
1931 - Literary critic and editor Darwin Turner is born in
Cincinnati, Ohio. His major works will include "Black
American Literature: Essays, Poetry Fiction and Drama" (1969)
and "Voices from the Black Experience: African and
Afro-American Literature" (1972).
1939 - Jimmy Ruffin is born in Colinsville, Mississippi. The older
brother of the Temptations' lead singer David Ruffin, he will
become a singer on the Motown label and will best known for
the hit "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted." He will also
record "Hold on to My Love," "There Will Never be Another
You," and "I'll Say Forever My Love."
1941 - "Natural Man," a play by Theodore Browne, premieres in New
York City. It is a production of the American Negro Theatre,
founded by Abram Hill and Frederick O'Neal.
1945 - Baseball owner Branch Rickey announces the organization of
the United States Negro Baseball League, consisting of six
teams.
1946 - William Hastie is inaugurated as the first African American
governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
1959 - 93,103 fans pack the Los Angeles Coliseum for an exhibition
game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees.
It is "Roy Campanella Night." The star catcher for the
Dodgers, paralyzed in an automobile accident, is honored for
his contributions to the team for many years. "Campie" will
continue to serve in various capacities with the Dodger
organization for many years.
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