*             Today in Black History - November 1            *

 

1787 - The first free school for African Americans, the African

            Free School opens in New York City.

 

1866 - The first Civil Rights Act is passed over the veto of 

            President Andrew Johnson. 

          

1901 - Grambling State University is founded in Grambling, 

            Louisiana as the "Colored Industrial and Agricultural 

            School" under the leadership of Charles P. Adams.

 

1910 - The first edition of Crisis magazine is published by the 

            NAACP with W.E.B. Du Bois as its editor. 

 

1927 - Florence Mills joins the ancestors in New York City after 

            being hospitalized for an appendectomy at the age of 32.  

            She was one of the most popular entertainers of her day,

            appearing in "Shuffle Along" and "From Broadway to Dixie" 

            as well as having successful tours in the United States 

            and Europe. 

 

1940 - In the foreword to his book, "The Negro in Art", Howard 

            University professor Alain Locke introduces the most 

            extensive retrospective of African American art published

            to date. The selections appearing in the book span almost 

            300 years and include the work of 100 black artists from 

            Europe and the United States including Joshua Johnston, 

            Edward Bannister, Henry O. Tanner, Romare Bearden, Hale 

            Woodruff, Palmer Hayden, Allan Crite, James A. Porter, 

            and James Lesesne Wells, among others. 

 

1942 - John H. Johnson publishes the first issue of Negro Digest.

 

1945 - The first issue of Ebony magazine is published in Chicago, 

            Illinois.  The second publication of John H. Johnson's 

            fledgling company, Ebony will be the catalyst for a 

            communications empire that will eventually include 

            magazines, book publishing, and radio. 

 

1946 - Dr. Charles S. Johnson becomes the first African American

            president of Fisk University.

 

1951 - Jet magazine is founded by John H. Johnson, publisher of 

            Ebony magazine.

 

1981 - Antigua & Barbuda gain independence from Great Britain.

 

1998 - John Kagwe of Kenya wins the New York City Marathon for 

            the second consecutive year.

 

1999 - Former Chicago Bears running back Walter Payton, the NFL's 

            all-time leading rusher, joins the ancestors after 

            succumbing to bile duct cancer at the age of 45.


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