* Today in Black History - May 23 *
1844 - Charles Edmund Nash is born in Opelousas, Louisiana. He will
become the first African American representative to the U.S.
House of Representatives from the State of Louisiana.
1878 - Attorney John Henry Smyth is named minister to Liberia. He will
serve from 1878 to 1881 and again as minister from 1882 to 1885.
1900 - Civil War hero, Sergeant William H. Carney of the 54th
Massachusetts Colored Infantry, becomes the first African
American Congressional Medal of Honor winner. He will be cited
almost 37 years after the Battle of Fort Wagner, where he
carried the colors and led the charge after the original
standard-bearer was shot.
1910 - Benjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers is born in Terre Haute,
Indiana. He will become an entertainer and will appear in, or
use his voice in over 52 films. A noted character actor, he will
best known for his role in the TV series, "Chico and The Man."
Some of his best remembered films will be "One Flew Over the
Cuckoo's Nest," "The Shining," "Lady Sings the Blues," and
"Roots." He will also make numerous guest appearances on a
variety of television programs. He will join the ancestors in
1986.
1920 - The Methodist Episcopal Church conference, meeting in Des Moines,
Iowa, elects two African American bishops, Matthew W. Clair of
Washington, DC, and Robert E. Jones of New Orleans, Louisiana.
1921 - "Shuffle Along," the first of a popular series of musicals
featuring all African American casts, opens at the 63rd Street
`Music Hall in New York City. The musical is written by Noble
Sissle and Eubie Blake and features Florence Mills and a young
Josephine Baker in the chorus. William Grant Still and Hall
Johnson play in the orchestra.
1941 - Joe Louis defends his heavyweight boxing title for the 17th
successful time, as Buddy Baer is disqualified at the beginning
of the seventh round. Baer's manager refused to leave the ring
when the round was ready to begin.
1954 - "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler is born in Newark, New Jersey. He will
become the World Middleweight Champion in 1980. Hagler will
make 12 successful title defenses. Among his victims will be
Vito Antuofermo, Mustafa Hamsho, Roberto Duran, Juan Roldan,
John "The Beast" Mugabi, and Thomas "Hit Man" Hearns. His
thrilling three-round shootout with Hearns will be regarded as
one of the best fights of all-time. His last fight will be in
1987 when Sugar Ray Leonard comes out of retirement and wins an
exciting, but controversial 12-round split decision for the WBC
middleweight title. Hagler will retire after Leonard does not
give him a rematch. He will end his career with 62 wins, 3
losses, and 2 draws. He will be elected to the International
Boxing Hall of Fame in 1993.
1961 - Twenty-seven Freedom Riders are arrested in Jackson, Mississippi.
1975 - Loretta Mary Aiken, better known by her stage name of Jackie
"Moms" Mabley, joins the ancestors in White Plains, New York at
the age of 81. Best known as a comedienne, she began her career
as a singer at the age of 14 and traveled the vaudeville
circuit, appearing in theaters and nightclubs. Making her comedy
recording debut in 1960, Mabley appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show
as well as in movie roles.
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