* Today in Black History - December 28 *
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* The Nguzo Saba - The seven principles of Kwanzaa - Principle for *
* Day #3 - Ujima (oo-JEE-mah) Collective Work & Responsibility: To *
* build and maintain our community together and to make our Brother's*
* and Sister's problems, our problems and to solve them together. *
* http://www.endarkenment.com/kwanzaa/ *
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1817 - The American Colonization Society, a private philanthropic
organization, is organized in Washington, DC in the hall of the
House of Representatives, for the purpose of relocating
freeborn and emancipated blacks to Africa. The Society's
supporters espoused a wide range of viewpoints on slavery
and the treatment of Blacks, ranging from advocacy of the
abolition of slavery to the removal of the Negro race from the
United States. The primary motivation for this group stemmed
from the fact that there were too many 'free' Blacks in the
United States.
1829 - Elizabeth "Mumbet" Freeman joins the ancestors. Freeman, born
into slavery, ran away from her owners after she was
mistreated by her master's wife. She petitioned successfully
for her freedom, citing her knowledge of the Bill of Rights and
the new constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
in her argument that all men were created equal, thereby
justifying her petition for freedom. Her victory effectively
abolished slavery in Massachusetts. Freeman was the great-
grandmother of W.E.B. Dubois, one of America's most
renowned scholars, leaders, and fighters for civil rights.
1905 - Earl "Fatha" Hines is born in Duquesne, Pennsylvania. He will
be considered the "Father of Modern Jazz Piano."
1918 - The NAACP's Spingarn Medal is awarded to William Stanley
Braithwaite, poet, literary critic and editor, for
distinguished achievement in literature.
1918 - George H. White joins the ancestors at the age of 66 in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the last of the post
Reconstruction congressmen.
1954 - Denzel Washington is born in Mount Vernon, New York. He will
become an actor, playing Dr. Phillip Chandler for six seasons
on television's "St. Elsewhere" and have a successful movie
career that will include roles in "A Soldier's Story" and an
Oscar-winning performance in "Glory."
1959 - Everson Walls is born. He will become a NFL corner back with
the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants.
1977 - Karen Farmer becomes the first African American member of the
Daughters of the American Revolution, when she traces her
ancestry back to William Hood, a soldier in the Revolutionary
War.
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