* Today in Black History - September 28 *
1785 - David Walker, who will become an abolitionist and write the
famous "Walker's Appeal," is born free in Wilmington, North
Carolina.
1829 - "Walker's Appeal (To the Coloured Citizens of the World)," a racial
antislavery pamphlet, is published in Boston, Massachusetts, by
David Walker.
1833 - Lemuel Haynes, Revolutionary War veteran and first African American
to be ordained by the Congregational Church, joins the ancestors
at the age of 80.
1912 - W.C. Handy's ground-breaking "Memphis Blues" is published in
Memphis, Tennessee. The composition was originally entitled
"Mr. Crump" and was written for the 1909 political campaign
of Edward H. "Boss" Crump.
1938 - Ben E. King is born in North Carolina. He will become a rhythm and
blues singer and will be best known for his song, "Stand By Me."
1941 - Charley Taylor is born. He will become a NFL wide receiver/running
back with the Washington Redskins.
1945 - Todd Duncan debuts with the New York City Opera as Tonio in Il
Pagliacci. He is the first African American to sing a leading
role with a major American company, almost ten years before
Marian Anderson sings with the Metropolitan Opera.
1961 - Ossie Davis's "Purlie Victorious" opens on Broadway. The play
stars Davis, Ruby Dee, Godfrey Cambridge, Alan Alda, and Beah
Richards.
1961 - Atlanta's segregated restaurants and other public facilities are
peacefully integrated, part of a plan adopted by city officials
earlier in the year.
1967 - Walter Washington takes office as the first mayor of the District
of Columbia.
1972 - The Secretary of the Army repeals the dishonorable discharges of
167 soldiers involved in the Brownsville (Texas) Raid. The
soldiers, members of the 25th Infantry who were involved in a riot
with the city's police and merchants, were dishonorably discharged
by President Theodore Roosevelt without a trial.
1976 - Muhammad Ali retains the heavyweight boxing championship in a close
15-round decision over Ken Norton at Yankee Stadium.
1979 - Larry Holmes retains the heavyweight boxing championship by knocking
out Ernie Shavers in 11 rounds.
1981 - Joseph Paul Franklin, avowed racist, is sentenced to life in prison
for killing 2 African American joggers in Salt Lake City, Utah.
1987 - The National Museum of African Art, now a part of the Smithsonian
Institution, opens on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Founded
by Warren M. Robbins in 1964 as a private educational institution,
it is the only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to
the collection, study, and exhibition of the art of sub-Saharan
Africa.
1990 - Marvin Gaye gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.
1991 - Miles Davis, jazz musician, joins the ancestors at the age of 65 from
pneumonia.
2003 - Althea Gibson, pioneering tennis player, joins the ancestors at the
age of 76 after succumbing to respiratory failure. She was the
first African American woman to win the Wimbledon championship and
was also a professional golfer.
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