* Today in Black History - January 24 *
1885 - Martin R. Delany joins the ancestors at the age of 72 in
Wilberforce, Ohio. Delany served as a physician and was
the first commissioned African American officer in the
Union Army during the Civil War. He also was a leader in
the fight to end racial job discrimination. Delany will
encourage African Americans to seek their own identity and
is considered by some historians to be the father of
American Black nationalism. He is the author of "Search
for a Place: Black Separatism and Africa," and "The
Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the
Colored People in the United States."
1901 - Denmark and the United States sign a treaty under which
Denmark will sell the Danish West Indies to the USA for
$5 million, but the sale will be postponed until 1917.
1941 - British troops march into Abyssinia (Ethiopia).
1941 - Aaron Neville is born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He will
become a rhythm and blues singer and will enjoy his first
hit in 1967, "Tell It Like It Is." He will win a Grammy
for his 1990 single, a duet with Linda Ronstadt, "Don't
Know Much." He will become equally well known for
performing vocals and keyboards with the group The Neville
Brothers, together with his three musically accomplished
siblings. Their albums, reflecting rock, R&B, soul, and
jazz influences, will be compiled in "Treacherous: A
History of the Neville Brothers, 1955-85" (1986).
1950 - Jackie Robinson signs highest contract ($35,000) in Dodger
history to date.
1962 - Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American elected
to Baseball's Hall of Fame.
1976 - George Foreman knocks out Ron Lyle in the fifth round of a
real slugfest.
1977 - Howard T. Ward becomes Georgia's first African American
Superior Court Judge.
1985 - Four-term Los Angeles mayor Thomas Bradley is awarded the
NAACP's Spingarn Medal for his long career as a public
servant and for "demonstrating...that the American dream
not only can be pursued but realized."
1986 - At the 43rd Golden Globes award ceremony, Whoopi Goldberg
wins Best Actress in a Drama Motion Picture - The Color
Purple.
1988 - Forty-eight African American writers and literary critics
sign a controversial statement that appears in "The New York
Times Book Review" supporting author Toni Morrison and
protesting her failure to win the "keystone honors of the
National Book Award or the Pulitzer Prize."
1989 - Reverend Barbara Harris' election as suffragan bishop is
ratified by the Diocese of Massachusetts. Her election and
consecration occurs amid widespread controversy regarding the
role of women bishops in the Episcopal Church. She will be
the first female bishop in the church's 450-year history.
1993 - Thurgood Marshall, the first African American Supreme Court
Justice, joins the ancestors in Washington, DC. He will be
buried in Arlington National Cemetery. He was one of the
most well-known figures in the history of civil rights in
America and served on the Supreme Court for 24 years.
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