* 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 encouraged 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."
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).
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."
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
occur 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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