*               Today in Black History - April 13               *

1723 - The governor of Massachusetts issues a proclamation on the "fires
        which have been designedly and industriously kindled by some
        villainous and desperate Negroes or other dissolute people as
        appears by the confession of some of them."

1873 - The Colfax Massacre occurs on Easter Sunday morning, in Grant
        Parish, Louisiana.  More than sixty African Americans are
        killed.

1891 - Nellie Walker is born in Chicago, Illinois to an African American
        father and Danish mother.  She will become a writer known as
        Nella Larsen and one of the most celebrated novelists of the
        Harlem Renaissance.  She will receive many awards for her writings,
        including the Harmon Foundation's bronze medal for literature in
        1929, and the Guggenheim Fellowship in 1930.  When she receives the
        Guggenheim award, she becomes the first African American woman
        recipient. She will best known for her novels, "Quicksand" and
        "Passing." She will join the ancestors in 1964.

1906 - Riots occur in Brownsville, Texas, when African American soldiers
        retaliate against white citizens for racial slurs.

1907 - Harlem Hospital opens in New York with 150 beds. It will become
        one of the early leading African American hospitals.

1946 - Al Green is born in Forrest City, Arkansas.  He will become one
        of the most popular soul and pop singers of the 1970's, known
        for his recordings "Tired of Being Alone," "Let's Stay Together,"
        "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" and "I'm Still in Love with You."
        Green will later become a minister and return to performing as a
        gospel singer, where he will win numerous Grammy awards.

1963 - Sidney Poitier receives an Oscar for best actor for his
        performance in "Lilies of the Field." He is the first African
        American male to receive the Academy Award.  He will later
        become a director and make 1980's "Stir Crazy," the largest-
        grossing movie by an African American director ever.

1997 - Eldrick "Tiger" Woods wins the 61st Masters Tournament in
        Augusta, Georgia at the age of 21 becoming the youngest person
        and first person of African descent to ever win this tournament.

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