* Today in Black History - March 10 *
1850 - Hallie Quinn Brown is born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She
will become the author of "Homespun Heroines and Other Women
of Distinction," a 1926 collection of biographical sketches
of notable African American women.
1863 - Two U.S. African American infantry regiments, the First and
Second South Carolina Volunteers, capture and occupy
Jacksonville, Florida, causing panic along the Southern
seaboard. These regiments are not to be confused with the
confederate army First South Carolina Volunteers Infantry
Regiment.
1910 - The Pittsburgh Courier begins publishing. It will become one
of the most influential African American newspapers in the
country. In 1966, it will change its name to the "New
Pittsburgh Courier," and continue to operate as a semi-weekly
publication. In 1987, the Courier will be the winner of the
John B. Russwurm award for excellence in responsible
journalism given by the National Newspaper Publishers
Association to the top African American Newspapers in America.
1913 - Harriet Tubman joins the ancestors in Auburn, New York. An
escaped slave, Tubman was known to the Underground Railroad as
"Black Moses" for her heroic trips south to free hundreds of
slaves. During the Civil War, she served as a scout, spy,
cook, and nurse.
1926 - Marques Haynes is born. He will become one of the Harlem
Globetrotters' ace players. He will handle the ball so well,
he will be dubbed "dribbler without peer."
1963 - Jasmine Guy is born in Boston, Massachusetts. She will become
an actress on television and will be best known for her role
as "Whitley" in the series "A Different World."
1969 - James Earl Ray pleads guilty in the first degree to the murder
of Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. and will be sentenced to 99 years
in prison. The House Select Committee on Assassinations will
later state that although it believes Ray shot King, Ray was
part of a larger conspiracy. Ray will later repudiate that
plea, maintaining his innocence until his death.
1972 - Three thousand delegates and five thousand observers attend
the first African American political convention in Gary,
Indiana. The NAACP and other groups withdraw from the
convention after the adoption of resolutions that are critical
of busing and the state of Israel.
1990 - Haitian ruler Lt. Gen. Prosper Avril resigns during a popular
uprising against his military regime.
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