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* Today in Black History - October 31 *
1893 - Football player, William Henry Lewis, is named as an All-American.
He is the first African American athlete to receive this honor.
1900 - Ethel Waters is born in Chester, Pennsylvania. She will become
a famous blues singer, the first woman to perform W.C. Handy's
"St. Louis Blues," and an actress known for her roles in the
movie "Cabin in the Sky" and such stageplays as "Member of the
Wedding", for which she will be nominated for a New York Drama
Critics Award. She will join the ancestors on September 1, 1977.
1935 - John Henry Lewis wins the world light heavyweight crown in St.
Louis, Missouri by defeating Bob Olin. He will become the
first American-born light heavyweight champion to retire
undefeated.
1945 - Educator, Booker T. Washington, is inducted into the Hall of Fame
for Great Americans.
1950 - Earl Lloyd becomes the first African American to play in an NBA
game when he takes the floor for the Washington Capitols in
Rochester, New York. Lloyd is actually one of three African
Americans to become NBA players in the 1950 season. The other
two are Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton and Chuck Cooper. Lloyd will
play 9 solid NBA seasons from 1950 to 1960.
1953 - John Lucas is born. He will become a professional basketball
player and play guard for the Houston Rockets and Milwaukee
Bucks. He will become a NBA coach after retiring as a player.
1969 - A racially motivated civil disturbance occurs in Jacksonville,
Florida. The disturbance is caused by tensions between whites
and Blacks during civil rights demonstrations.
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