*                Today in Black History - November 14             *

1900 - In Washington, DC, a small group meets to form the Washington
        Society of Colored Dentists. It is the first society of African
        American dentists in the United States.

1915 - Booker T. Washington, educator, orator, and founder of Tuskegee
        Institute, dies on the college's campus at the age of 59.  He
        was one the most famous African American educators and leaders
        of the 19th century, whose message of acquiring practical skills
        and emphasizing self-help over political rights was popular
        among whites and segments of the African American community.
        His 1901 autobiography, "Up From Slavery", which details his
        rise to success despite numerous obstacles, became a best-seller
        and further enhanced his public image as a self-made man.  As
        popular as he was in some quarters, Washington was aggressively
        opposed by critics such as W.E.B. Du Bois and William Monroe
        Trotter.

1920 - The New York Times and Tribune call Charles Gilpin's portrayal
        of Brutus Jones in "The Emperor Jones", a performance of heroic
        stature.  Gilpin had premiered in the play earlier in the month
        with the New York-based Provincetown Players, which will
        influence his being named one of the ten most important
        contributors to the American theater of 1920 and the 1921
        recipient of the NAACP's Spingarn Medal.

1934 - Ellis Marsalis, jazz musician and father of successful musicians,
        Branford and Wynton Marsalis, is born.

1934 - William Levi Dawson's Symphony No. 1, Negro Folk Symphony, is
        the first symphony on black folk themes by an African American
        composer to be performed by a major orchestra.

1960 - Four African American girls are escorted by U.S. Marshals and
        parents to two New Orleans schools.

1966 - Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali) defeats Cleveland Williams
        by TKO in the third round in front of Boxing's largest indoor
        crowd, assembled in the Houston Astrodome.  He retains his
        world heavyweight title.

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