* Today in Black History - August 3 *
1832 - Edward Wilmot Blyden is born in St. Thomas, West Indies. By
the age of 24, he will migrate to Liberia and become an
established author of the pamphlets "A Voice from Bleeding
Africa", in which he attacks slavery, and "A Vindication of
the African Race." Throughout his life, he will be an
advocate of African Americans returning to their ancestral
homes. He will join the ancestors on February 7, 1912 in
Freetown, Sierra Leone.
1865 - The provisional governor of Florida abolishes slavery by
proclamation.
1908 - A site plan for the town of Allensworth, California, is
filed with the Tulare County recorder. The town is founded
by African American Allen Allensworth, "in order to enable
black people to live on an equity [basis] with whites and
to encourage industry and thrift in the race."
1928 - William A. Scott, III, founds the "Atlanta World" newspaper.
It will become a bi-weekly in 1930 and on March 13, 1932,
will become the "Atlanta Daily World," the first African
American daily newspaper in modern times.
1956 - Willie Williams of the United States sets the then 100 meter
record at 10.1 seconds.
1957 - Archibald J. Carey, Chicago minister and attorney, is
appointed the first African American chairman of the
President's Committee on Government Employment Policy.
1960 - The Republic of Niger achieves its independence from France.
1970 - Two thousand delegates and observers attend the Congress of
African Peoples convention in Atlanta, Georgia.
1972 - The Federal Communications Commission upholds a political
candidate's right to broadcast paid commercials with racist
content if such broadcast presents no danger of violence or
incitement to violence.
1989 - Rickey Henderson sets American League mark of 50 stolen
bases in nine seasons.
2011 - Nine-year NFL veteran and "Police Academy" franchise star Charles
Aaron "Bubba" Smith joins the ancestors at the age of 66 in his
Los Angeles home. The imposing 6-foot-7 Smith retired from the
NFL in 1976 after stints as a defensive lineman with the
Baltimore Colts, Oakland Raiders and Houston Oilers. He appeared
twice in the Pro Bowl while playing for the Colts. After
retiring from football, he turned to acting, most notably
starring as Moses Hightower in all but one of the "Police
Academy" films.
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