* Today in Black History - May 9 *
1750 - The South Carolina Gazette reports that Caesar, a South Carolina
slave, has been granted his freedom and a life time annuity in
exchange for his cures for poison and rattlesnake bite. Caesar and
the famous James Derham of New Orleans are two of the earliest known
African American medical practitioners.
1800 - John Brown, abolitionist and martyr at Harper's Ferry, is born in
Torrington, Connecticut.
1862 - General Hunter of the Union Army issues a proclamation freeing the
slaves of Georgia, Florida and South Carolina. A displeased
President Lincoln anulled this act. Lincoln stated, "General Hunter
is an honest man...He proclaimed all men free within certain states.
I repudiated the proclamation."
1919 - James Reese Europe is stabbed to death by a crazed band member(his
drummer) after a concert at Mechanics Hall in Boston. Europe was one
of the preeminent jazz bandleaders of the early 20th century,
beginning with his association with the team of J. Rosamond Johnson
and Bob Cole in The Shoo Fly Regiment in 1906. Founder of the Clef
Club, Europe joined the 15th, and later, 369th Infantry Regiments.
The military band he formed during World War I was one of the most
popular in all of Europe.
1936 - Italy occupies the city of Addis Ababa, annexing Ethiopia. This was
the beginning of a five year occupation, which will end in 1941.
1952 - Canada Lee dies in New York at the age of 45. A jockey and amateur
boxer before turning to acting, Lee achieved wide acclaim for his
portrayal of Bigger Thomas in the 1941 Broadway play "Native Son" and
for the film, "Cry the Beloved Country."
1960 - Nigeria becomes a member of the British Commonwealth.
1974 - The House Judiciary Committee formally opens its impeachment hearings
against President Richard M. Nixon with representatives John Conyers,
Jr. (D-Mich.) and Barbara Jordan (D-Tex.) among members of the
committee. Jordan, in particular, distinguishes herself as an
eloquent and incisive contributor to the hearings process.
1977 - Mabel Murphy Smythe is confirmed as Ambassador to the Republic of
Cameroon.
1987 - Chief Obafemi Awolowo, leader of the banned Action Group and leader
of the Yorubas of western Nigeria and first premier of the defunct
Western Region, dies at the age of 78.
Eddie Murray, of the Baltimore Orioles, is the first baseball player
to hit home runs as a switch hitter in 2 consecutive games.
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The source for these facts are "Encyclopedia Britannica,
"InfoBeat," "I, Too, Sing America - The African American
Book of Days," and independent research by the
Information Man.
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