*               Today in Black History - November 1             *

1787 - The first free school for African Americans, the African Free
        School opens in New York City.

1866 - The first Civil Rights Act is passed over the veto of President
        Andrew Johnson.

1910 - The first edition of Crisis magazine is published by the NAACP
        with W.E.B. Du Bois as its editor.

1927 - Florence Mills joins the ancestors in New York City after being
        hospitalized for an appendectomy at the age of 32.  She was one
        of the most popular entertainers of her day, appearing in
        "Shuffle Along" and "From Broadway to Dixie" as well as having
        successful tours in the United States and Europe.

1929 - Grambling State University is founded in Grambling, Louisiana.

1940 - In the foreword to his book, "The Negro in Art", Howard
        University professor Alain Locke introduces the most extensive
        retrospective of African American art published to date. The
        selections appearing in the book span almost 300 years and
        include the work of 100 black artists from Europe and the
        United States including Joshua Johnston, Edward Bannister,
        Henry O. Tanner, Romare Bearden, Hale Woodruff, Palmer Hayden,
        Allan Crite, James A. Porter, and James Lesesne Wells, among
        others.

1942 - John H. Johnson publishes the first issue of Negro Digest.

1945 - The first issue of Ebony magazine is published in Chicago,
        Illinois.  The second publication of John H. Johnson's
        fledgling company, Ebony will be the catalyst for a
        communications empire that will eventually include magazines,
        book publishing, and radio.

1946 - Dr. Charles S. Johnson becomes the first African American
        president of Fisk University.

1951 - Jet magazine is founded by John H. Johnson, publisher of Ebony
        magazine.

1981 - Antigua & Barbuda gain independence from Great Britain.

1998 - John Kagwe of Kenya wins the New York City Marathon for the
        second consecutive year.

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