* Today in Black History - March 13 *
1779 - Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable, an explorer of African descent,
from Santo Domingo (Haiti), builds the first permanent
settlement at the mouth of the river, just east of the present
Michigan Avenue Bridge on the north bank, of what is now the
city of Chicago, Illinois.
1861 - Jefferson Davis signs a bill authorizing the use of slaves as
soldiers in the Confederate army.
1862 - Congress forbids Union officers and soldiers from aiding in the
capture and return of fugitive slaves, ending what one
historian called the "military slave hunt."
1869 - Arkansas legislature passes anti-Ku Klux Klan legislation.
1914 - James Reese Europe explains the significance of his Clef Club
Symphony Orchestra, consisting of the best African American
musicians in New York City: "... we colored people have our
own music that is a part of us. It's the product of our
souls; it's been created by the sufferings and miseries of our
race."
1918 - John Rhoden is born in Birmingham, Alabama. An art student
who will study with Richmond Barthe' and at Talledega
College, Rhoden's sculptures will have strong romantic and
classical elements. He will receive commissions for Harlem
Hospital and Metropolitan Hospital in New York City, exhibit
his work at the Atlanta University annuals, the Art Institute of
Chicago, and the Whitney Museum and be represented in
museums in the United States and Europe. Among his major
works will be "Safari," "Eve," and "Quarter Horse."
1930 - Richard Allen "Blue" Mitchell is born in Miami, Florida. The
trumpeter will make his name as a member of Horace Silver's
Quintet. From 1974, he will play as a soloist or as an
accompanist for Tony Bennett and Lena Horne.
1932 - The "Atlanta World" becomes the first African American daily
newspaper in modern times, when it begins daily publication.
It was founded on August 3, 1928, by William A. Scott, III
and became a bi-weekly in 1930.
1943 - Frank Dixon becomes the first great African American miler in
track as he wins the Columbian Mile in New York City. Dixon
runs the mile in the record time of 4 minutes, 9.6 seconds.
1946 - Colonel Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. becomes the first African
American to command an United States Air Force base, when
he assumes command of Lockbourne Air Force Base in Ohio.
1961 - Floyd Patterson knocks out Ingemar Johannson to retain the
heavyweight boxing championship.
1984 - James L. Usry is elected the first African American mayor of
Atlantic City, New Jersey. He will serve as mayor until 1990.
A former member of the Harlem Globetrotters, he became an
educator before entering politics.
1999 - Evander Holyfield, the WBA and IBF champion, and Lennox
Lewis, the WBC champion, keep their respective titles after
fighting to a controversial draw in New York.
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