* Today in Black History - April 23 *
1856 - Granville T. Woods, who will become an inventor of steam
boilers, furnaces, incubators and auto air brakes and holder
of over 50 patents, is born in Columbus, Ohio.
1872 - Charlotte E. Ray becomes the first African American woman
lawyer in ceremonies held in Washington, DC admitting her to
practice. She had received her law degree from Howard
University on February 27.
1913 - The National Urban League is incorporated in New York City. The
organization is founded in 1910 when the Committee on Urban
Conditions Among Negroes met in New York to discuss means to
assist rural African Americans in the transition to urban
life. Founders include Mrs. Ruth Standish Baldwin and Dr.
George Edmund Haynes, who becomes the league's first executive
director.
1941 - New Yorkers are treated to a performance of Cafi Society at
Carnegie Hall by a group of jazz artists that includes Albert
"Jug" Ammons, Hazel Scott, and Art Tatum. It also marks the
first performance of Helena (later Lena) Horne, who sings
"Summertime," among other songs.
1944 - The NAACP Youth Council and Committee for Unity in Motion
Pictures selects its first Motion Picture Award recipients.
Given to honor actors whose roles advance the image of African
Americans in motion pictures, awards go to Rex Ingram for
"Sahara," Lena Horne for "As Thousands Cheer," Leigh Whipper
for "The Oxbow Incident" and "Mission to Moscow," Hazel Scott
for her debut in "Something to Shout About" and Dooley Wilson
for his role as Sam in "Casablanca," among others. The awards
will be the fore-runner to the NAACP's Image Awards.
1954 - Hammerin' Hank Aaron, of the Milwaukee Braves, hits the first
of what will be 755 career home runs.
1955 - U.S. Supreme Court refuses to review a lower court decision
which would ban segregation in intrastate bus travel.
1964 - James Baldwin's play, "Blues for Mr. Charlie" opens on
Broadway. Starring Al Freeman, Jr., Diana Sands, and others,
the play reveals the plight of African Americans in the South.
1971 - Columbia University operations are virtually ended for the year
by African American and white students who seize five
buildings on campus.
William Tubman, president of Liberia dies.
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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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