*		  Today in Black History - October 1             *

1851 - William "Jerry" Henry, a runaway slave and craftsman who had 
	settled in Syracuse, New York, is arrested by a United 
	States Marshal and scheduled to be returned to slavery.  
	Ten thousand citizens of the city will storm the sheriff's 
	office and courthouse, free Henry, and aid his escape to 
	Canada via the underground railroad. 

1872 - Morgan State College (now University) is founded in 
	Baltimore, Maryland.

1886 - Kentucky State College (now University) is founded in 
	Frankfort, Kentucky.  

1903 - Virginia Proctor Powell, first female African American 
	librarian is born in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania. 

1937 - The Pullman Company formally recognizes the Brotherhood of 
	Sleeping Car Porters.  

1937 - The Spingarn Medal is awarded to Walter White, NAACP 
	secretary, for his leadership and work in the anti-
	lynching movement.

1945 - Donny Hathaway is born in Chicago, Illinois.  He will be 
	an influential pop and Rhythm & Blues singer of the 1970s 
	whose hit songs will include "The Ghetto" and "The Closer 
	I Get to You" (with Roberta Flack). 

1945 - Rod Carew, baseball Hall of Famer and American League 
	Rookie of the Year in 1967, is born.

1945 - Heavyweight champion, Joe Louis, is discharged from the 
	army.

1947 - United States' control of Haitian Custom Service and 
	governmental revenue ends. 

1948 - The California Supreme Court voids state statute banning 
	interracial marriages.

1948 - Edward Dudley is named Ambassador to Liberia. 

1951 - The 24th Infantry Regiment, last of the all African 
	American military units authorized by Congress in 1866, 
	is deactivated in Korea.

1954 - The British colony of Nigeria becomes a federation.

1955 - Howard Hewitt is born in Akron, Ohio.

1960 - Nigeria proclaims its independence from Great Britain.

1961 - East & West Cameroon merge and become the Federal 
	Republic of Cameroon.

1963 - Nigeria becomes a republic within the British 
	Commonwealth.

1966 - The Black Panther party is founded in Oakland, California
	by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale.

1977 - Brazilian soccer great, Pele', retires with 1,281 goals 
	in 1,363 games.

1989 - Dallas Cowboy, Ed "Too Tall" Jones records his 1,000th 
	NFL tackle.

1991 - Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell assumes her duties as dean of 
	New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. A noted 
	art historian, Schmidt had previously served as 
	commissioner of cultural affairs, director of the 
	Studio of Harlem, and chair of the Smithsonian 
	Institution's Advisory Committee that recommended 
	creation of a national African American museum.

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