*              Today in Black History - June 4                   *

1832 - The third national Black convention meets in Philadelphia,
	Pennsylvania with twenty-nine delegates from eight states. 
	Henry Sipkins of New York is elected president.

1922 - Samuel Gravely is born in Richmond, Virginia.  He will 
	become the first African American Admiral in the U.S. Navy,  
	He also will become the first African American to command a 
	U.S. warship, the USS Falgout, and will also command the 
	USS Taussig. He will join the ancestors on October 22, 2004, 
	at Bethesda Naval Hospital after a short illness.

1946 - Legislation authorizing the establishment of Mississippi 
	Valley State University in Itta Bena, Mississippi is 
	enacted.

1961 - Eldra Patrick 'El' Debarge is born in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
	He will become a singer with the family group Debarge. He 
	will become a solo artist in the mid 1980's.

1972 - Angela Davis is acquitted by 11 whites and one Mexican 
	American of murder, kidnapping, and criminal conspiracy 
	charges brought in connection with a 1970 courthouse shoot-
	out in San Rafael, California.
 
1973 - Arna Bontemps, writer and educator, joins the ancestors in 
	Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 72.

1987 - Edwin Moses, who had won a total of 122 consecutive victories 
	in the 400-meter hurdles, is defeated by Danny Harris in 
	Madrid, Spain. It had been ten years since the last time 
	Moses lost the event. 

1989 - Four African Americans win Tony awards for "Black and Blue," 
	a musical revue featuring classic blues and tap-dance 
	routines. Winners are Ruth Brown (best actress in a musical), 
	Cholly Atkins, Henry LeTang, Frankie Manning, and Fayard 
	Nicholas (best choreography).

1991 - Baltimore Orioles manager Frank Robinson is named assistant 
	general manager of the club. He is the third African American
	to become an assistant general manager, joining Elaine 
	Weddington of the Boston Red Sox and Bob Watson of the 
	Houston Astros.

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