*               Today in Black History - November 19             *

1867 - South Carolina citizens endorse a constitutional convention and
        select delegates.  66,418 African Americans and 2350 whites
        vote for the convention and 2278 whites vote against holding
        a convention. The total vote cast is 71,046. Not a single
        African American votes against the convention.

1915 - William "Billy" Strayhorn is born in Dayton, Ohio.  He will
        write his first song, "Lush Life," when he is 16 while working
        as a soda jerk in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  He will join Duke
        Ellington as a co-composer, assistant arranger, and pianist,
        where he will collaborate with Ellington for 28 years on some
        of the band's greatest hits.  Among Strayhorn's compositions
        will be "Satin Doll," and "Take the 'A' Train."

1921 - Roy Campanella is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  He will
        become one of the first African-American baseball players
        signed to major league ball after Jackie Robinson breaks the
        color line.  Campanella will play for the Brooklyn Dodgers and
        be the National League's Most Valuable Player in 1951, 1953,
        and 1955.  He was given the second MVP award in 1953 on his
        birthday.

1949 - Ahmad Rashad, is born in Portland, Oregon.  Rashad will be a
        first-round draft choice of the St. Louis Football Cardinals
        in 1972. He will go on to play for Buffalo and Seattle before
        settling in Minnesota in 1976 and playing the next seven
        seasons for the Vikings. Rashad will hold the Viking career
        reception lead (400) and be second in reception yardage.
        Overall, Rashad will have 495 receptions in 10 seasons.
        Rashad -- who played his college football at the University of
        Oregon -- will be inducted into the state of Oregon Sports
        Hall of Fame in 1987 and the University of Oregon Athletic Hall
        of Fame in 1992. He will also be the author of a book, "Rashad:
        Vikes, Mikes, and Something on the Backside," published by
        Viking Press. During the summer of 1991, he will expand his
        broadcasting resume by handling television play-by-play for the
        Seattle Seahawks pre-season football games.

1955 - Carmen de Lavellade begins a contract for three seasons as a
        dancer with the Metropolitan Opera.

1957 - Otis J. Anderson, NFL running back (NY Giants, 1990 Superbowl
        MVP), is born.

1984 - Dwight Gooden, of the New York Mets, at 20 years old, becomes
        the youngest major-league pitcher to be named Rookie of the
        Year in the National League. The Mets pitcher led the majors
        with 276 strikeouts.

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