* Today in Black History - November 7 *
1837 - White abolitionist and publisher, Elijah P. Lovejoy, is
murdered by proslavery mob in Alton, Illinois, while defending
his presses.
1876 - Edward Bouchet, is the first African American to receive a
Ph.D. from a college in the United States (Yale University).
1876 - Edward Bannister, the first African American artist to win wide
critical acclaim, is awarded a prize at the Philadelphia
Centennial Exposition for his work, "Under the Oak".
1915 - Meharry Medical College is incorporated as a separate entity
in Nashville, Tennessee.
1916 - The NAACP's Spingarn Medal is awarded to Col. Charles Young,
U.S. Army, for organizing the Liberian constabulary and
establishing order on the frontiers of Liberia.
1934 - Arthur L. Mitchell, becomes the first African American
Democratic congressman (Illinois), after defeating Republican
Oscar Depriest in a Chicago election.
1938 - Delecta Clark is born in Blythesville, Arkansas. He will become
a rhythm and blues singer better known as "Dee" Clark. He will
move to Chicago as a child and be in the Hambone Kids with Sammy
McGrier and Ronny Strong. They will recorded for Okeh Records in
1952 - the next year Clark will sing with the Goldentones. This
group will later become the Kool Gents. Clark will go solo in
1957 and in 1958 enjoyed his first smash with "Nobody for You,"
an Abner release that will reach number three Rhythm & Blues and
just miss the Top 20 on the pop charts. He will continue a string
of R&B winners with "Just Keep It Up," "Hey Little Girl," and
"How About That" for Abner in 1959 and 1960. Clark will team with
guitarist Phil Upchurch to write "Raindrops" in 1961, which will
become his signature song. Raindrops will peak at number three
Rhythm & Blues and number two pop, and will be his last major hit.
Clark will continue performing through the '60s,'70s, and '80s,
but will never again be a factor, though "Raindrops" will remain
a staple on oldies radio. He wil join the ancestors in 1990.
1950 - Alexa Canady is born in Lansing, Michigan. She will become,
at age 30, the first African American female neurosurgeon
in the United States. She will be first in her class at the
Wayne State University School of Medicine. She will become one
of the finest neurosurgeons in the country, and be highly
esteemed for her outstanding ability as a pediatric surgeon and
researcher. Canady will become the director of neurosurgery at
Children's Hospital in Detroit and a clinical professor at Wayne
State University.
1955 - In reviewing a Baltimore, Maryland case, the U.S. Supreme
Court bans segregation in public recreational areas.
1963 - Elston Howard, of the New York Yankees, becomes the first
African American to win the American League MVP award.
1967 - Carl Stokes of Cleveland, Ohio, and Richard Hatcher of Gary,
Indiana, become the first African American mayors of these
major United States cities.
1967 - The NAACP's Spingarn Medal is presented to Edward W. Brooke
for his public service as the first African American U.S.
senator since Reconstruction.
1967 - A report of the Senate Permanent Investigating Committee says
there were seventy-five major riots in 1967, compared with
twenty-one major riots in 1966. The committee reports that
eight-three persons were killed in 1967 riots, compared with
eleven in 1966 and thirty-six in 1965.
1970 - A racially motivated civil disturbance occurs in Daytona Beach,
Florida.
1972 - Reverend Andrew Young of Atlanta, Georgia and Barbara Jordan
of Houston, Texas become the first southern African Americans
elected to Congress since Reconstruction. Also elected for
the first time was Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (California).
Republican Senator Edward W. Brooke of Massachusetts was
overwhelmingly endorsed for a second term.
1978 - Five African Americans are elected to Congress: William Gray
III (Pennsylvania), Bennett Stewart (Illinois), Melvin Evans
(Virgin Islands), Julian Dixon (California) and George
"Mickey" Leland (Texas).
1989 - David Dinkins is the first African American elected mayor of
New York City.
1989 - L. Douglas Wilder is elected as the first African American
governor (D-Virginia) in the United States since
Reconstruction.
1990 - The National Football League withdraws its plans to hold the
1993 Super Bowl in Phoenix due to Arizona's refusal to honor
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday.
1991 - Los Angeles Lakers' superstar Magic Johnson announces his
retirement from professional basketball after learning he
has tested positive for the AIDS virus.
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