* Today in Black History - October 31 *
1893 - Football player, William Henry Lewis, is named as an All-
American, playing for Harvard College. This is the second
year in a row he is named to the All American Team. He is
the first African American athlete to be named All
American.
1900 - Ethel Waters is born in Chester, Pennsylvania. She will
become a famous blues singer, the first woman to perform
W.C. Handy's "St. Louis Blues," and an actress known for
her roles in the movie "Cabin in the Sky" and such
stageplays as "Member of the Wedding", for which she
will be nominated for a New York Drama Critics Award.
She will join the ancestors on September 1, 1977.
1935 - John Henry Lewis wins the world light heavyweight crown
in St. Louis, Missouri by defeating Bob Olin. He will
become the first American-born light heavyweight champion
to retire undefeated.
1945 - Educator, Booker T. Washington, is inducted into the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans.
1950 - Earl Lloyd becomes the first African American to play in
an NBA game when he takes the floor for the Washington
Capitols in Rochester, New York. Lloyd is actually one
of three African Americans to become NBA players in the
1950 season. The other two are Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton
and Chuck Cooper. Lloyd will play 9 solid NBA seasons
from 1950 to 1960.
1953 - John Harding Lucas II is born in Durham, North Carolina.
He will become a professional basketball player and play
guard for the Houston Rockets and Milwaukee Bucks. He
will become a NBA coach after retiring as a player. He
will coach the San Antonio Spurs, Philadelphia 76ers and
Cleveland Cavaliers, each for less than two seasons,
compiling a 174 - 258 overall record. Prior to accepting
the head coaching position for the Cavaliers, he will be
an assistant coach for the Denver Nuggets for three
seasons.
1969 - A racially motivated civil disturbance occurs in
Jacksonville, Florida. The disturbance is caused by
tensions between whites and Blacks during civil rights
demonstrations.
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