* Today in Black History - December 28 *
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* The Nguzo Saba - The seven principles of Kwanzaa - Principle for *
* Day #3 - Ujima (oo-JEE-mah) Collective Work & Responsibility: To *
* build and maintain our community together and to make our Brother's *
* and Sister's problems, our problems and to solve them together. *
* http://www.endarkenment.com/kwanzaa/ *
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1817 - The American Colonization Society, a private philanthropic
organization, is organized in Washington, DC in the hall of the
House of Representatives, for the purpose of relocating freeborn
and emancipated blacks to Africa. The Society's supporters
espoused a wide range of viewpoints on slavery and the treatment
of blacks, ranging from advocacy of the abolition of slavery to
the removal of the Negro race from the United States. The primary
motivation for this group stemmed from the fact that there were
too many 'free' Blacks in the United States.
1829 - Elizabeth "Mumbet" Freeman joins the ancestors. Freeman, born into
slavery, ran away from her owners after she was mistreated by her
master's wife. She petitioned successfully for her freedom, citing
her knowledge of the Bill of Rights and the new constitution of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts in her argument that all men were
created equal, thereby justifying her petition for freedom. Her
victory effectively abolished slavery in Massachusetts. Freeman
was the great-grandmother of W.E.B. Dubois, one of America's most
renowned scholars, leaders, and fighters for civil rights.
1905 - Earl "Fatha" Hines is born in Duquesne, Pennsylvania. He will be
considered the "Father of Modern Jazz Piano."
1918 - The NAACP's Spingarn Medal is awarded to William Stanley
Braithwaite, poet, literary critic and editor, for distinguished
achievement in literature.
1918 - George H. White joins the ancestors at the age of 66 in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. He was the last of the post Reconstruction
congressmen.
1954 - Denzel Washington is born in Mount Vernon, New York. He will
become an actor, playing Dr. Phillip Chandler for six seasons on
television's "St. Elsewhere" and have a successful movie career
that will include roles in "A Soldier's Story" and an Oscar-
winning performance in "Glory."
1959 - Everson Walls is born. He will become a NFL corner back with the
Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants.
1977 - Karen Farmer becomes the first African American member of the
Daughters of the American Revolution, when she traces her ancestry
back to William Hood, a soldier in the Revolutionary War.
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