* Today in Black History - February 22 *
1841 - Grafton Tyler Brown is born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. A
lithographer and painter, he will be considered to be one of
the first African-American artists in California. His paintings
will be collected by the Oakland (California) Museum of Art,
Washington State Museum, and private individuals.
1865 - Tennessee adopts a new constitution abolishing slavery. This will
allow Tennessee to become the first former confederate state to
be re-admitted to the Union.
1888 - Horace Pippin is born in West Chester, Pennsylvania. His right
arm crippled in World War I (where he will earn a Purple Heart),
Pippin will paint holding the wrist of his practically useless
right arm in his left fist. The self-taught artist will win
wide acclaim for the primitive style and strong emotional
content of his work.
1898 - The African American postmaster of Lake City, South Carolina is
lynched. His wife and three daughters are shot and maimed for
life.
1906 - African American evangelist William J. Seymour first arrives in
Los Angeles and begins holding revival meetings. The "Azusa
Street Revival" later broke out under Seymour's leadership, in
the Apostolic Faith Mission located at 312 Azusa Street in Los
Angeles. It will be one of the pioneering events in the history
of 20th century American Pentecostalism.
1921 - Jean-Bedel Bokassa I is born in Bobangul, Oubangul-Chari, French
Equatorial Africa (present-day Central African Republic). He
will become a career soldier who will seize power from President
David Dacko in a 1965 coup. In 1972 he will proclaim himself
president-for-life, ruling the country with brutal repression,
using its revenues for personal enrichment, and crowning himself
emperor in 1976. He will be deposed in September 1979 and was
imprisoned for murder in 1986 after seven years in exile. He
will be pardoned in 1993 and will join the ancestors in 1996 at
the age of 75.
1938 - Ishmael Reed is born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He will become a
poet (nominated for the National Book Award for "Conjure"),
novelist ("Yellow Back," "Radio Broke Down," "Mumbo Jumbo,"
"Flight to Canada"), and anthologist of the well-received "19
Necromancers from Now" and "The Yardbird Reader, Volume I."
1940 - Chet Walker is born. He will begin his NBA All-Star career with
the Philadelphia '76ers in 1963, averaging 17.3 points per game.
The highlight of his career will be capturing the NBA title in
1967 on a team that included Wilt Chamberlain. The 76ers will
defeat the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Division finals,
preventing them from going to their ninth straight NBA final.
1950 - Julius Erving is born in Roosevelt (town of Hempstead), New York.
He will become a star basketball player, first for the ABA's
Virginia Squires and later for the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers.
Known as "Dr. J.," he will become the third pro player to score
more than 30,000 career points (after Wilt Chamberlain and
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar). He will be enshrined in the Basketball
Hall of Fame in 1993.
1962 - Wilt Chamberlain sets a NBA record with 34 free throw attempts.
1979 - St. Lucia gains its independence from Great Britain.
1989 - "Don't Worry, Be Happy", by Bobby McFerrin, wins the Grammy for
Song of the Year.
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