*               Today in Black History - April 13            *

1723 - The governor of Massachusetts issues a proclamation on 
	the "fires which have been designedly and 
	industriously kindled by some villainous and desperate 
	Negroes or other dissolute people as appears by the 
	confession of some of them."

1873 - The Colfax Massacre occurs on Easter Sunday morning, in
	Grant Parish, Louisiana.  More than sixty African 
	Americans are killed.

1891 - Nellie Walker is born in Chicago, Illinois to an African 
	American father and Danish mother.  She will become a 
	writer known as Nella Larsen and one of the most 
	celebrated novelists of the Harlem Renaissance.  She 
	will receive many awards for her writings, including 
	the Harmon Foundation's bronze medal for literature in 
	1929, and the Guggenheim Fellowship in 1930.  When she 
	receives the Guggenheim award, she becomes the first 
	African American woman recipient. She will best known 
	for her novels, "Quicksand" and "Passing." She will 
	join the ancestors in 1964.

1906 - Riots occur in Brownsville, Texas, when African American 
	soldiers retaliate against white citizens for racial 
	slurs.

1907 - Harlem Hospital opens in New York with 150 beds. It will 
	become one of the early leading African American 
	hospitals.

1946 - Albert "Al" Green is born in Forrest City, Arkansas. He
	will become one of the most popular soul and pop singers 
	of the 1970's, known for his recordings "Tired of Being 
	Alone," "Let's Stay Together," "Here I Am (Come and Take 
	Me)" and "I'm Still in Love with You." Green will later 
	become a minister and return to performing as a gospel 
	singer, where he will win numerous Grammy awards.

1963 - Sidney Poitier receives an Oscar for best actor for his 
	performance in "Lilies of the Field." He is the first 
	African American male to receive the Academy Award.  He 
	will later become a director and make 1980's "Stir 
	Crazy," the largest-grossing movie by an African 
	American director ever.

1997 - Eldrick "Tiger" Woods wins the 61st Masters Tournament 
	in Augusta, Georgia at the age of 21 becoming the 
	youngest person and first person of Black African descent 
	to ever win this tournament.

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