*               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 - Nella Larsen is born in Chicago, Illinois.  She will write two
        important novels of the Harlem Renaissance, "Quicksand" and
        "Passing."

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 - 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" 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 African American to ever win this tournament.

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        The source for these facts are "Encyclopedia Britannica,
        "InfoBeat," "I, Too, Sing America - The African American
        Book of Days," and independent research by the
        Information Man.
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