*		Today in Black History - May 7		        *

1867 - African American demonstrators stage a ride-in to protest 
	segregation on New Orleans streetcars. Similar 
	demonstrations occur in Mobile, Alabama, and other cities.

1878 - J.R. Winters receives a patent for the fire escape ladder.

1884 - Henrietta Vinton Davis performs scenes from Shakespeare 
	with Powhatan Beaty at Ford's Opera House in Washington, 
	DC, site of the assassination of President Abraham 
	Lincoln.  Vinton's career will span a total of 44 years 
	and will include her involvement with Marcus Garvey's 
	UNIA, including a vice-presidency of Garvey's Black Star 
	Line.

1885 - Dr. John E. W. Thompson, a graduate of the Yale University 
	Medical School, is named minister to Haiti.

1931 - Literary critic and editor Darwin Turner is born in 
	Cincinnati, Ohio.  His major works will include "Black
	American Literature: Essays, Poetry Fiction and Drama" 
	(1969) and "Voices from the Black Experience: African and 
	Afro-American Literature" (1972).

1939 - Jimmy Ruffin is born in Colinsville, Mississippi. The older 
	brother of the Temptations' lead singer David Ruffin, he 
	will become a singer on the Motown label and will best 
	known for the hit "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted."  He 
	will also record "Hold on to My Love," "There Will Never be
	Another You," and "I'll Say Forever My Love."

1941 - "Natural Man," a play by Theodore Browne, premieres in New 
	York City.  It is a production of the American Negro 
	Theatre, founded by Abram Hill and Frederick O'Neal.

1945 - Baseball owner Branch Rickey announces the organization of 
	the United States Negro Baseball League, consisting of six 
	teams. 

1946 - William Hastie is inaugurated as the first African American 
	governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands.

1959 - 93,103 fans pack the Los Angeles Coliseum for an exhibition 
	game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York 
	Yankees. It is "Roy Campanella Night."  The star catcher 
	for the Dodgers, paralyzed in an automobile accident, is 
	honored for his contributions to the team for many years. 
	"Campie" will continue to serve in various capacities with 
	the Dodger organization for many years.

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