* Today in Black History - December 16 *
1834 - George Ruffin is born in Richmond, Virginia. He will be the first
African American to obtain a law degree from Harvard University
and will be a lifelong champion for African American suffrage and
equality.
1838 - The Zulu chieftain Dingaan is defeated by the Boers in South Africa.
1859 - Shields Green and John Anthony Copeland, two of five African
American freedom fighters, are hanged for their participation in
John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry. Copeland will be led to the
gallows shouting "I am dying for freedom. I could not die for
a better cause. I had rather die than be a slave."
1859 - The last slave ship, the Clothilde, landed a shipment of slaves at
Mobile Bay, Alabama.
1870 - The Colored Methodist Church of America is established at Jackson,
Tennessee. The organization will change its name in 1954 to the
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. The denomination will grow
to include approximately 3,000 congregations.
1875 - Charles Caldwell, a militant African American militia officer, joins
the ancestors, after being assassinated in Clinton, Mississippi.
1875 - Alabama A&M College, Knoxville College and Lane College are
established.
1875 - Governor Daniel H. Chamberlain, acting in concert with white
Democrats and conservatives, refuses to resign his commission.
1875 - William J. Whippers is elected judge of the circuit court of
Charleston by the South Carolina General Assembly.
1895 - Andy Razafkerief(Razaf) is born in Washington, DC. He will
become an important lyricist and musical collaborator with Eubie
Blake and Fats Waller. His most famous songs will include "Ain't
Misbehavin'," "Honeysuckle Rose," and the lyrics to "Stomping
at the Savoy." He will be inducted into the Songwriters' Hall of
Fame in 1972.
1934 - John Edward Jacobs is born in Trout, Louisiana and will be raised
in Houston, Texas. Jacobs will serve the National Urban League
in many capacities and in 1982 will replace Vernon E. Jordan,
Jr. as its president.
1937 - Augusta Savage, sculptress, is commissioned to sculpt a piece for
the 1939 New York World's Fair. The sculpture is to symbolize the
African American contribution to the field of music. It is the
first such commission given to an African American.
1946 - The first coining honoring an African American and designed by an
African American is issued. The fifty-cent piece contains the
bust of Booker T. Washington.
1962 - William "The Refrigerator" Perry, is born. He will become an NFL
defensive lineman with the Chicago Bears. He will be best known
for his occasional performance as a running back on short yardage
situations.
1967 - Wilt Chamberlain, of the NBA Philadelphia 76ers, scores 68 points
against the Chicago Bulls.
1973 - Jim Brown's single season rushing record in the NFL is smashed by
O.J. Simpson. Brown rushed for 1,863 yards, while Simpson ran
for 2,003 yards.
1976 - Rep. Andrew Young is appointed Ambassador and Chief representative
to the United Nations by President Jimmy Carter.
1990 - Jean-Bertrand Aristide is elected president of Haiti in the
country's first democratic elections.
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