* Today in Black History - July 19 * 1848 - The first Women's Rights Convention is held in Seneca Falls, New York. The convention is supported by Frederick Douglass of nearby Rochester, New York, who attends the meeting and speaks in defense of its organizer, Elizabeth Cady Stanton. 1866 - Tennessee becomes the first state to ratify the 14th Amendment, supposedly guaranteeing civil rights to all United States citizens. 1867 - Congress passes the third Reconstruction Act over President Andrew Johnson's veto. 1913 - The Tri-State Dental Association is formed in Buckroe Beach (now part of Hampton), Virginia. It will be the forerunner to the National Dental Association, an organization dedicated to developing a national forum for African American dentists in the United States. 1925 - Josephine Baker, entertainer and singer, makes her Paris debut. 1940 - Surgeon Louis T. Wright is presented the Spingarn Medal for his "contribution to the healing of mankind and for his courageous, uncompromising position, often in the face of bitter attack." Among Wright's many accomplishments was being the first African American surgeon to be admitted to the staff of Harlem Hospital and chairmanship of the board of directors of the NAACP, a position he will hold for 17 years. 1941 - The first Army flying school for African Americans is dedicated in Tuskegee, Alabama. 1941 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt appoints a Fair Employment Practices Committee which includes two African Americans, Earl B. Dickerson, a Chicago attorney, and Milton P. Webster, vice-president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. 1966 - The Hough district of Cleveland, Ohio, experiences racially motivated disturbances that result in the mobilization of the National Guard by Governor James A. Rhodes, who declares a state of emergency in the city. 1967 - A racially motivated disturbance occurs in Durham, North Carolina. The governor calls out the National Guard to quell the disturbance. 1973 - Willie Mays is named to the National League all star team for the 24th time, tying Stan Musial for the record number of appearances. 1979 - Patricia R. Harris is named Secretary of Health and Human Services. It is her second Cabinet-level appointment. She had been Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 1991 - The South African government acknowledges that it had been giving money to the Inkatha Freedom Party, the main rival of the African National Congress. ______________________________________________________________ Munirah Chronicle is edited by Rene' A. Perry "The TRUTH shall make you free" E-mail: <[log in to unmask]> Archives: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/Munirah.html http://blackagenda.com/cybercolonies/index.htm _____________________________________________________________ To SUBSCRIBE send E-mail to: <[log in to unmask]> In the E-mail body place: Subscribe Munirah Your FULL Name ______________________________________________________________ Munirah(TM) is a trademark of Information Man. Copyright 1997 - 2007, All Rights Reserved by the Information Man in association with The Black Agenda.