On this day in African-American History...
1882 - Ambassador to Liberia and minister Henry H. Garnet died in Liberia. Garnet was the first, black person to address the U.S. House of Representatives.
1892 - The World's Fair Colored Opera Company performed at Carnegie Hall.
1907 - The black-owned newspaper, The Union, was established by Wendell P. Dabney in Cincinnati, OH.
1908 - Journalist Malvin R. Goode was born in White Plains, VA, on this day. Goode was the first, black television news correspondent.
1919 - Grambling head football coach Edward "Eddie" G. Robinson was born in Jackson, LA, on this day.
1920 - The Negro National Baseball League was founded by Andrew "Rube" Foster.
1923 - The Renaissance was the first, all-black professional basketball team.
1957 - The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was established. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was its first president.
2005 - Ray Charles' album, Genius Loves Company, won eight Grammies, even though Charles was already deceased.
2010 - Poet and educator Lucille Clifton died in Baltimore, MD, on this day.
Sources for this information: African-American Registry | Biography.com | BlackFacts.com |Black History Pages | IMDiversity.com | Munirah Chronicle | Natural Agricultural Library | University of Pennsylvania - African Studies Center | Yenoba.com
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