On this day in African-American History...
1831 - The founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Bishop Richard Allen, died on this day.
1869 - Spiritual singer and concert Sissieretta Jones was born in Portsmouth, VA, on this day. Her birth name was Matilda S. Joyner.
1900 - The founder of the Nation of Islam, Wallace D. Farad, was born on this day. Because of this, this day is celebrated as Saviour's Day for the Nation of Islam.
1926 - Boxer Theodore Flowers became the first, African-American Middle Weight Champion on this day.
1928 - Singer, songwriter and pianist Antoine Dominique Domino, better known as "Fats," was born in New Orleans, LA, on this day.
1943 - Director and actor Bill Duke was born in Poughkeepsie, NY, on this day. Along with Danny Glover, Duke created a photo-essay book, Black Light: The African-American Hero.
1964 - Before he was Muhammad Ali, Cassius Clay changed his name to Cassius X on this day when he became a member of the Nation of Islam.
1965 - Civil rights activist and deacon Jimmie Lee Jackson was killed on this day by an Alabama State Trooper. Jackson had been at a voting-rights meeting for blacks before he was killed.
1966 - The Federal Reserve Board got its first, black governor in economist Andrew F. Brimmer on this day.
1983 - The album, Thriller, by Michael Jackson, went to number one on the pop charts and remained number one for 37 weeks.
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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