* Today in Black History - June 10 *
1854 - James Augustine Healy is ordained as a Catholic priest in
ceremonies at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, France at the
age of 24. He will later become the first African American
Roman Catholic bishop.
1898 - Hattie McDaniel is born in Wichita, Kansas. A vaudevillian,
she will begin her acting career at age 37 in the film 'The
Golden West.' She will go on to roles in over 70 films,
including 'The Little Colonel', 'Show Boat', and most
notably 'Gone With The Wind', which will earn her an Oscar
as best supporting actress in 1940. She will also star in
the radio program 'Beulah' from 1947 to 1951. She will join
the ancestors on October 26, 1952.
1899 - The Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
(I.B.P.O.E.) is founded in Cincinnati, Ohio.
1910 - Chester Arthur Burnett is born in White Station, Mississippi.
He will be better known as 'Howlin Wolf', a delta bluesman
whose recordings will inspire English rock bands to adopt
his style and material. He will become a Chicago blues singer,
guitarist and harmonica player With a booming voice and
looming physical presence. He will be one of the best-known
Chicago blues artists. Musician and critic Cub Koda will note,
"no one could match Howlin' Wolf for the singular ability to
rock the house down to the foundation while simultaneously
scaring its patrons out of its wits." Producer Sam Phillips
will recall, "When I heard Howlin' Wolf, I said, 'This is for
me. This is where the soul of man never dies'". Several of his
songs, including "Smokestack Lightnin'", "Back Door Man",
"Killing Floor" and "Spoonful", have become blues and blues
rock standards. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine will rank him
number 51 on its list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".
He will join the ancestors on January 10, 1976.
1940 - The famed Cotton Club in Harlem closes. Home to some of the
most important jazz talents of their day, including Duke
Ellington, Lena Horne, and many others, the club falls
victim to changing musical tastes and poor attendance.
1940 - Pan-Africanist Marcus Garvey joins the ancestors in London,
England at the age of 52.
1946 - Jack Arthur Johnson, the first African American heavyweight
boxing champion, joins the ancestors after succumbing to
injuries from an automobile accident near Raleigh, North
Carolina at the age of 68. He will be buried in Graceland
Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois.
1964 - The U.S. Senate imposes cloture for the first time on a civil
rights measure, ending a southern filibuster by a vote of
71-29.
1972 - Sammy Davis, Jr. earns his place at the top of the popular
music charts for the first time, after years in the
entertainment business with his first number one song, "The
Candy Man". The song stayed at the top for three consecutive
weeks and stayed on the pop charts for 16 weeks.
1980 - Nelson Mandela, jailed for life by the apartheid government
of South Africa, has his writings smuggled from prison and
made public, continuing to spark the general population.
1985 - Herschel Walker, of the New Jersey Generals, breaks the 2,000
yard mark in rushing during the season as the Generals win
over Jacksonville 31-24. The effort sets a United States
Football League (USFL) record. This feat had only been
reached twice in the National Football League (NFL) -- once
by O.J. Simpson in 1973 for 2,003 yards and Eric Dickerson
in 1984 for 2,105 yards.
1997 - Geronimo Pratt, political prisoner and ex-Black Panther, is
released from prison on bail. A judge agrees that had Pratt's
original jury known that the prosecution key witness was a FBI
and police informant, the outcome may have been different. In
1999, after winning his appeal of the decision that ordered
his release, charges against Pratt were dropped by the Los
Angeles District Attorney and no new trial was sought.
2004 - Ray Charles, Keyboardist, Composer and Singer who won 12
Grammy awards, joins the ancestors after succumbing to liver
disease at the age of 73.
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