* Today in Black History - November 7 *
1775 - Lord Dunmore, the British governor of the colony of
Virginia, issues a proclamation granting freedom to
any slave who is willing to join the British army in
its fight against the American revolutionaries. The
offer applies only to slaves owned by "rebels." About
800 slaves will eventually accept the offer.
1876 - Edward Bouchet, is the first African American to receive
a Ph.D. from a college in the United States (Yale
University).
1876 - Edward Bannister, the first African American artist to
win wide critical acclaim, is awarded a prize at the
Philadelphia Centennial Exposition for his work, "Under
the Oak".
1885 - Lightfoot Solomon Michaux is born in Newport News, Virginia.
He will become a man of God, an evangelist. He will be an
early pioneer in radio and television evangelism, an
innovative real estate developer, an astute businessman, a
newspaper publisher, and a restaurateur. He will found
seven East Coast Church of God congregations. He will also
be the founder of the National Memorial to the Progress of
the Colored Race in America, an 1100-acre farm on the
James River in James City County, Virginia. He will begin
moving up the East Coast, founding congregations as he
travelled, and by 1935 will had establish a network of seven
churches. By 1928 he will have moved his church organization
headquarters to Washington, D.C. In 1929 he will begin
broadcasting his religious message from radio station WJSV
in Alexandria, Virginia. The "Happiness Hour" will be a
mixture of upbeat, syncopated gospel music performed by the
Radio Choir, energetic holiness gospel sermons delivered by
Elder Michaux, and inspirational themes related to the power
of positive thinking. In 1932 WJSV will be sold to the CBS
Radio Network and the weekly program will be syndicated
and broadcast by over 50 CBS affiliated radio stations. The
audience for the Saturday evening broadcasts will be
estimated to be as much as 25 million, making Michaux the
most popular Black evangelical preacher to that time. The
introductory theme song to the show was an upbeat version
of a gospel song, "Happy Am I", which will lead to Elder
Michaux becoming known as the "Happy Am I" preacher. His
flamboyant, fast-paced, entertaining, theatrical radio
shows will attract large audiences at home and
internationally, and the live shows will be attended by
important political and cultural figures. He will be
interested in all manner of media and evangelism,
including newspaper, television, and community outreach.
He will publish a newspaper called the "Happy News". He
will contract with the BBC for two broadcasts in 1936 and
1938, making him an early pioneer in international radio
ministry. In 1947he will begin broadcasting the Elder
Michaux program on television station WTTG which will
eventually be broadcast on the DuMont Television Network
from 1948 to 1949. He will be among the earliest U.S.
television shows with an African American host. The church
organization that Elder Michaux founded is still in
existence today and is known as the Gospel Spreading
Church of God. He will join the ancestors on October 20,
1968.
1915 - Meharry Medical College is incorporated as a separate
entity in Nashville, Tennessee.
1916 - The NAACP's Spingarn Medal is awarded to Col. Charles
Young, U.S. Army, for organizing the Liberian constabulary
and establishing order on the frontiers of Liberia.
1934 - Arthur L. Mitchell, becomes the first African American
Democratic congressman (Illinois), after defeating
Republican Oscar Depriest in a Chicago election.
1938 - Delecta Clark is born in Blythesville, Arkansas. He will
become a rhythm and blues singer better known as "Dee"
Clark. He will move to Chicago as a child and be in the
Hambone Kids with Sammy McGrier and Ronny Strong. They
will record for Okeh Records in 1952 - the next year
Clark will sing with the Goldentones. This group will
later become the Kool Gents. Clark will go solo in 1957
and in 1958 enjoyed his first smash with "Nobody for You,"
an Abner release that will reach number three Rhythm &
Blues and just miss the Top 20 on the pop charts. He will
continue a string of R&B winners with "Just Keep It Up,"
"Hey Little Girl," and "How About That" for Abner in 1959
and 1960. Clark will team with guitarist Phil Upchurch to
write "Raindrops" in 1961, which will become his
signature song. Raindrops will peak at number three
Rhythm & Blues and number two pop, and will be his last
major hit. He will join the ancestors on December 7, 1990.
1950 - Alexa Canady is born in Lansing, Michigan. She will
become, at age 30, the first African American female
neurosurgeon in the United States. She will be first in
her class at the Wayne State University School of Medicine.
She will become one of the finest neurosurgeons in the
country, and be highly esteemed for her outstanding
ability as a pediatric surgeon and researcher. Canady
will become the director of neurosurgery at Children's
Hospital in Detroit and a clinical professor at Wayne
State University.
1955 - In reviewing a Baltimore, Maryland case, the U.S. Supreme
Court bans segregation in public recreational areas.
1963 - Elston Howard, of the New York Yankees, becomes the first
African American to win the American League MVP award.
1967 - Carl Stokes of Cleveland, Ohio, and Richard Hatcher of
Gary, Indiana, become the first African American mayors of
these major United States cities.
1967 - The NAACP's Spingarn Medal is presented to Edward W. Brooke
for his public service as the first African American U.S.
senator since Reconstruction.
1967 - A report of the Senate Permanent Investigating Committee
says there were seventy-five major riots in 1967, compared
with twenty-one major riots in 1966. The committee reports
that eight-three persons were killed in 1967 riots, compared
with eleven in 1966 and thirty-six in 1965.
1970 - A racially motivated civil disturbance occurs in Daytona
Beach, Florida.
1972 - Reverend Andrew Young of Atlanta, Georgia and Barbara
Jordan of Houston, Texas become the first southern
African Americans elected to Congress since Reconstruction.
Also elected for the first time was Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
(California). Republican Senator Edward W. Brooke of
Massachusetts was overwhelmingly endorsed for a second
term.
1978 - Five African Americans are elected to Congress: William Gray
III (Pennsylvania), Bennett Stewart (Illinois), Melvin
Evans (Virgin Islands), Julian Dixon (California) and
George "Mickey" Leland (Texas).
1988 - Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu is born in Plumstead, London, England.
Better known by his stage name, Tinie Tempah, he will become a
rapper, singer, songwriter and entrepreneur. He will sign to
Parlophone Records in 2009, a subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
He will create his own entertainment company Disturbing London
in 2006 along with his cousin, Dumi Oburota. After releasing a
number of mixtapes, he will release his long-awaited debut
album, "Disc-Overy," in October 2010. Preceded by two British
number-one singles, "Pass Out" and "Written in the Stars", the
album will chart at number one and be certified Platinum the
next year. In February 2011, he will win two Brit Awards for
Best British Breakthrough Act and Best British Single. In
November 2013, he will release his second album, entitled
"Demonstration." Preceded by top ten singles "Trampoline" and
"Children of the Sun", the album will chart at number three
and be certified gold by the BPI the next year. In June 2015,
he will release "Not Letting Go", the first single from his
third album "Youth." This will give Tempah his sixth UK number
one, passing out Dizzee Rascal as the most by any rap artist.
1989 - David Dinkins becomes the first African American elected mayor
of New York City.
1989 - L. Douglas Wilder is elected as the first African American
governor (D-Virginia) in the United States since Reconstruction.
1990 - The National Football League withdraws its plans to hold the
1993 Super Bowl in Phoenix due to Arizona's refusal to
honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday.
1991 - Los Angeles Lakers' superstar Magic Johnson announces his
retirement from professional basketball after learning he
has tested positive for the AIDS virus.
1999 - Tiger Woods becomes the first golfer since Ben Hogan in
1953, to win four straight tournaments.
1999 - Kenya's Joseph Chebet wins the New York City Marathon.
2011 - Former Heavyweight Champion, Smokin' Joe Frazier, succumbs to
liver cancer at the age of 67. Winner of 27 out of 32 fights,
Frazier only lost 4 times in his career, twice to George
Foreman and twice to Muhammad Ali.
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