THIS WEEK IN
BLACK HISTORY
What percent 01 prole -
ional worker; e BUu:1c in
1950?
Who was the firs: Blaclc .
player to perform as qut1l'1er­
back in the NFL after 1923?
JUNE 2, 19S0 - u ..
upreme Court outl ed
segregation of dining cars in
interstate transportation. 1971
- S muel L. Gravely Jr. be­
came the first Black admiral in
the U.S. N vy. 1868 - Jobn
Hope, educator, w born.
1914 - 0 car Mlcb eux
produced two films with all
Black cas .
How many "Free Blacks"
were counted in t� US census
01 1860?
JUNE 3, 1949 - Wesley
A. Bro n became the first
Black graduate from An­
napolis Naval Academy. 1884 ...
- Gr. ville- T. ood
paten team boiler furnace.
1904 - Cbarles Drew,
physician, was born. 1923 -
Paul Robeson graduated from
Columbia Law School.
Who was the lirst Black
person to record a song com­
mercially in the US?
JUNE 4, 1967 - BIU
Cosby received Emmy Award
for I Spy TV series. 1973 -
Ama Bontemps, poet, died.
1972 - Angela Davis was ac­
quitted of all murder and con-
. spiracy charges. 1924 -
Jame E.Jone ,attorney, was
born. 1952 - Tuskegee In­
stitute reported that there
were no lynching for the first
time in 71 years. .
Who was Benedict, the
Moor?
JUNE 5, 1887 - Roland
Hayes, opera Inger, was
bom.1940-Abram HID and
Frederick O'Neal founded
the American Negro Theater.
1987 - Dr. Mae C. Jem n .
became the tirst Black woman
astronaut. 1922 - Gordon
(Spec) Powell, jazz drum­
mer, was born. 1966 -
Andrew Brimmer became
the first Black to erve on the
Federal Reserve BOard. 1983
Y nnlck Noab, a
Cameroon-born French
citizen, won the French Open
tennis championship, the first
Black man ever to do so.
Which Black inventor
revolutionized the shoe­
making industry?
JUNE' 6,1831.- Gwen·
dolyn Broo , author and
poet, was born. 1943 - NI
Giovanni, author and poet,
was born. 1902 - Jimmie
Lunceford, jazz band leader,
was born. 1943 - The 99th
Pursuit Squ droo, the first
Black flying unit, flew its first
combat mi ion. 1831- Fitst
Annual "People 01 Color"
convention WI held in
Philadelphia.
Who was t� lirst Blaclc
graduate of t� US Military
Academy?
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