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THIS WEEK IN
BLACK HISTORY
Who w th fir t Black
elected as a fellow of the
1ft rican Colle e of Sur­
eo ?
Who was th fir t Black
pitcher in the major league
after 19471
SEPTEMBER 15, 1963-
Four Blac girls were killed
in Birmingham church bomb­
ing. 1971 - Wa hington
D.C.' Ford' Theatre h ted
the world premiere of "Don't
Bother Me, I Can't Cope,"
I unching the caree of Tony
Aw rd-winner Blnto ttl
and composer Mlckl Grant.
1928 - Julian (Cannon-
II) dderJy, saxophonist!
compo er, w born. 1920's
- Two painters who started
out and became major figures
in African American art are
W.H. John on and Hale
Woodnaff.
Name the three colleges
which Martin Luther King,
Jr. attended.
SEPTEMBER 18, 1895 -
Booker T. Washington
delivered the 'Atlanta
Compromise' address. 1916
- Oliver C. Sutton, judge,
was born. 1845 - Macon
Allen was the first Black for­
mally admitted to bar.
What was the purpose of
the Colored Merchant's as­
sociation formed in 1929?
SEPTEMBER 19, 1893 -
E.R. Robinson patented
Electric Railway Trolley.
1950 - Lawrence L. Lum,
government employee, was
born. 1824 - Student body
protest forces Dartmouth
. College to admit Blacks.
What is thl! name of the
first Black to become an ad­
miral in the U.S. Navy?
ANSWERS TO BLACK
HISTORY QUESTIONS
13th - Daniel Hale Wil-
liams. .
14th - Daniel Bankhead,
an Alabaman, with the
Brooklyn Dodgers. .
15th -:- Marcus Aurelius
Garvey.
16th - Jarne Weldon
Johnson. .
17th - Morehouse,
Crozier Seminary, and Bo -
ton University.
18th - To establi h store
among Blacks and urge them
to buy cooperatively.
19th - Samu-el L. Grave-
ly, Jr. in 1971.
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Which Black leader was
convicted of mail fraud in
1925?
SEPTEMBER 16,1925-
B.B. In, blue singer, was
born. 1923 - First Catholic
seminary for Black priests
dedicated in Bay St. Louis,
�ssissippi. '1890 - Mamie
�mlth, blues singer, was
born. 1954 - President
EI enhower de egregated
�p::�:!�gton, D.C. Fire YOU <;AN COUNT ON BRAND CE _ TRAL
Who is the author of the O· T
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first Black Miss America. • -r,OP BRAND NAMES • SATISFACTION GUARA EED
1963 - Eden The�trlcal I' EY DA'CK
Workshop, the. region's • NATIONAL DEUVERY _ ORVOUR MON un
oldest minority theater group, , WH�N uOU W'ANT IT
was founded by Lucy M. " "
. Walder in Denver. 1947 -
RODald'T. Freeman, attor­
ney, was born. 1863-1939-
Prof. Kelly Miller insisted
that Howard University be­
come a center for study of
American Blacks.