DETROIT
THIS WEEK IN
BLACK HISTORY
How many Black dentists
in the of Alabama in
1960?
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Who was tht; 6' aJlt!ft hotne
run hitter in the old "Negro
u.apes?"
ocrosaa 6, 1871-
JUbilee Singe tarted first
tour. 1933 - Y f 1m n,
acmr, w born, 1920' - De-
Smith, "Empress of t�
Blues," enjoyed phenomenal
record sales.
Who are 1M elite (upper)
. class in 1M nation of Liberia?
OCTOBER 7, 1934 -
Playwrightlpoet Amiri Baraka
(LeRol Jones) was born in
Newark, NJ. 1821 - William
Still, author of the Underground
Railroad; was born. 1911- Jo
J drummer, was born. Be
tween 1895 am 1905 - The
most noteworthy poet in the U.S.
was Paul Lawrence Dunbar.
1984 - Walter Payton of the
Chicago Bears surpasses Jim
Brown to become the NFL's
all-time leading rusher.
In which novel by Richard
Wright is du! character Bigger
Thomas?
ocroBER' "i9!U �
'j J' '�te r
U.S. presidential noniinadon, I
�bom.l940-BeroammO.
DaWi Sr. was appointed to rank
of Brigadier General. 1967 -
Bob Giblon of the St. Louis
Cardinals became the first Black
pitcher to post' shutout in the
World Series, defeating Boston.
Wah which religious group
is tM American Missionary As
sociation aJl�?
OCTOBER 9, 1962 -
Uganda gained independence
from Great Britain. 1988 -
Manhattan Theatre Club
produced � TaJentedTenth by
Richard Wesley. 1929 -
n-nest 'Dutch' Moria), first
Black mayor of New Orleans,
was born. 1925 - A. Ph1UIp
Randolph founded Brother
hood of Sleeping Car Porers.
1948 - Larry Doby of the
Qeveland Indians became the
fist Black to hit a World Series
homerun.
Which 'company is larger,
North Carolina Mutual or At
�Life?
OCTOBER 10, 1886 -
Singer/actress Ethel Waters
was born in Chester, Pa.l899-
I.R. Johnson patents bicycle
frame. 1978 - Ralph H. M�
cal , congressman, died. 1897
- El(Jab Muhammad (FlUab
Poole) religious leader, was
born. 1859 - John Brown led
raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
Who was the former u.s.
Presidem who tkfended the
famous mutin«r, C� ofL'
AmistIJd fame?
ANSWERS TO BLACK
HISTORY QUESTIONS
4th - Thirty-seven (37).
More than a million Blacks live
in Alabama.
!th - Josh Gibson.
6th - Liberiars of Black
American ancestry.
7th - Native Son.
8th - The Congregational
Cburch (oow called the United
Church of Quist).
9th - North Carolina
Mutual.
10th - A Unitarian, John
Quincy Adams, who w pal
jed and nearly blind at the time
in 1841.
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tore, t 0191(2 Wood
rd, Detroi t. For I onna on on
future forums, 11 31-11 n.
work h9P offered
Regi tration i underway for the ACT
prep ration wor hop conducted by th
University Divi ion of Continuing Edu
mpus near Roch r.
Tuition avin offered for tudents who ta e
both ork hop. Tho e enrolled in on et of
wor ho for $115 m y ta the other et for a
reduced fee of 8S during the me chool year.
A three- ion ACT wor hop i et for S tur-
d y , October 3, 10 and 17, the first e ion meeting
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The next ACf exam i October
24.
A three- ion SAT wor hop i cbeduled for
S turday , October 17, 24 nd 31, with th first
meeting from 9 .m. to 4 p.m.
The next SAT exam i November 7.
Jack on al 0 quoted the
"Freedom Ch rter". This document
was adopted by 3,000 delegate at
tending the Congre of the People
in Kliptown, South Africa, in June
1955. That congres wa convened
by the ANC,'together with the South
African Indian Congre , the
THE SPEAKER explained how
the partheid ystem divided up a
small portion of the poorest area of
South Africa to create "independent
homelands". Blacks were assigned
to a homeland and denied ci tizenship
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