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.
h Id t the P th­
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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