THIS WEEK IN
BLACK HISTORY
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Who wrote tlu! poem
to Harlem"?
With whas recording label
did the Four Top ing in
1964?
FEBRUARY 23, 1924 ==
01 d H ye , Inger,
awarded Spingam Medal for
hi international reputation in
the music world. 1907 -
Al In Locke, first Black to
in highly coveted Rhodes
Scholarship. 1868 - W.E.B.
DuDo , scholar-activist and
author of The Souls of Black
Folk, wa born. 1979 -
Frank E. Pete en Jr. be­
came first African-American
general in the Marine Corps.
'" Who published the first
Black magazine in New York
City?
FEBRUARY 24, A H
WED DAY. 1922-The
home of Frederick Dougl
was made a national shrine.
1968 - Shlrle Chi holm
became the first Black con­
gre swoman.
What invention attributed
to Lloyd Augustus Hall,
revolutionized the meat ack­
ing industry �
FEBRUARY 25, 1964 -
Th 24th Amendment to the
stitution w
nally elimina .... ,,�"'"w. ......... ..11
as an obstacle to voting. 1985
- First Black YMCA was
organized in Wa hington,
D.C.
Where was the program
"Soul Train" originally
produced?
FEBR UARY 26, 193 -
As guest conductor of the L.A.
Symphony, William G. till
became the fir t Bla k to lead
a major ymphony orche tra.
1951- Willie May, Nation­
al League wa n med Rookie
of the Year. 1954 and 1965-
Willie May wa named mo t
valuable player 0 the ation­
al League. 1965 - Civil
rights activi t Jimmie Lee
Jackson died after being hot
by state police in Marion, AJa.
On what professional team
did M arcus Haynes and
"Goose" Tatum play?
FEBRUARY 27, 1 91 -
Ricky Hende on et the all­
time base tealing record
(939). 1 89 - harl
Young became the third Black
to graduate from U.S. Military
Academy at We t Point. 1966
- ndrew Brimmer becam
fir t African-American ap­
pointed to the Federal Re erve
Board. 198 - Debbi
Thom became fi r t Black t
win an Olympic medal in fig­
ure kating.
What wa the title of
Richard Wright' last novel?
ANSWERS TO SLAe
HISTORY QUESTION
21 t - Claude M Kay.
22nd - Motown Record .
2 rd - David Rug Ie .
24th - Curing alts.
25th - Chi a 0, Illin i .
26th - The Harlem
Globetrotter ..
27th - Lawd T day.
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m.rnorr
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well," bid. "Freed m ain't free­
m t pay more to hav more. If w
believe in it, th n we ought to be willin
to do more for it "h aid.
In outlining his a enda (or change,
Anthony p ke of the ch II ng
ahead.
"Oursuprem chall nge is th same
challen that was upon th who
came before ," he said. "It i not
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WANOA F AOOU
Rev. Wende I Anthony (left) new president of Detro' Branch NAACP, JoAnne Watson, executive director, .
Detroit Branch NAACP and Geneva Williams, president United Community Services enjoy a se eeli!>" by the
choir.
vice p id nt, third by ichign uprem Court Justic m m hip of over 25,000. The
vice pre ident, h ron cPhail, Conrad 11 t. chapt r' n w logan' "Come Back
treasurer, Lottie M udJ, retary Hom To th AACP" .
and Jam a . tant retary. AACP i the
Th oaths of office were dministered t and larg t,
o
womin were: Ernest Lofton, first vice
president, Myrlen Washington, econd
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