What cont mporary book written
by A lie Walk r made th b t- eller
list?
MAY 17, 19 4 - U.S. upreme
Court declared egregation in public
. h I unconstitutional in Rrown v.
80 rd of Educati n dcci ion. 1979
r U' AI i be arne fi r t '
Bla k to hair the Interstat Com­
merce Commi sion. 1 3 - I na
Horn, arti r, humanitarian. wa
award d pin arn Med I f r di tin­
gui hed ar r infield of nt rtai n­
ment. 1 (79 - Franklin Thoma!
became head ofthc Ford Foundation.
1875 - Jockey liver Lewi.,
aboard Ari ted s, von the first Ken­
tucky Derby. 197 � Bank ron
'belted hi 3. th hi t.
What rank was Willinm H. Carey
when he won the Congrc isional
Medal of Honor in 186! 'I
MAY 18 1896 - In PI y v.
rguson, Supreme Court uphold
the d trine of " cparatc but equal"
education and pu lie accommoda­
tions in effect upholding egrega­
tion. 1972 - A emblywoman
Yvonn Braithwaite Burk from
California wa el cted co-chair­
w man of the Democratic Convcn­
tion. 1 55 - The arrest of Ro a
Parks led to' the Montgomery bus
boycott.
The fir u abolitionist society in the
u.s. wa organized in what city?
MAY 19, 192 - Malcolm
w born. 1939 - Jane Bolin be­
came the first Black woman judge in
the U.S. 1954 - In May, Pr esidcnt
Ei enhowcr dese regated the W h­
ington, DC Fire Department. 1928-
Blackbirds of 192 , featuring tap
dancer Bill II 80jungl .11 Robinson
op ned at th Lib rty Theater in ew
York. 19 - The Asili Repertory
Theatre opened with its production of
N.R. David on Jr.'. ·llIujj Malik:
The Life and Tim s of Malcolm X.
1965 - P tricia Roberts Burri.
wa n m d amb ador to Luxem­
bourg.
Who was the fir t Black on record
to rec ive a patent in the u. .. '!
MAY 20, 1 72 .._ Over .300
elected offici I' attended the fi rst Na­
tional Bla k Political Convention,
held in Gary. Indiana. 1 5 - T.
Thomas Fortun tabli hed the
Bla k new paper. New York A 'c.
1961 - U.S. Attorney General
Robert Kenn dy di patched U.S.
Marshal to Montgomery, Ala. t rc-
tor order 10 th "Freedom Rider"
controve y.
What W(l folklorist Hukki Led­
better's nickname?
MAY 21. ·18(. )- Missi: sippi d -
eided to di .nfran .hisc It majority
BI, .k P pulation. 1 0 - The U.S.
upr me Court in II nd on v. th
United tat . ended dining car cg­
r g tion on railroad. 1833 - BI ck
tuden enrolled in cl . c at 0 .r­
lin Colleg , Ohio. 19 7 - imply
Heavenly. a comedy by ngston
IIugh ., opened at th 85th tr t
Playhouse In ew York City.
Wh re wa.: the Bi 'em nnial Bowl
played in 1976'1
.,
MA Y 2 ..... 1<)_1 - . Iw07e A long,
a mu I 'al I atunn T (I. 'or b J<:uhi'
Blake and ohl . 'i�sl . op n d on
Br adway , The most e. pensi e or-
h 'strn � 'at co t. 2.
Who is con. idcred tit "r isid III
hi torian" of theJohnson Publishine
ompan ?
ANSWERS TO BLACK
HISTORY QUESTIONS
16th The 01 r Purple.
17th - crz ant.
18th - Philad .lphra.
19th - Thomas L. J .nrnn 1,.
20th 'ad Bell .
21. t - RI .hrnond, VI zlnia.
22nd -- ronc B nn u, Jr.
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ns propo d
City Coun i1 reoommeod
comm unity developm nt plannin
See CUTS B8
oi r nch
calendar 0 v n
tion ..
Som citiz ns charge thi a blow
a ainst elf-det nnination, by d -
priving citizens of the re our
e ary to do their wn pI nnin
take care of their own righu .
y lS-l6-Blac Expo at Cobo HalJ
y 1 Youth and Young Adult Committee Meetin at Nothern
Hi h S bool, 6 p.rn,
y 21-ACI-SO Poetry Readin Plymouth Congreg tiona!
Church
y 2S-WJ . ommittcc Meeting, Branch of ce,6 p.m.
y 29--Buy 0 troit Sboppln Tour, 7 Mile and Gratiot
June AACP March and SeLf-D termination Bn:akf t
ALL OUR OPT!
vided by th City Plannin
ment would Jive th am
for di trict ouncil
S1. 5 if divided