December 12... This day in Black History... Our History... 1870 - Joseph Hayne Rainey was the first Black elected to Congress to represent South Carolina. He was sworn in on this day to fill an unexpired term. 1872 - Attorney General George Williams sent a telegram to Acting Governor Pinchback, saying that the Black politician was recognized by the President as the lawful executive of Louisiana. 1899 - George F Grant, dentist & golfer, receives a patent for a wooden golf tee 1912 - Henry Armstrong was born in this day in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1938 he became the first boxer to hold three titles after winning the boxing lightweight championship. 1918 - Joe Williams, jazz singer, born 1938 - U.S. Supreme Court rules in Missouri that a state must provide equal educational facilities for Blacks within its boundaries. Lloyd Gaines, the plaintiff in the case, disappeared after the decision and was never located. 1963 - Kenya proclaimed independent 1963 - Medgar Wiley Evers awarded Spingarn Medal posthumously for his civil rights leadership. 1995 - Willie Brown defeats incumbent mayor Frank Jordan to become 1st African American mayor of San Francisco Elegba Folklore Society
Posted on: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 14:00:00 +0000
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