FROM PRINCESS WALL PORTRAITURE Today in Black History for October 25th 1. 1990 - Evander Holyfield knocks out James Buster Douglas in the third round to become Evander Holyfield knocks out James Buster Douglas in the third round to become the undisputed world heavyweight champion. 2. 1988 - Two units of the Ku Klux Klan and eleven individuals are ordered to pay $ 1 mill Two units of the Ku Klux Klan and eleven individuals are ordered to pay $ 1 million to African Americans who were attacked during a brotherhood rally in Forsythe County, GA Share this Fact! 3. 1976 - Gov Gov. George Wallace granted a full pardon to Clarence (Willie) Norris, the last known survivor of the nine Scottsboro Boys who were convicted in 1931 of the alleged rape of two white women on a freight train. Share this Fact! 4. 1958 - Ten thousand students, led by Jackie Robinson, Ten thousand students, led by Jackie Robinson, Harry Belfonte and A. Phillip Randolph, participated in the Youth March for Integrated Schools in Washington. Daisy Bates, head of the Arkansas chapter of the NAACP, and the nine students who integrated Little Rockss Central High School were awarded the Spingarn Medal fo... Share this Fact! 5. 1940 - Committee on the Participation of Negroes in the Committee on the Participation of Negroes in the National Defense Program met with President Roosevelt. National Newspaper Publishers Association founded. Spingarn Medal presented to Dr. Louis T. Wright for his civil rights leadership and his contributions as a surgeon. Share this Fact! 6. 1940 - Benjamin O Davis becomes the first Black general in US Army, 1940 Benjamin O Davis becomes the first Black general in US Army, 1940 Share this Fact! 7. 1925 - Emmett W. Chappelle: Biochemist Born: October 25, 1925 Birthplace: Phoenix, Arizona Emmett W. Chappelle was born in Phoenix, Arizona on October 25, 1925. He received a Bachelor of Science in 1950 from the University of California, In 1954 Chappelle received a Master of Science from the University of Washington. From 1950-1953 Mr. Chappelle ... Share this Fact! 8. 1915 - Atty Atty. James L. Curtis named minister of Liberia. Share this Fact! 9. 1892 - L.F. Brown patents bridle bit Brown, L. F. Bridle bit Oct. 25, 1892 Patent No. 484,994
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