Selected Black Facts for February 15 1. 1970 - Nationalists - TopicsExpress



          

Selected Black Facts for February 15 1. 1970 - Nationalists disrupted UN session on Congo with demonstration for slain Congo Premier Patrice Lumumba. 2. 1968 - On this day Henry Lewis becomes the first African American to lead a symphony orchestra in the United States. 3. 1965 - Nat King Cole (45), singer and pianist, died in Santa Monica, California. 4. 1964 - Louis Armstrongs Hello Dolly recording becomes his first and only number one record. 5. 1961 - African Protests Disrupt UN. U.S. and African nationalist protesting the slaying of Congo Premire Patrice Lumumba distrupts U.N. sessions 6. 1851 - Black abolitionists invaded Boston courtroom and rescued a fugitive slave. 7. 1848 - Sarah Roberts barred from white school in Boston. Her father, Benjamin Roberts, filed the first school integration suit on her behalf. 8. 1804 - New Jersey begins to abolish slaveryThe New Jersey Legislature approved a law calling for gradual emancipation of African Americans. In so doing, New Jersey became the last Northern state to outlaw slavery.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Feb 2014 10:33:59 +0000

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