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1935-George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess," a Black spiritual opera, premiered on Broadway in New York City. It starred Todd Duncan from Howard University. The play became one of the most popular Black-themed shows ever to hit Broadway. The 1959 film version starred Sidney Poitier and Dorothy Dandridge.
1945-The lynching of Jesse James Payne takes place in Madison County, FIa. The act came to typify the lies that prompted many a lynching. Payne got into an argument with his White boss and threatened to expose some of his illegal dealings. But his boss spread a rumor that Payfte had molested his daughter and as1902-William Allison Davis is born. He earned a Ph.D and became a leading educator and anthropologist. Among his lasting legacies were his well documented challenges to the cultural bias of IQ tests which generally portrayed Blacks as less intelligent than Whites.See the full content of this document
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This Week in Black History
For the week of October 9-15
October 91806-Benjamin Banneker dies in Ellicott Mills, Md., at age 74. Banneker was a brilliant mathematician with a great memory and is credited with completing the layout and design of Washington, D.C.1823-Mary Ann Shad is ...See the full content of this document
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