September 10

Jesse Moorland (September 10, 1863 - April 30, 1940) was a Congregationalist pastor and YMCA executive, retiring as Senior Secretary of the Colored Men's Department. He was on the Howard University Board of Trustees from 1907 to 1936, serving as chair the last four years. He was a founding member of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, and the donation of his library to Howard, along with that of Arthur Spingarn, was the foundation of the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center..




Birthdays

John Roy Lynch (September 10, 1847 - November 2, 1939) was the son of an enslaved mother and an Irish immigrant who died before he was able to free his family. Lynch was speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives before serving 2 terms in the US House. Teddy Roosevelt nominated him Temporary Chair of the RNC in 1884.

Georgia Douglas Johnson (September 10, 1880 – May 14, 1966) was an American poet and playwright. She was one of the few women whose work was published in Alain Locke's anthology Plays of Negro Life, although her plays were rarely produced because of her uncompromising themes of racial inequality. She hosted a weekly "Saturday Salon" for Harlem Renaissance notables in Washington DC for over 40 years.

Thornton Dial (September 10, 1928 - January 25, 2016) grew up in rural Alabama fascinated by the decorate artwork in neighbors' yards made out of castoff items. As an adult Dial worked at the Pullman Standard Plant in Bessemer, Alabama, and when the plant closed in 1981 he devoted himself full time to creating such art. Within six years his work came to the attention of Atlanta collector and art historian Bill Arnett who specialized in African American vernacular art. Dial's work has been shown in the American Folk Art Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Junious "Buck" Buchanan (September 10, 1940 - July 26, 1992) was the first African American number one pro football draft pick, taken by the AFL Kansas City Chiefs in 1963. Buchanan, who played college ball at Grambling, went on to be an All-Star selection at defensive tackle for the next 8 seasons, led his team to a 23-7 win over the Vikings in Super Bowl IV, and was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in 1990.

Misty Copeland (born September 10, 1982) is an American ballet dancer for American Ballet Theatre (ABT), one of the three leading classical ballet companies in the United States. In 2007 she was named a soloist and in June 2015 became the first African American woman to be promoted to principal dancer in ABT's 75-year history. She has written two autobiographical books and narrated a documentary about her career challenges, A Ballerina's Tale.



Events

On September 10, 1963 the Birmingham City Schools were integrated after President John F. Kennedy issued Executive Order 11118, nationalizing over 200 National Guard troops to remove "unlawful obstructions of justice". Gov. George Wallace closed some schools citing the threat of violence, and parents withdrew children from the integrated schools. On a Sunday morning five days later the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church was bombed.



Photo Gallery

Josephine Baker in Germany September 10, 1928

September 10, 1974 - Lou Brock steals his 105th base of the season breaking Maury Wills'
 single season record. Presenting Lou with the base is Cool Papa Bell.

Publications

Jet Magazine, September 10, 1953

Jet Magazine, September 10, 1984

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