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• 1 2019-03-12T23:56:45+00:00 September - Archived Posts 7 plain published 2019-08-27T17:56:35+00:00
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  September 1, 1928: Appeal to left-handed readers in the Pittsburgh Courier.

  September 2, 1950: “They’ll Never Die” profile of Samuel A. McElwee in Norfolk Journal and Guide.

  September 3, 1960: Carver Federal to open new black bank branch in Brooklyn, reported in New York Amsterdam News.

  September 4, 1975: First National Conference on the Concerns of Black Women meets in Los Angeles, led by Caffie Greene. Reported in Los Angeles Sentinel.

  September 5, 1987: Peter J. Ottley, president of Local 144 Union representing hotel, hospital, and nursing home workers, leads New York City Labor Day parade. Reported in New York Amsterdam News.

  September 6, 1958: Cleveland Call and Post features Clara Luper who led youth sit-ins in Oklahoma City.

  September 7, 1967: Banquet for Cabrini-Green Homes softball and basketball tourney winners, featured in Chicago Defender.

  September 8, 1926: Savoy Ballroom in the New York Amsterdam News.

  September 9, 1961: Cleveland women organize rent strike, reported in Call and Post.

  September 10, 1955: Emmett Till in Chicago Defender.

  September 11, 2002: 9/11 and pilot LeRoy Homer Jr. remembered in Norfolk Journal and Guide.

  September 12, 1976: Actress and Singer Melba Moore joins children’s television show “Big Blue Marble,” reported in Atlanta Daily World.

  September 13, 1919: Congressional debate over Jim Crow railroad cars, reported in Philadelphia Tribune.

  September 14, 1989: Articles on hypertension and diabetes in Los Angeles Sentinel.

  September 15, 1906: Second U.S. Occupation of Cuba begins, reported in Baltimore Afro-American.

  September 16, 1963: Racists bomb 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, killing four young girls. Reported in Chicago Defender.

  September 17, 1938: Soap advertisement featuring profile of Phillis Wheatley, published in Pittsburgh Courier.

  September 18, 1954: “It’s Your Newspaper” advertisement in Norfolk Journal and Guide.

  September 19, 1942: Kansas City Monarchs and Satchel Paige face Homestead Grays and Josh Gibson in Negro World Series, reported in Philadelphia Tribune.

  September 20, 1952: Ad for Tan Magazine featuring “Army Life Changed My Husband” in Baltimore Afro-American.

  September 21, 1927: “Colored Home Seekers” wanted in Merrick Gardens, Springfield, and Long Island, advertisement in New York Amsterdam News.

  September 22, 1932: Beauty hint, “abdominal fat can be ironed away” in Atlanta Daily World.

  September 23, 1950: Robert S. Pious editorial cartoon on employment discrimination of black veterans in Cleveland Call and Post.

  September 24, 1960: Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) prepares to become professional boxer, reported in Chicago Defender.

  September 25, 1981: Articles in Philadelphia Tribune respond to Reagan administration budget cuts to welfare programs.

  September 26, 1957: Little Rock Nine integrate Central High School, reported in Chicago Defender.

  September 27, 1941: Pittsburgh Courier reports on stage adaptation of Richard Wright’s Native Son, directed by Orson Welles.

  September 28, 1989: “The Lady Knows the Game” sports column by Rhonda V. Smith in Los Angeles Sentinel.

  September 29, 1934: Textile workers’ strike ends, reported in Baltimore Afro-American.

  September 30, 1950: Dr. Ralph Bunche is awarded Nobel Peace Prize.
• 1 2019-03-12T23:56:48+00:00 September 26, 1957 4 plain published 2019-10-14T17:48:39+00:00
  On September 26, 1957, the front page of the Chicago Defender (and almost every other newspaper in the United States) carried news that nine African-American students under protection from federal troops had integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. The Defender’s front page photograph featured a member of the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division holding a bayonet with the caption “Mission Accomplished.” The story was decidedly upbeat, with quotes from the Little Rock Nine suggesting that things went well inside the school. “Courageous Elizabeth Eckford, 15, who walked a gauntlet of hooting, jeering whites recently, was enthusiastic about her experiences,” the Defender reported. “She said: ‘My teachers are very nice. Among the classes I attended, were French, chemistry and English. The white students were nice to me.’  Miss Eckford plans to major in history and science.” (Click to view article PDF.)  
  
  The Defender’s editorial struck a similar note of resolve: “For better or for worse, the crisis has reached the flood-tide where not only the fate of integration will be determined, but also the right of central government to uphold the Constitution. It is a pity that the White House did not deem it proper to assert its authority a bit sooner. Most important, however, than the assessment of responsibilities, is the return of the Negro children to  the Central High school. Though they had to enter their classes under the protection of bayonets and guns, it is nevertheless a victory not only for those who believed in the constitution and in law and order, but also for those who believe in the sanctity of elementary human rights.” The battle over segregation in Little Rock’s schools continued, and in September 1958 Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus closed Little Rock’s high schools for the year pending a public vote. By a vote of 19,470 to 7,561, Little Rock citizens supported Faubus’ decision to keep the schools closed to prevent integration. All but one of the Little Rock Nine completed their high school degrees in other parts of the country or via correspondence courses.