The Supreme Court agreed with a circuit court of appeals' decision to uphold a not guilty verdict for murder and mutiny on the Amistad slaveship on this date in 1841. Joseph Cinque and others were represented by former President John Q. Adams (their 3rd trial). Oscar DePriest, former Illinois Congressman, was born in Florence, AL, on this date in 1871. DePriest was the first Black Congressman in the North. North Carolina A&T State University was founded on this date in 1891. The historically Black university in Greensboro, NC, offers the Bachelor's and Master's degrees in numerous disciplines. Ph.D.s were awarded to graduates in engineering in 1998. Walter Francis White was named Executive Secretary of the NAACP on this date in 1931. Clifton Reginald Wharton, Sr. was sworn in as the first Black Ambassador to Norway on this date in 1961. Carl T. Rowan, columnist and journalist, was named Ambassador to Finland on this date in 1963. Andrew F. Brimmer became the first Black Governor of the Federal Reserve Board on this date in 1966. Brimmer was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson eleven days earlier. |