This Week In Black History – December 28, 2023

December 28, 1905 – Earl “Fatha” Hines, “Father of Modern Jazz Piano”, born.

December 29, 1924 – Author, sportswriter A.S. “Doc” Young born.

December 30, 1842 – Congressman Josiah Walls born.

December 31, 1930 – Odetta, blues and folk singer, born.

January 1, 1863 – President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation

January 2, 1965 – Martin Luther King, Jr., called for non-violent protests if Alabama blacks were not allowed to register and vote.

January 3, 1624 – William Tucker first African American child born in America.