Civil rights attorney1991"> Julius Chambers is born in Mt. Gilead, North Carolina.

Orchestral Conductor1991"> Paul Freeman is born

Consultant1991"> Freddie Hill Lucas is born in Lynchburg, Virginia.

University Professor1991"> & Administrator Reuben R. McDaniel is born.

Bassist1991"> Eldee Young is born in Chicago, Illinois.

Cartoonist1991"> & Painter Robert Buck Brown is born

Artist and art educator1991"> Shirley Woodson-Reid was born on this date in Pulaski, Tennessee.

Attorney1991"> W. George Allen is born on this date in Sanford, Florida.

Artist1991"> & Art Educator Shirley Woodson-Reid is born

Educator and African American history specialist1991"> Margaret Peters is born on this date in Dayton, Ohio.

Arts administrator1991"> Ronne Hartfield is born in Chicago, Illinois.

Journalist1991"> Joe Donovan was born on this date in Camden, New Jersey.

Social worker1991"> Alice Windom is born on this date in St. Louis, Missouri.

Civil rights activist and former Mayor of1991"> Washington D.C., Marion Barry is born in Itta Bena, Mississippi.

Retired Choral Music Teacher1991"> 1858">Verna Holley is born.

Educator and activist1991"> Edward L. Palmer is born in Chicago, Illinois.

Broadcasting CEO and attorney1991"> Ronald Davenport, Sr. is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Evangelist1991"> Augustus Colson is born in Chaires, Florida.

Academy Award winning actor1991"> Louis Gossett, Jr. was born on this date in Brooklyn, New York. Gossett won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for An Officer and a Gentleman in 1983. Gossett's other film and television works include Roots and A Raisin in the Sun.

Attorney1991"> & Corporate Executive James Lockhart is born

Actor1991"> Louis Gossett, Jr. is born

Civic volunteer1991"> Alexine Jackson is born in Sumter, South Carolina.

Retired Newspaper Manager1991"> Frederick Hunter is born.

The1991"> NAACP honors John Hope, the founder of Atlanta University Center, for his work as educator and civil rights leader.

Novelist, poet, and political essayist June Jordan was born on this date in1991"> New York City. Some of Jordan's works include Passion and Things that I Do in the Dark.

Sociology professor and author1991"> Troy Duster is born on this date in Chicago, Illinois.

Music Producer1991"> & Arranger 1939">H. B. Barnum is born.

Minister1991"> & Gospel Media Creator Rev. Maxine Walker is born.

Jesse Owens triumphs at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany, winning first place in the 100-meter dash, the 200-meter dash, the long jump and the 400-meter relay. His successes embarrass Hitler, whose racist views are challenged by so exceptional a black athlete.

Attorney1991"> Roma Jones Stewart is born in Chicago, Illinois.

Medical center founder1991"> Dr. Alfred Stovall is born in Birmingham, Alabama.

Artist and advertiser1991"> George Beach born in New York City.

Motivational speaker and consulting firm owner1991"> Grady Poulard was born on this date in Crowley, Louisiana.

Illinois State Representative1991"> Monique Davis is born in Chicago, Illinois.

NBA great Wilt Chamberlain was born on this date in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Chamberlain was a two-time NBA champion and was named league MVP four times. He led the league in scoring seven times and in rebounding eleven times. Chamberlain's record of 100 points in one game still stands as a NBA record.

University President1991"> 1886">Dolores R. Spikes is born.

Atmospheric scientist1991"> Warren M. Washington is born on this date in Portland, Oregon.

Akron city administrator1991"> Janet Purnell is born in Akron, Ohio.

Educator1991"> Marva Collins is born in Monroeville, Alabama.

Former vice chairman of1991"> Illinois Democratic Party Iola McGowan is born in Chicago, Illinois.

The first black salesman for Jay's Potato Chips1991"> Clyde Martin is born in Bolivar County, Mississippi.

Civil rights activist1991"> Rev. James Luther Bevel was born in Itta Bena, Mississippi.

Newscaster and talk show host1991"> Merri Dee is born in Chicago, Illinois.

President1991"> Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected to his second term. This election marks the first time that African Americans vote overwhelmingly for a Democratic candidate.

Singer, conductor and music educator Delano O’Banion is born on this date in1991"> Chicago, Illinois. He and other Fisk University graduates established the John Work Chorale to perserve Fisk University's original style of singing Negro spirituals.

A Doo-Wop singer with the Spaniels, Donald Porter is born in Gary, Indiana.

Advertising executive1991"> Stuart Rankin is born in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Dorothy Gilliam is born in Memphis, Tennessee. She will later become a successful journalist, writing for the1991"> Washington Post for more than thirty years.

Filmmaker1991"> Avon Kirkland is born

Political consultant Amy Billingsley is born in1991"> Chicago, Illinois.

Dr. Richard F. Jones became the first African American to be certified in urology on this date.

The1991"> NAACP mounts a case against the Board of Education of Montgomery County, Maryland, suing for equal pay protection.

Photographer1991"> Herbert Randall is born.

Southern regional director of National Rainbow1991"> PUSH/Coalition Joseph Henry Beasley was born on this date in Fayetteville, Georgia.

Firefighter and union activist1991"> Les Outerbridge is born in Chicago, Illinois.

Minister1991"> & Activist 1856">Rev. Raleigh Trammell is born.