1962 - Ernie Davis dies

Ernie Davis, an American football halfback at Syracuse University and the first African-American athlete to win the Heisman Trophy in 1961, dies on this day from Leukemia before playing a pro game.

Today's Other facts

1877 - Frederick Douglass Appointed U.S. Marshal of D.C.
1971 - Nixon Rejects Demands from Congressional Black Caucus
1962 - Ernie Davis, First Black Heisman Winner, Dies Young
1960 – Yannick Noah Born: French Open Champion and Afro-European Trailblazer
1955 - The Legacy of an Educator Ends: Death of Mary McLeod Bethune
1946 - Reggie Jackson, “Mr. October,” Is Born
1896 - Plessy v. Ferguson Upholds
1848 - Death of William A. Leidesdorff, a Black Pioneer of California
1918 – Hayes Turner Lynched in Georgia During a Week of Racial Terror
1652 – Rhode Island Passes First Colonial Law Against Perpetual Slavery
1814 – Formation of the British Colonial Marines of Escaped African Americans
1956 – The Founding of the All-African People's Conference Planning Committee

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