Witness the great Marvin Gaye as he teaches the young musicians how to really beg.
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On this date, June 15, in 1968, Ellen Holly becomes the first African American on daytime television as Carla on One Life to Live.
Ellen Holly was a beautiful, talented expressive Black actress. She is best known for her part as Carla in One Life to Live which she played for over 20 years but she proved she was more then a soap opera actress. [Continue reading biography.]
For further reading and research, see also:
One Life: An Autobiography of an African American Actress by Ellen Holly. [book link]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/61612230cb791395129039c3caaa0f43/tumblr_moftjtsh8D1qzmh88o1_500.jpg)
On this date, June 15, in 1968, Ellen Holly becomes the first African American on daytime television as Carla on One Life to Live.
Ellen Holly was a beautiful, talented expressive Black actress. She is best known for her part as Carla in One Life to Live which she played for over 20 years but she proved she was more then a soap opera actress. [Continue reading biography.]
For further reading and research, see also:
One Life: An Autobiography of an African American Actress
by Ellen Holly. [book link
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This date, June 15, marks the birth of Josiah Henson in 1789. He was an 18th century Black abolitionist.
The first anti-slavery law in Canada was passed in 1783 by then Ontario. For the next 68 years it is estimated that 50,000 Blacks entered Canada for safety and freedom. One of them was Josiah Henson, a former slave from Kentucky. During his lifetime, three masters owned Henson. Henson started preaching to raise money in the hope of buying his freedom. His master took the money that Josiah had earned, and then raised the price of Henson’s freedom to $1,000.
He returned to his master’s plantation after a plot to secretly sell Josiah fell through, where he informed his wife of his plan to escape. Soon after he, his wife, and their four children escaped to Canada. [Continue reading at the African American Registry.]
For further reading and research, see also:
Autobiography of Josiah Henson: An Inspiration for Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom (African American) by Josiah Henson. [book link]
The Life Of Josiah Henson,: Formerly A Slave, Now An Inhabitant Of Canada by Josiah Henson. [book link]
Josiah Henson: The Real Uncle Tom starring Larnelle Harris and directed by Day of Discovery. [film link]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/1b0141243e35b2027c17ece778e2ce5a/tumblr_moft051qst1qzmh88o1_500.jpg)
This date, June 15, marks the birth of Josiah Henson in 1789. He was an 18th century Black abolitionist.
The first anti-slavery law in Canada was passed in 1783 by then Ontario. For the next 68 years it is estimated that 50,000 Blacks entered Canada for safety and freedom. One of them was Josiah Henson, a former slave from Kentucky. During his lifetime, three masters owned Henson. Henson started preaching to raise money in the hope of buying his freedom. His master took the money that Josiah had earned, and then raised the price of Henson’s freedom to $1,000.
He returned to his master’s plantation after a plot to secretly sell Josiah fell through, where he informed his wife of his plan to escape. Soon after he, his wife, and their four children escaped to Canada. [Continue reading at the African American Registry.]
For further reading and research, see also:
Autobiography of Josiah Henson: An Inspiration for Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom (African American) by Josiah Henson. [book link
]
The Life Of Josiah Henson,: Formerly A Slave, Now An Inhabitant Of Canada by Josiah Henson. [book link
]
Josiah Henson: The Real Uncle Tom
starring Larnelle Harris and directed by Day of Discovery. [film link
Singer Jesse Belvin’s Auto Crash Near Hope, Arkansas was Murder - Jet Magazine, March 10, 1960 on Flickr.
