1870 George Dixon’s Birthday
George was born in Africville, (Halifax), Nova Scotia.
In 1887 @ 17 years of age he left for Boston to embark on what would end up being the MOST significant careers in Boxing.
George was the first Black to win a World title (June 27, 1890); he was also the first to hold a World title in 2 different weight classes at the same time….Bantamweight & Featherweight.
He was also the first Champion to regain a title lost in the ring.
George Invented the Training Techniques such as the Suspended Punching Bag, Shadowboxing
AND Pioneered Technical or as it was first referred to Scientific Boxing.
1885 The First National Convention of Black Women
The First National Convention of Black Women held in Boston, MA
1909 Chester Himes, crime novelist, born
Chester Himes, crime novelist, born
1918 Congress asked to make lynching a federal crime
The National Liberty Congress of Colored Americans asked Congress to make lynching a federal crime.
1919 First convention of the National Association
First convention of the National Association of Negro Musicians; held in Chicago. It awarded its first scholarship to the young Marian Anderson
