Seton Hill University Black Presence Timeline: 1970s
Seton Hill University Black Presence Timeline: 1970s
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1970
1970
Dr. Clifton Wharton Jr. becomes the first Black president of Michigan State University.
The first issue of Essence magazine is published. The magazine included the culture, beauty, and fashion that appealed to Black women, and is still popular today.
The first issue of Black Enterprise is published. The magazine is still a vital resource for information on business, investing and wealth building for Black Americans.
1971
1971
Leroy "Satchel" Page becomes the first former Negro League baseball player to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. After twenty years in the league, he was hired by the Cleveland Indians and finally given the opportunity to play in the Major Leagues.
Members of S.O.U.L. write to Sister Mary Schmidt, the acting president of Seton Hill College and ask for a gathering place for the Black student body. Admin. 309 is designated the "Afro-American Room", and becomes an educational and cultural center for Black students.
1972
1972
Shirley Chisholm runs for president and becomes the first Black person to campaign for the Democratic nomination.
Barbara Jordan and Andrew Young become the first Black southern Congressional Representatives since 1898.
SOUL_Soul Week_MLK.pdfAn itenerary from S.O.U.L.'s 1974 Black Week
1973
1973
Florynce Kennedy and Margaret Sloan-Hunter found the National Black Feminist Organization. This emerges out of Kennedy and Sloan-Hunter's observation of a need for the discrimination Black women face to be addressed.
Shirley Chisholm comes to speak at Seton Hill College.
Partnering with Saint Vincent College's Black Student Union, the members of S.O.U.L. host the first "Black Week" from April 9th through the 12th in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. It included activities such as displays of Black art, a Black gospel choir, films, and guest speakers. The group would eventually host the week without Saint Vincent's Black Student Union the following year and thereafter.
1974
1974
Henry "Hank" Aaron breaks Babe Ruth's home run record by hitting his 715th home run.
1975
1975
Historian John Hope Franklin becomes the first Black president of the American Historical Association.
Arthur Ashe becomes the first Black man to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon.
1976
1976
Barbara Johnson becomes the first Black woman to deliver the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention, which was held in Chicago that year.
Black History Month is officially recognized after President Gerald R. Ford issues a national message.
1977
1977
The Roots miniseries airs on national television for 8 consecutive nights. This would be the first show to display the horrors of slavery and its impact on American society.
Seton Hill College students form the S.A.L.C. (South African Liberation Committee). This organization worked to educate the student body about the violence and conditions in South Africa.
1978
1978
The United States Supreme Court decides in the University of California Regents v. Bakke case that affirmative action can be used to deal with an institution's history of discrimination.
1979
1979
The Sugarhill Gang records "Rapper's Delight". This would be one of the first hip-hop songs recorded, and it is credited for pioneering the genre for future artists.
President Jimmy Carter formally designates June as Black Music Month.
Hazel Winifred Johnson becomes the first Black woman to serve as a general in the United States Army.
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