Black History: Past Miami Valley Features
A Timeline: Black History in the Miami Valley 1798 to 2001
Black Americans have helped shape life in the Miami Valley. Below are a few key dates and people compiled mostly by former the Dayton Daily News librarian Charlotte Jones. 1798 - The first reference to a black man in Dayton is “William Maxwell and his Negro” listed in Dayton Twp. ...
Local woman's past is historic
Note: Originally published Feb. 11, 1991 Every time Edith Washington Johnson looks at the mirror, she sees evidence of the legacy her grandfather Booker T. Washington passed on to her. She inherited his nose, she said, which is distinct - a perfect match for Booker Taliaferro Washington's character. Her childhood memories are priceless nuggets for historians ...
Ex-mayor still casts impressive shadow
Note: Originally published Feb. 28, 1993 From the perspective of former Dayton mayor James Howell McGee, the world is a simple place. When he was mayor, policies either were fair to all his constituents or they were unfair; decisions were either best for the city or they were not best for the city; ...
Wilberforce grad adds to long list of honors
Note: Originally published Feb. 22, 1996 On Saturday, Charity Adams Earley will fly to Washington, D.C., just in time to attend a special program in her honor. On Sunday, she'll fly home to Dayton. Earley has no plans to linger in the capital, seeing the sights. Heck, she's already seen them more times than ...
Moses stresses school strides
Note: Originally published Feb. 27, 1999 Most of the kids had no idea who he was or what he'd done. As for him, he'd just flown 19 hours from Australia to Los Angeles to Dayton. He got straight off the plane and - with his body clock still unsure of ...
Local ballet performer also a pioneer
Note: Originally published Feb. 28, 2000 The hair is graying, the beard is silver, the spectacles are a near-constant accessory and the dancers around him are young enough to be his children. Yet, at 47, Gregory Robinson still has it. He proved that this month when he came out of dancing retirement to ...
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