November 29th in Black History:
1735. Assumed birth date of Francis Barber, who was born a slave on a plantation in Jamaica, and later became the personal assistant and secretary to the writer Samuel Johnson, publisher of one of the world’s first English Dictionaries.
1781. In an event credited with escalating the anti-slavery movement, Captain Luke Collingwood of the salve ship Zong dumped 133 African overboard so he could file for a loss with his insurance company.
1908 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. was born in New Haven, Connecticut.
1915. William Thomas “Billy” Strayhorn was born in Dayton, Ohio. He became a composer and jazz pianist famous for his innovative style
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