5th-1930s+Status+of+African+Americans

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1930's Status of African American There was alot of entertaining things do do in the 1930's. There was music,sports,and etc and thing started developing and behind the events there were important people. Some of the famous african american singers were:Billy Holiday(1915-1959) career was in Pod's and Jerry's Speakeasy. William Grant-Still conducted major symphonic orchestra. Teddy Wilson(1912-1986) played the piano in the band with Benny Goodman. Also, Lionel Hampton played on the vibes in the band with Benny Goodman. Alotta of sports was watched and African American people was the first to win awards. Josh Gibson "Black Babe Ruth" became one of the best all-around baseball players. Voted into Baseball Hall of Fame. The New York Rens was an all-black professional basketball team. Joe Louis achieved alot of goals. Like he knocked out Primo Carncra at the Yankee Stadium in New York. He was the Heavyweight Champion of the World. He also knocked out a German Fighter. Jesse Owens won four Olympic Gold Metals in Berlin in 1936. Important Social People that fought to have power and won honors. Dr. E Franklin Fraizer book "Black Bourgeoisie" is required to read in many universities. Arthur W. Mitchell was the first African American Democrat elected to congress.Mary McLeod Bethune Established National Council of Negro Women. First African American woman to receive a federal appointment. Also, became director of Negro Affairs of the National Youth Administration. Thurgood Marshall won admittance of Donald Gaines Murray to the University of Maryland Law School when the case reached the courts of the US Supreme Court. Was appointed to NAACP to Special Counsel for Legal Cases. He also established the Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Willam H. Hastie was the first African American appointed a US Federal Judge.Asa Phillip Randolp was the leader of the full pledged union called the " Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters".Marion Turner Stubbs founded the Jack and Jill of America. Also,the program to better African American Youth.Crystal Bird Fauset was the first African American woman elected to the state legislature.Jane Bolin first African American woman judge also was appointed to the Domestic Relations Court in New York City.