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[|**__1986 Event__**]

In the 1980’s there was still a lot of racism in New York. Colored people where being beaten and killed left and right and soon, the Howard Beach racial incident in late 1986 propelled the predominantly Italian and Jewish community into the national spotlight, exposing racial hatred in New York City.

On the early morning of December 20, 1986, a white mob attacked a group of colored people who were stranded due to car trouble. After they arrived the mob tried to bully them away. Soon after they got hungry and went to eat. When they finish they soon met a mob of 12 men who carried weapons. Timothy Grimes escaped with minor injuries, Michael Griffith ran into a car and died and Cedric Sandiford was knocked out and was found bloody and dazed. He was considered a suspect of the murder of his friend, refused medical attention, and had to tell his story over and over until dawn. The police officers’ insensitivity caused the black community to take a stand by making petitions and boycotting white businesses. The party responsible for the attack was soon put to jail.

__ 1986 __ Song: The song was "You Give Love A Bad Name" By: Bon Jovi Type of Song: This song was hard rock Person: My mom was the person that liked this song Reason they liked it: My mom enjoyed and still enjoys rock music and at the time this was a excellent song for her to listen to. media type="file" key="Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name.mp3" width="240" height="20"

[|**__1976 Event__**]

“Librarian and educator Clara Stanton Jones was the first African American to serve as president of the American Library Association. She also was the first woman and the first African American director of the Detroit Public Library system.” As a child Clara loved to read and was told she should be a librarian. At first she skeptical about the idea and thought it wasn’t the job for her. While working at the Atlanta University Library many years later she pushed to become an actual librarian. She began her career as the reference librarian at Dillard University in New Orleans. From 1940-1944 she was the associate librarian at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. When she worked at the Detroit Public Library she was the third black librarian to be hired in a city that served a large African American population. In 1970 she was nominated to be director of the city’s library system. Unfortunately, some of her friends turn their backs on her when they heard this. Many people tried to smudge her name and convince people she was not good enough for the title. Two of the board members quit because of this too. But, she also had the support of a coalition of community leaders who were committed to the advancement of people of color. She became the system’s first female director and its first African American director, a position she held for eight years. In 1976 Jones became the first African American president of the ALA (American Library Association) even though she lost the election because the person she lost to had died

__ 1976 __ Song: The song was "That's the Way (I Like it)" By: K.C. and the sunshine band Type of Song: It was Disco Person: My grandma was the person that liked this song Reason they liked it: My grandma liked this song because it was very catchy which it is media type="file" key="KC The Band- That s the way i like it.mp3" width="240" height="20"

[|**__1966 Event__**]

In 1966 anti poverty groups and black journalist groups created the Watts summer festival. This festival was celebrating black heritage, empowering them and it focused on political power. This festival was held on the anniversary of the Watts riots had tons of fun activities. All the activities basically focused on black culture. Such as “Musical acts such as US Organization boot dancers, Zulu dancers, and trumpeter Hugh Masekela, and arts and crafts booths demonstrating and selling African jewelry and clothing”. But, as the years went on, these festivals went on less often. Even though it is gone, it still helped restore a sense of community and cultural pride to the residents of Watts. It remains the most significant representation of black cultural nationalism in Southern California.

__ 1966 __ Song: "When A Man Loves A Woman" By: Percy Sledge Type of Song: R&B, Soul Person: My grandma Reason they liked it: My grandma loves soul music media type="file" key="Percy Sledge - When a Man Loves A Woman.mp3" width="240" height="20"