Earl Ingram Jr.

Black History Facts:

• Eritrea achieves independence
  Eritrea achieved independence from Ethiopia after a 30-year civil war.
• Hal McRae is named manager of the Kansas City Royals. He is one of two African-A
  Hal McRae is named manager of the Kansas City Royals. He is one of two African-American managers serving In major league baseball.
• Leontyne Price
  Leontyne Price opens Metropolitan Opera Season
• Twenty-seven Freedom Riders arrested in Jackson,
  Twenty-seven Freedom Riders arrested in Jackson, Mississippi. On June 12, Hinds County Board of Supervisor announced that more than one hundred "Freedom Riders" had been arrested.
• Dr
  Dr. Peter Murray Marshall installed as president of New York County Medical Society and became the first Black to head an American Medical Association unit.