75th anniversary On this day in 1969,
“Sesame Street,” a pioneering TV show that would teach gen- erations of young children the alphabet and how to count, made its broadcast debut. “Sesame Street,” with its memorable theme song (“Can you tell me how to get/How to get to Sesame Street?”), went on to become the most widely viewed children’s program in the world. It has aired in more than 120 countries.
The show was the brain-
child of Joan Ganz Cooney, a former documentary producer for public television. Her goal was to create programming for preschoolers that was both entertaining and educational. She also wanted to use TV as a way to help underprivileged 3- to 5-year-olds prepare for kindergarten. “Sesame Street” was set in a fictional New York neighborhood and included ethnically diverse characters and positive social messages.
Taking a cue from “Rowan
and Martin’s Laugh-In,” a popular 1960s comedy show, “Sesame Street” was built around short, often funny seg- ments featuring puppets, ani- mation and live actors. This format was hugely successful, although over the years some critics have blamed the show and its use of brief segments for shrinking children’s atten- tion spans.
From the show’s inception,
one of its most-loved aspects has been a family of puppets known as Muppets. Cooney
hired puppeteer Jim Henson (1936-1990) to create a cast of characters that became “Sesame Street” institutions, including Bert and Ernie, Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch, Grover and Big Bird.
The subjects tackled by
“Sesame Street” have evolved with the times. In 2002, the South African version of the program, “Takalani Sesame,” introduced a 5-year-old Muppet character named Kami who is HIV-positive, in order to help children living with the stigma
of a disease that has reached epidemic proportions. In 2006, another new Muppet, Abby Cadabby, made her debut and was positioned as the show’s first female star character in an effort to encourage diver- sity and provide a strong role model for girls.
Since its inception, over
74 million Americans have watched “Sesame Street.” Today, an estimated 8 million people tune in to the show each week in the U.S. alone.
(Source:
History.com)
November History: Chisholm first Black woman elected to Congress
On Nov. 5, 1968, at the
opening of the 91st Congress (1969-1971), Shirley Anita Chisholm of New York became the first African American congresswoman. Trained as a schoolteacher, she served two terms in the New York state legislature before winning election in November 1968 to a newly created congressional district in Brooklyn.
“I have no intention of just
sitting quietly and observing,” she said. “I intend to focus at- tention on the nation’s prob- lems.”
Chisholm continued to
SHIRLEY CHISHOLM ap- peared on the cover of Ebony magazine.
work for the causes she had espoused as a community ac- tivist. She sponsored increas- es in federal funding to extend the hours of daycare facilities and a guaranteed minimum annual income for families. She was a fierce defender of federal assistance for edu- cation, serving as a primary backer of a national school lunch bill and leading her col- leagues in overriding Presi- dent Gerald R. Ford’s veto.
After leaving office, Ch-
isholm taught and remained active in political organiza- tions.
Image #1: FLAGS WERE placed at each Civil War veteran’s gravesite.
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THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE
This day on Nov. 10, 1969 Sesame Street debuts
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Civil War troops from the 102nd U.S. Colored Infantry to be commemorated
For the 26th consecutive
year, a diverse group of vet- erans, historians, students and other citizens will gather on Veterans Day, Thursday, Nov. 11, at 10 a.m. in Histor- ic Elmwood Cemetery, 1200 Elmwood at East Lafayette in Detroit, to honor the memory of members of the 102nd U.S. Colored Infantry. The public is invited to attend this moving event, presented by the Detroit Historical Society’s Black His- toric Sites Committee.
Beulah Ware Hamilton of
the Committee coordinates the ceremony each year. The ritual will be held in Section S of the cemetery, where 18 members of the 102nd Colored Infantry are buried.
The idea for the ceremony
was inspired by visits Ham- ilton made to her husband’s gravesite shortly after his death. Her husband, Karl Walker Hamilton, was an in- ternationally noted historian and had guided numerous visits to the graves of these Civil War veterans. During her visits, Mrs. Hamilton noted that there was never even an American flag flying over this historic gravesite.
“To honor their legacy and the legacy of my husband, I de-
cided to hold a Veteran’s Day ceremony there every year,” Mrs. Hamilton said, the first of which took place in 1985.
The 102nd U.S Colored In-
fantry Regiment was formed in the summer of 1863 as the vol- unteer First Michigan Colored Infantry and trained on the site of Detroit’s Duffield School on Macomb Street. Some of these volunteers were escaped slaves from the Underground Railroad, and many were fight- ing to free family members who were still enslaved. The regi- ment was renamed the 102nd after mustering into the Union Army in 1864. Members of the 102nd served with distinction in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.
Participating in the ceremo-
ny are members of the W.A.C. Veterans Association, Wolver- ine Chapter 67; the Brewster Old-Timers; the Detroit chap- ter of the Tuskegee Airmen; the U.S. Marine Corps Mont- ford Point and the U.S. Marine Corps Montford Point Asso- ciation; the Tom Phillips Post #184; the James Europe Post #3080; the Colin L. Powell American Veterans Post #910; the Detroit Civil War Re-en- actment Group; the Buffalo Soldiers 9th and 10th Cav- alry; the Historic Daughters
of the Union Veterans of the Civil War from 1861 to 1865; the 1279th U.S. Combat En- gineers Alumni Association; the Historic Triple Nickles; the Michigan National Guard; the 761st U.S. Tank Battalion; the Detroit Veterans of Desert Storm; the Coleman A. Young Post #202; the Gold Star Wives of America, Inc.; the Native American Association; First Nation of Canada; Disabled American Veterans; units of JROTC cadets from several Detroit area high schools; and veterans of several wars.
There is no charge for the
program. Established in 1971, the
Black Historic Sites Commit- tee of the Detroit Historical Society is a group of volun- teers that promotes a greater understanding of the contri- butions of African Americans to the history of Metro Detroit and the state of Michigan. They also assist the Society with African American-themed programming and have trained and provided step-on guides for bus tours of Black his- toric sites in Metro Detroit and Essex County, Ontario, Canada.
For more information, call (313) 567-1785.
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