Black In Time: A Moment In OUR History Chronicles Important Moments in Black History http://www.blackintime.com/apps/blog/ Webs.com http://www.blackintime.com/apps/blog/show/3432594 <p align="center"><span style="font-weight: bold;">THE JACKSON 5/"ABC"<br/></span></p><p style="text-align: left;" align="center"><img style="width: 400px; height: 163px;" src="http://api.ning.com/files/6yyOkRKpRpocC5C6OOX82jU2aulmMun-YMvBV81fTdiO6Ms6C2HE5wmOMJ5JVTBwwY4Xr6JwJp4hIbVLMf0Lsc3xRedRDYY6/jACKSON5ABC.jpg"/></p><p align="center">&#160;</p><p align="center"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br/>On This Date, 40 Years Ago, The Jackson 5 Had A #1 R&amp;B Hit With The Single, "<a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://mj09.weebly.com/what-you-may-not-know.html">ABC</a>." The Song Would Go On To Reach That Same Position On The Billboard Pop Chart A Few Weeks Later.</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"/><br style="font-weight: bold;"/><span style="font-weight: bold;">Natives Of Gary, Indiana, The <a href="http://mj09.weebly.com/jacksons-video-vault.html">Jackson 5</a> Came To Motown In 1968, After Being Discovered By Gladys Knight At Chicago's Regal Theater And Subsequently Being Introduced To Motown Executives By Motown Artist And Producer, Bobby Taylor.</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"/><br style="font-weight: bold;"/><span style="font-weight: bold;">With Youngest Brother, <a href="http://mj09.weebly.com/jacksons-video-vault.html">Michael</a>, As The Primary Lead Singer,The Jackson 5 Became A Pop Music Phenomenon During The 1970s Their Personal And Concert Appearances Caused Mass Hysteria - As They Performed A Brand Of Music Geared Toward Adolescents And Teens, And Was A Mix Of R&amp;B, Funk And Pop. The Genre Came To Be Known As "Bubble-Gum Soul."</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"/><br style="font-weight: bold;"/><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Jackson 5 Were The</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">First Act In Recording History To Have Their First Four Major Label Singles ("I Want You Back, "ABC," "The Love You Save And "I'll Be There) Go To #1 On The BillBoard Top 100.</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Group's Other Major Hits Include: "</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Never Can Say Goodbye</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">," "</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Sugar Daddy</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">," "</span><a href="http://mj09.weebly.com/what-you-may-not-know.html"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Mama's Pearl</span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">," "</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Maybe Tomorrow</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">" And "</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Dancing Machine</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">." Both Michael And Jermaine Jackson Had Solo Success, Respectively, With The Hits "</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Got To Be There</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">," "</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Daddy's Home</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">," "</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Rockin' Robin</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">," "</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">That's How Love Goes</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">," "</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Ben</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">," "</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Live It Up</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">" And "</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Wanna Be Where You Are</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">."</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"/><br style="font-weight: bold;"/><span style="font-weight: bold;">As A Performing Group, The Jackson 5 Began With The Three Oldest Brothers,, Tito, Jackie, And Jermaine. Rehearsing under their father's guidance, They Were Eventually Joined By Marlon And Michael In 1964/65.</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"/><br style="font-weight: bold;"/><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Jackson 5 Won Gary's First City-Wide Talent Show. In 1966. They Also Recorded Seven Tracks For Gordon Keith's</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Steeltown Records,</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">A Small Label Based In Gary. One Of The Singles, "Big Boy," Was A Regional Hit And Was Picked Up By Atco For National Distribution.</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"/><br style="font-weight: bold;"/><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Success Of "</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Big Boy</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">" Led To Appearances In Near-By Chicago Nightclubs And A Tour On The "</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Chitlin' Circuit</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">" (Collective Name Given To The String Of Performance Venues Throughout The Eastern And Southern United States That Were Considered Safe And Acceptable For Black Musicians, Comedians, Dancers And Other Entertainers To Perform During The Period Of Racial Segregation In America - - From At Least The Late 1800s Through The 1960s).</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"/><br style="font-weight: bold;"/><span style="font-weight: bold;">After Winning The Amateur Talent Show At <span style="font-style: italic;">Chicago's Regal Theater</span>, Three Weeks In A Row, The Brothers Were Invited To <span style="font-style: italic;">Apollo Amateur Night</span> in New York In 1967, and Came In First Place. <a href="http://mj09.weebly.com/jacksons-video-vault.html">Michael</a> (Who Was Around 9 At The Time) Stole The Show With His Singing And Dancing Stole The Show.</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"/><br style="font-weight: bold;"/><span style="font-weight: bold;">Following A Successful Audition For Berry Gordy And Other Motown Artists And Executives In 1968, The Jackson 5 Were Introduced To A National Audience On October 18, 1969, By Diana Ross, Via The ABC Television Variety Show,</span> <span style="font-style: italic; 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We believe that if the American businessmen will not give full employment, then the technology and means of production should be taken from the businessmen and placed in the community so that the people of the community can organize and employ all of its people and give a high standard of living.<br/><br/>3. WE WANT AN END TO THE ROBBERY BY THE CAPITALISTS OF OUR BLACK AND OPPRESSED COMMUNITIES.<br/> <br/>We believe that this racist government has robbed us and now we are demanding the overdue debt of forty acres and two mules. Forty acres and two mules were promised 100 years ago as restitution for slave labor and mass murder of Black people. We will accept the payment in currency which will be distributed to our many communities. The American racist has taken part in the slaughter of our fifty million Black people. Therefore, we feel this is a modest demand that we make.<br/><br/>4. WE WANT DECENT HOUSING, FIT FOR THE SHELTER OF HUMAN BEINGS.<br/> <br/>We believe that if the landlords will not give decent housing to our Black and oppressed communities, then housing and the land should be made into cooperatives so that the people in our communities, with government aid, can build and make decent housing for the people.<br/><br/>5. WE WANT DECENT EDUCATION FOR OUR PEOPLE THAT EXPOSES THE TRUE NATURE OF THIS DECADENT AMERICAN SOCIETY. WE WANT EDUCATION THAT TEACHES US OUR TRUE HISTORY AND OUR ROLE IN THE PRESENT-DAY SOCIETY.<br/> <br/>We believe in an educational system that will give to our people a knowledge of the self. If you do not have knowledge of yourself and your position in the society and in the world, then you will have little chance to know anything else.<br/><br/>6. 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All But One Of The Defendants Had Were Sentenced To death During What Was Called A "Legal Lynching."<br/></b></p><p align="center"><b><br/></b></p><p align="center"><b>The <i>Scottsboro Trial</i>, As It Became Known, Was The <span style="font-style: italic;">Most Notorious Legal Case Of The 1930&#8217;s</span>, And Involved A Series Of Trials That Went On For Years. . The Nine Defendants Were Supported By Northern Liberals And Radicals, Who Recognized That They Had Been The Victims Of Racism.<br/></b></p><p align="center"><b><br/></b></p><p align="center"><b>In 1937, Four Of The "<i>Scottsboro Boys</i>" Were Released From Prison. The Others Were Freed Over The Next Decade, With The Last Defendant Being Released In 1976. On October 25, 1976, Alabama Governor, George Wallace, Granted A Full Pardon To Clarence Norris, Who Had Been Sentenced To Death 45 Years Earlier. Norris Died On January 23, 1989, In Bronx Community Hospital. 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While In High School, Height Got A Scholarship To Barnard College For Her Oratory Skills. However, Upon Arrival, She Was Denied Entrance Because At The Time, Barnard Had Already Admitted Its Two Black Students For That Academic Year. Height Entered New York University Where She Earned Her Bachelor's and Master's Degrees In Four years.<br/></b></p><p align="center"><b><br/></b></p><p align="center"><b>While Working As A Caseworker For The Welfare Department In New York, Dr. Height Joined The National Council Of Negro Women In 1937 And Began Her Civil Rights Career.<br/></b></p><p align="center"><b><br/></b></p><p align="center"><b>She Served On The National Staff Of The YWCA Of USA From 1944 To 1977 Where She Was Active In Developing Its Leadership Training And Interracial And Ecumenical Education Programs. In 1965, She inaugurated The Center For Racial Justice, Which Is Still A Major Initiative Of The National YWCA. She served as the 10th National President Of <span style="font-style: italic;">Delta Sigma Theta Sorority</span>, Inc. -- From 1946 to 1957. In 1958 Height Became President Of The <span style="font-style: italic;">National Council Of Negro Women</span> (<span style="font-style: italic;">NCNW</span>} In 1958. She Held That Position For The Next 40 Years, Stepping Down In 1997.<br/></b></p><p align="center"><b><br/></b></p><p align="center"><b>Working Closely With Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Roy Wilkins, Whitney Young, A. 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