On this day, June 10th:
1794 Richard Allen ~ founded the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia
1799 Joseph Boulogne Saint-Georges ~ (composer, violinist and champion fencer) born
1898 Hattie McDaniel ~ first Black person to win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in Gone With The Wind, 1940, was born
1875 James Augustine Healey ~ becomes first Black Catholic Bishop in the United States
1946 Jack Johnson ~ first Black heavyweight champion/ died