May 19
May 19, 1925 Malcolm X, Muslim minister and human rights leader, was born Malcolm Little…
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May 20
May 20, 1743 Francois-Dominique Toussaint L’Ouverture, Haitian patriot and revolutionary leader, was born enslaved in…
May 21
May 21, 1895 William B. Purvis of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania received patent number 539,542 for a…
May 22
May 22, 1940 Bernard Shaw, television news anchor, was born in Chicago, Illinois. Shaw served…
May 23
May 23, 1832 Samuel Sharpe, national hero of Jamaica, was hanged for leading the Christmas…
May 24
May 24, 1963 Elmore James, blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and band leader, died. James was…
May 25
May 25, 1849 Thomas “Blind Tom” Wiggins, autistic savant and piano music prodigy, was born…
May 26
May 26, 1907 Elizabeth Keckley, personal dressmaker and confidante of Mary Todd Lincoln, died. Keckley…
May 27
May 27, 1970 Mara Brock Akil, television writer and producer, was born in Los Angeles,…
May 28
May 28, 1971 Ora Mae Washington, considered by many the finest female athlete of…