March 20
March 20, 1957 Shelton Jackson “Spike” Lee, film director, producer, and writer, was born in…
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March 21
March 21, 1865 Anthony Overton, the first African American to lead a major business conglomerate,…
March 22
A noted academic and administrator, George Edward Alcorn, Jr. is a noted pioneer in the…
March 23
March 23, 1928 Channing E. Phillips, minister, social activist and the first African American placed…
March 24
March 24, 1907 Janet Harmon Waterford Bragg, the first African American female to hold a…
March 25
March 25, 1951 Oscar Devereaux Micheaux, author and film director, died. Micheaux was born January…
March 26
March 26, 1962 Augusta Fells Savage, Harlem Renaissance sculptor, died. Savage was born February 29,…
March 27
March 27, 1924 Sarah Lois Vaughan, jazz singer known as “The Divine One,” was born…
March 28
March 28, 1958 William Christopher “W.C.” Handy, blues composer and musician, died. Handy was born…
March 29
March 29, 1918 Pearl Mae Bailey, jazz vocalist and actress, was born in Southampton County,…