March 26
March 26, 1962 Augusta Fells Savage, Harlem Renaissance sculptor, died. Savage was born February 29,…
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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,…
March 30
Amelia Bassano is the lady who is rumored to have wrote all of Shakespeare’s plays.…
March 31
March 31, 1797 Olaudah Equiano, seaman, merchant, explorer, and abolitionist, died. Equiano was born around…
April 1
April 1, 1950 Charles Richard Drew, physician and medical researcher, died from injuries suffered in…
April 2
April 2, 1932 Willie M. “Bill” Pickett, cowboy and rodeo performer, died after being kicked…
April 3
April 3, 1944 The Supreme Court of the United States in Smith v. Allwright overturned…
April 4
April 4, 1968 Martin Luther King, Jr., clergyman, activist, and leader of the Civil Rights…