365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 23, 2017 0 March 24 March 24, 1907 Janet Harmon Waterford Bragg, the first African American female to hold a commercial pilot license, was born… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 23, 2017 0 March 25 March 25, 1951 Oscar Devereaux Micheaux, author and film director, died. Micheaux was born January 2, 1884 in Metropolis, Illinois.… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 23, 2017 0 March 26 March 26, 1962 Augusta Fells Savage, Harlem Renaissance sculptor, died. Savage was born February 29, 1892 in Green Cove Springs,… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 22, 2017 0 March 27 March 27, 1924 Sarah Lois Vaughan, jazz singer known as “The Divine One,” was born in Newark, New Jersey. Vaughan… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 22, 2017 0 March 28 March 28, 1958 William Christopher “W.C.” Handy, blues composer and musician, died. Handy was born November 16, 1873 in Florence,… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 22, 2017 0 March 29 March 29, 1918 Pearl Mae Bailey, jazz vocalist and actress, was born in Southampton County, Virginia. Bailey made her stage… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 22, 2017 0 March 30 Amelia Bassano is the lady who is rumored to have wrote all of Shakespeare’s plays. During this time no one… Read More
365 DAYS-OF-HISTORY May 22, 2017 0 March 31 March 31, 1797 Olaudah Equiano, seaman, merchant, explorer, and abolitionist, died. Equiano was born around 1745 in present day it… Read More
