March 2
Frank E. Petersen, Jr., the first African American Marine Corps aviator and the first African…
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March 3
Sarah Rector (March 3, 1902 – July 22, 1967) was an African American member of…
March 4
Egbert Austin “Bert” Williams, the pre-eminent black entertainer of his era, died. Williams was born…
March 5
The American Negro Academy was founded in Washington, D.C. as an organization of black intellectuals…
March 6
On March 6, 1775, in a Lodge of Freemasons at Castle William, Boston Harbor, (later…
March 7
The first Selma to Montgomery march, led by John Lewis of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating…
March 8
Boris Frederic Cecil Tay-Natey Ofuatey-Kodjo, better recognized as Boris Kodje, is an Austrian-born actor of…
March 9
President Lyndon B. Johnson presented the Medal of Honor, America’s highest military decoration, to Lawrence…
March 10
Vernon Dahmer was born on March 10, 1908, in the Kelly Settlement, Forrest County, Mississippi…
March 11
Terrence Dashon Howard (born March 11, 1969) is an American actor and singer. Having his…