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Black Fact = (1891) Isaac Burns Murphy
Black Fact = 1891 (May 12) – Isaac Burns Murphy, jockey who rode a horse named “Kingman,” became the first ... -
Black Fact = (1981) – Bob Marley
Black Fact = 1981 (May 11) – Bob Marley (Robert Nesta Marley), the “King of Reggae” music, died in Miami, ... -
Black Fact = (1952) Canada Lee
Black Fact= 1952 (May 9) – Canada Lee, boxer, radio host, and actor who is famous for his appearance as ... -
Black Fact = (1813 & 1969) Delany & Lee
1- Black Fact = 1813 (May 6) – Martin Robinson Delany, ethnologist, army officer, politician, and Black Nationalist, was born ... -
Black Fact = (1897 & 1970) Smith & Gordon
1- Black Fact = 1897 (May 4) – J. W. Smith, inventor, patented the Lawn Sprinkler on this date in 1897. ... -
Black Fact = (1977 & 1983) Haley & Washington
1- Black Fact = 1977 (April 29) – Alex P. Haley won the “Pulitzer Prize” for Roots on this date ... -
Black Fact = (1886) Augustus Tolton
Black Fact = 1886 (April 24) – Augustus Tolton was ordained a Roman Catholic Priest in Rome and then assigned ... -
Black Fact = (1872) Charlotte E. Ray
Black Fact = 1872 (April 23) – Charlotte E. Ray, the first black female lawyer, became the first black woman ... -
Black Fact = (1868) Oscar James Dunn
Black Fact = 1868 (April 22) Oscar James Dunn was elected Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana on this date in 1868. ... -
Black Fact = (1950) Hayward Patterson
Black Fact = 1950 (April 20) – Scottsboro Boy, a book by Haywood Patterson, was published on this date in ...