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Black Fact = (1968) Bobby Hutton
Black Fact = 1968 (April 6) – Oakland, CA, police killed Black Panther, Bobby Hutton, in a shootout with the ... -
Black Fact = (1990)Sarah Vaughn
Black Fact = 1990 (April 3) – Sarah Vaughn, jazz entertainer, died in San Fernando Valley, CA, on this date in ... -
Black Fact = (1932) Cowboy Bill “Dusky Demon” Pickett
Black Fact = 1932 (April 1) – Cowboy Bill “Dusky Demon” Pickett, inventor of “bull dogging” (steer wresting), died in Williamson ... -
Black Fact = (1870) Thomas Mundy Petersen
Black Fact = 1870 (March 31) – Thomas Mundy Petersen, of Perth Amboy, NJ, became the first black person to vote ... -
Black Fact = (1968) Dr.Martin Luther King,Jr.
Black fact – 1968 (March 28) – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led 6,000 protesters in support of striking sanitation ... -
Black Fact = (1911) William Henry Lewis
Black Fact = 1911 (March 25) – William Henry Lewis, athlete, coach, and lawyer, was appointed U.S. Assistant Attorney General ... -
Black Fact = (1915) Rosetta Nubin, “Sister Rosetta” Tharpe
Black Fact = 1915 (March 20) – Rosetta Nubin, “Sister Rosetta” Tharpe, singer and guitarist, was born in Cotton Plant ... -
Black Fact = (1938) Charley F. Pride
Black Fact = 1938 (March 18) – Charley F. Pride, the first black country music performer to gain wide acceptance, ... -
Black Fact = (1898) Blanche Kelso Bruce
Black Fact = 1898 (March 17) – Blanche Kelso Bruce, the first black person to serve a full six-year term ... -
Black Fact = (1870) Hiram Rhodes Revels
Black Fact = 1870 (March 16) – Hiram Rhodes Revels spoke in the Senate on this date in 1870. Revels became ...