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BLACK FACT = (1883) Sojourner Truth (Isabella Baumfree)
Black Facts = 1883 ( Nov.25)- Sojourner Truth (Isabella Baumfree), preacher, abolitionist, speaker, women’s rights advocate, and author of “Ain’t ... -
BLACK FACT = (1949) Luther Bill “Bojangles” Robinson
Black Facts = 1949 (Nov.25) – Luther Bill “Bojangles” Robinson dies.Broadway legend Bill “Bojangles” Robinson was born Luther Robinson in ... -
BLACK FACT = (1867/1868) Scott Joplin
Black Fact = 1867/1868 (Nov. 24) – Scott Joplin, composer, musician, and creator of “Ragtime,” is believed to have been ... -
BLACK FACT = (1871) Andrew Jackson Beard
Black Facts = 1897- Andrew Jackson Beard patented the Jerry Coupler (still used today to connect railroad cars) on this ... -
BLACK FACT = (1897) J. L. Love
Black Fact = 1897- J. L. Love, inventor, patented the Pencil Sharpener on this date in 1897. Patent # 594,114. ... -
BLACK FACT = (1871) Oscar James Dunn
Black Fact = 1871 (Nov.22)- Oscar James Dunn, Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, died unexpectedly while trying to gain control of ... -
TRT- BLACKFACT = (1984) Randall Robinson, Walter Fountroy, & Mary Frances Berry
Black Fact = 1984- Protests against apartheid and the Reagan administration began nationwide on this date in 1984. Many highly ... -
BLACK FACT = (1923) Garrett A. Morgan
Black Fact = 1923 (Nov.20) – Garrett A. Morgan patented the Traffic Signal on this date in 1923. This three-way ... -
BLACK FACT = (1975) Eldridge Cleaver
Black Facts = 1975 (Nov.19) – After a seven-year exile, Eldridge Cleaver, returned to California, to face charges of attempted ... -
TRT- BLACKFACT = (1980) Wally “Famous” Amos
Black Facts = 1980 (Nov. 18) – Wally “Famous” Amos’s signature panama hat and embroidered shirt are donated to the ...