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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 ... -
Black Fact = (1917) Dr. Gloria D. Scott
Black Fact = 1917 (March 12) – The Girl Scouts were founded in Savannah, GA on this date in 1912. ... -
Black Fact = (1913)Harriet Tubman
Black Fact = 1913 (March 10) – Harriet Tubman (Araminta “Minty” Ross),abolitionist, author, and engineer of the “Underground Railroad,” died ... -
Black Fact = (1963) Carl T. Rowan
Black Fact = 1963 (March 9) – Carl Thomas Rowan, columnist and journalist, was named Ambassador to Finland on this ... -
Black Fact = (1825) Alexander Thomas Augusta
Black Fact = 1825 (March 8) – Alexander Thomas Augusta, the U.S. Army’s first black surgeon, was born in Norfolk, ... -
Black Fact = (1989) Richmond Barthe
Black Fact = 1989 (March 6) – Richmond Barthe, a major 20th century sculptor, died in Pasadena, CA, on this ... -
Black Fact = (1922) Bert Williams
Black Fact = 1922 (March 4) – Bert Williams, famed entertainer, died in New York City on this date. It ...