Birth of Oscar Micheaux
Author, director, and producer Oscar Devereaux Micheaux was born on January 2, 1884, in Metropolis, Illinois.
Author, director, and producer Oscar Devereaux Micheaux was born on January 2, 1884, in Metropolis, Illinois.
Noted pianist and jazz artist James Price Johnson died on November 17, 1955.
Musician Saunders Terrell, later known as Sonny Terry, was born on October 24, 1911, in Greensboro, Georgia.
Dr. William Boyd Allison Davis was born on October 14, 1902, in Washington, DC.
Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was born on February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama.
Businessman and publisher John Harold Johnson was born on January 19, 1918 in Arkansas City, Arkansas.
Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm was born November 30, 1924, in New York City, New York.
Abolitionist and women’s rights activist Sojourner Truth died on November 26, 1883, in Battle Creek, Michigan.
Benjamin Banneker was born on November 9, 1731, in Baltimore County, Maryland.