October 14, 1947 Charles B. Joiner, Jr., hall of fame football player, was born in Many, Louisiana. Joiner played college football at Grambling State University. He graduated in 1969 and was selected by the Houston Oilers of the American Football League that same year. Over his 18 season professional career, Joiner played for the Oilers, […]
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October 14th in African American History – William Boyd Allison Davis
October 14, 1902 William Boyd Allison Davis, educator, anthropologist, and researcher, was born in Washington, D. C. Davis earned his Bachelor of Arts degree as class valedictorian from Williams College, earned his Master of Arts degree in English in 1925 and Master of Arts degree in anthropology in 1932 from Harvard University, and was the […]