March 18, 1941 Wilson Pickett, R&B singer and songwriter, was born in Prattville, Alabama. In 1955, Pickett moved to Detroit, Michigan where he joined a gospel group and developed his forceful, passionate style of singing.
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Wilson Pickett – March 18th in African American History
By Chimsima Zuhri on March 18, 2014 in African American History, March, Music
Tags: Grammy Award, January 19, March 18, Pioneer Award, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, songwriter
Reginald F. Lewis – January 19th in African American History
By Chimsima Zuhri on January 19, 2014 in African American History, January
Tags: December 7, entrepreneur, January 19, Virginia State University
January 19, 1993 Reginald F. Lewis, lawyer and entrepreneur, died. Lewis was born December 7, 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Virginia State University in 1965 and his Bachelor of Law degree from Harvard Law School in 1968. Over the next 15 years, Lewis helped a large number of […]
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