March 15, 1912 Sam John “Lightnin” Hopkins, country blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter, was born in Centreville, Texas. Hopkins developed a deep appreciation of the blues at the age of eight, but did not make his first recording until 1946.
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Sam John “Lightnin” Hopkins – March 15th in African American History
By Chimsima Zuhri on March 15, 2014 in African American History, March, Music
Tags: January 30, March 15, singer, songwriter
Sharon Pratt Kelly – January 30th in African American History
By Chimsima Zuhri on January 30, 2014 in African American History, January, Politics
Tags: Howard University, January 30, NAACP
January 30, 1944 Sharon Pratt Kelly, the first African American woman to serve as mayor of a major American city, was born in Washington, D.C. Pratt attended Howard University where she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 1965 and her Juris Doctorate degree in 1968. From 1977 to 1990, she was […]
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