March 16, 1884 James H. Bronson, Medal of Honor recipient, died. Bronson was born enslaved in 1838 in Indiana County, Pennsylvania.
Tag Archives | March 16
James H. Bronson – March 16th in African American History
By Chimsima Zuhri on March 16, 2014 in African American History, March, Military
Tags: April 6, March 16, Medal of Honor, September 29
Thomas Turner – March 16th in African American History
By Chimsima Zuhri on March 16, 2013 in African American History, Civil Rights, Education, March
Tags: biologist, civil rights activist, educator, March 16
March 16, 1877 Thomas Wyatt Turner, biologist, educator and civil rights activist, was born in Hughsville, Maryland. Wyatt attended local Episcopal schools because Catholic schools refused to admit him because of his race. He earned his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from Howard University in 1901 and 1905, respectively. From 1902 to […]
Search
Subscribe to TiAAH
African American History Categories
Previous Days in African American History
Other African American History Posts
- Wilson Pickett – March 18th in African American History
- September 25th in African American History – The Little Rock Nine
- August 23rd in African American History – The National Negro Business League
- Spelman College – April 11th in African American History
- December 9th in African American History – James Moody
M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
« Feb | ||||||
1 | ||||||
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
30 | 31 |
cloud
Academy Award
Air Force
All-Star
Army
athlete
baseball
Baseball Hall of Fame
basketball
Broadway
civil rights activist
Civil Rights Movement
College Football Hall of Fame
composer
Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame
educator
Emmy Award
football
Grammy Award
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
International Boxing Hall of Fame
jazz
Medal of Honor
NAACP
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
National Endowment for the Arts
National Medal of Arts
Navy
NEA Jazz Master
NFL
Olympics
painter
pianist
poet
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Pulitzer Prize
R&B
record producer
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
singer
songwriter
Spingarn Medal
Tony Award
World War II
writer