Harriet Tubman, abolitionist, author, and engineer of the “Underground Railroad,” died in Auburn, NY, on March 10, 1913.
The Supreme Court agreed with a circuit court of appeals’ decision to uphold a not guilty verdict for murder and mutiny on the Amistad slaveship on March 9, 1841. Joseph Cinque and others were represented by former President John Q. Adams (their 3rd trial).
B. S. Pinchback, the first Black state Governor, was denied his Governor’s seat in Louisiana by the Senate on March 8, 1876.
Louise Beavers best known for her character actor roles in both silent and sound films was born in Cincinnati, OH on March 8, 1902. She performed in more than 100 films including: “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” and “Imitation of Life.” She was inducted posthumously into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame in 1976.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Up Above My Head (I hear music in the air) unknown performance date (appox. around the 1960’s) on the show TV Gospel Time with the Olivet Institutional Baptist Church Choir in an amazing performance.
Helen Hunt recently visited America I AM, now showing at the California Science Center. Check out this video as she shares her experience at the exhibition.
Claudette Colvin, a 15 year-old high school student in Montgomery, AL, refused to give up her bus seat to a white woman on March 2, 1955. This act, similar to Rosa Parks’ act, occurred nine months earlier. Colvin, ironically was a student in Parks’ NAACP Youth Council.
Civil Rights Act of 1875
The Civil Rights Act of 1875 was passed by Congress on March 1, 1875. This act outlawed discrimination in hotels, places of amusement, and other public conveyances. The House, however, removed clauses banning discrimination in churches, schools, and cemeteries.
