Charley F. Pride, the first Black country music preformer to gain wide acceptance, was born in Sledge, MS, on March 18, 1938. The Grammy-winning singer preformed on the “Grand Ole Opry” in 1967.
In a Memphis, TN, court, on this date in 1969, James Earl Ray pleaded guilty to killing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ray was sentenced to 99 years in prison.
Harriet Tubman, abolitionist, author, and engineer of the “Underground Railroad,” died in Auburn, NY, on March 10, 1913.
North Carolina A&T State University was founded on March 9, 1891. The historically Black university in Greensboro, NC, offers the Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in numerous disciplines. Ph.D.s were awarded to graduates in engineering in 1998.
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.
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.
![Charles Parker, Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer.
Parker, with Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington, is largely considered one of the most influential of jazz musicians. Parker acquired the nickname “Yardbird” early in his career,[2] and the shortened form “Bird” remained Parker’s sobriquet for the rest of his life, inspiring the titles of a number of Parker compositions, such as “Yardbird Suite”, “Ornithology” and “Bird of Paradise.”
Parker played a leading role in the development of bebop, a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos, virtuosic technique, and improvisation based on harmonic structure. Parker’s innovative approaches to melody, rhythm, and harmony exercised enormous influence on his contemporaries.
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Charles Parker, Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer.
Parker, with Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington, is largely considered one of the most influential of jazz musicians. Parker acquired the nickname “Yardbird” early in his career,[2] and the shortened form “Bird” remained Parker’s sobriquet for the rest of his life, inspiring the titles of a number of Parker compositions, such as “Yardbird Suite”, “Ornithology” and “Bird of Paradise.”
Parker played a leading role in the development of bebop, a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos, virtuosic technique, and improvisation based on harmonic structure. Parker’s innovative approaches to melody, rhythm, and harmony exercised enormous influence on his contemporaries.
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