KRLemmons African American History, African Americans

Born on August 9. . .

George William Crocket, an African American attorney, judge, and congressman:

http://history.house.gov/People/Detail/11605

http://www.blackpast.org/aah/crockett-george-william-jr-1909-1997

https://www.c-span.org/person/?georgecrockett

Robert Nelson Cornelius, Sr., African American attorney, judge, and congressman:

http://history.house.gov/People/Detail?id=18971

http://www.blackpast.org/aah/nix-robert-nelson-cornelius-sr-1898-1987

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/GPO-CDOC-108hdoc224/pdf/GPO-CDOC-108hdoc224-2-6-6.pdf

KRLemmons African American Music, African Americans, Documentary, Jazz

Born on this day. . .

Rahsaan Roland Kirk: http://www.rahsaanfilm.com/

http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/q-and-a/a45357/rahsaan-roland-kirk-the-case-of-the-three-sided-dream/

https://jazztimes.com/features/rahsaan-roland-kirk-the-cult-of-kirk/

http://rahsaanrolandkirk.jazzgiants.net/

http://www.allmusic.com/artist/rahsaan-roland-kirk-mn0000864257

and Ralph Johnson Bunche:

http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1950/bunche-bio.html

https://www.biography.com/people/ralph-bunche-9231128?_escaped_fragment_=

http://www.pbs.org/ralphbunche/education/teach_biog.html

http://www.blackpast.org/aah/bunche-ralph-j-ca-1903-1971

http://www.theroot.com/ralph-bunche-a-diplomat-who-would-not-negotiate-on-rac-1790854168

 

KRLemmons African American Biography, African American History, African American Music, African American Musicians, African American Vocalist, African Americans

On August 6. . .

Anna Marie Woodbridge, better known as Abbey Lincoln, was born on this day: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0511085/bio

http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/abbey-lincoln-576.php

http://www.allmusic.com/artist/abbey-lincoln-mn0000487535/biography

http://www.npr.org/2010/08/17/129255992/abbey-lincoln-the-power-of-voice

KRLemmons African American Biography, African American History, African American Sports, African Americans

Born on August 5

William Richmond, a pioneer boxer:http://aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/william-richmond-boxing-pioneer

Bill Richmond, YouTube video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov6i5hDAMtc

http://www.historyrevealed.com/article/who-was-black-terror-boxing-slave

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/history/bill-richmond-the-black-boxer-wowed-the-court-of-george-iv-and-taught-lord-byron-to-spar-10473577.html

http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/bill-r.htm

KRLemmons African American Authors, African American Biography, African American Illustrators, African Americans

Biography Post from Edi Campbell

Preaching to the Chickens: The Story of young John Lewis by Jabari Asim and E. B. Lewis. (Nancy Paulsen Books; 2016) I remember reading about John Lewis adopting his family’s chickens as his congregation when he was a child. Asim details this time in Lewis’ life as a character building activity. The muted water color […]

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