Son House
Eddie James House Jr., also known as “Son House,” was a prominent figure in the world of blues music. Born in Lyon, Mississippi to Eddie...
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Robert Leroy Johnson
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Robert Johnson, an enigmatic figure in the history of blues music, remains an enduring icon of American folklore. His short but influential life, shrouded in...
Howlin’ Wolf
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Howlin’ Wolf, whose real name was Chester Arthur Burnett, was a highly influential American blues singer and composer. He was born on June 20, 1910,...
Muddy Waters
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Muddy Waters, born McKinley Morganfield in 1913, was an American blues musician who played a significant role in shaping the sound of modern blues music....
Tommie Smith and John Carlos
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Wearing beads and scarves to oppose lynchings and black socks with no shoes to highlight poverty, African American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos took...
Thurgood Marshall
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Thurgood Marshall was a prominent American lawyer and civil rights activist who played a pivotal role in the struggle for racial equality in the United...
Melba Pattillo
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Melba Pattillo Beals made history as a member of the Little Rock Nine, the nine African-American students involved in the desegregation of Little Rock Central...
Eugene “Bull” Connor
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Eugene “Bull” Connor was the Birmingham public safety commissioner whose ideologies and orders were in direct opposition to the Civil Rights Movement. Born on July...
Dinah Washington
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Dinah Washington, born Ruth Lee Jones, was an American singer and pianist who achieved great success in the genres of jazz, blues, and R&B. She...
Moms Mabley
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Moms Mabley, born Loretta Mary Aiken on March 19, 1894, in Brevard, North Carolina, was a groundbreaking African American comedienne who rose to fame in...