This Day in Black History: March 6, 1977
“An Evening With Diana Ross” aired on NBC on March 6, 1977.
By 1977, Diana Ross had become one of the best known singers in the country, having come to fame as a result of singing with The Supremes before ...
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John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery (March 6, 1923 – June 15, 1968) was an American jazz guitarist. Montgomery was known for his unusual technique of plucking the strings with the side of his thumb, and for his extensive use of octaves, which gave him a ...
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Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal (born March 6, 1972), known commonly as "Shaq", is an American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst on the television program Inside the NBA. O'Neal is regarded as one of the greatest basketball playe ...
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Dred Scott (c. 1799 – September 17, 1858) was an enslaved African American man who, along with his wife, Harriet, unsuccessfully sued for freedom for themselves and their two daughters in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case of 1857, popularly known as th ...
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Crispus Attucks
The first American to die in the American Revolutionary War, Crispus Attucks was killed on March 5, 1770 during the Boston Massacre in Boston, Massachusetts.
On a Friday night in Boston, Attucks stood in front of a group challen ...
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Biden’s Selma visit puts spotlight back on voting rights
SELMA, Ala. — President Biden arrived in Alabama to pay tribute to the heroes of “Bloody Sunday,” joining thousands for the annual commemoration of the seminal moment in the civil rights mo ...
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Marsha Francine Warfield (born March 5, 1954) is an American actress and comedian. She grew up on Chicago's South Side, graduating from Calumet High School. She is best known for her 1986–92 role of Roz Russell on the Top 10 rated NBC sitcom Night Co ...
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Lena Baker, an African-American mother of three, was electrocuted in a Georgia prison on March 5, 1945.
Lena Baker was an African-American maid who was executed in a Georgia state prison for killing her employer, Ernest Knight. Baker testified at ...
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Bernard Powell
Bernard Powell (March 5, 1947 – 1979) was a Black Civil Rights Activist in Kansas City, Missouri. He joined the NAACP at the age of 13 and later founded the Social Action Committee of 20 (SAC-20). Powell was recognized with many hon ...
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Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was a Bahamian-born American entertainer, one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He is credited as being the fir ...
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The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America.
It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, in 1789. Originally comprising seven articles, it delineates the national fram ...
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