Tag Archives: Black History Month

African American History: Mary Eliza Mahoney, RN | First Black Nurse |

Posted on February 6, 2012 by rikyrah

Today it’s all about our ANGELS OF MERCY, NURSES.   Mary Eliza Mahoney, R.N. First Black Nurse 1845-1926 Source:  At the New England Hospital for Women and Children in Roxbury, Massachusetts, a three-by-five, black, paper-covered memorandum book is kept under … Continue reading →

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African American History: Jack Roosevelt “Jackie” Robinson

Posted on February 5, 2012 by SouthernGirl2

Jack Roosevelt “Jackie” Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American baseball player who became the first black Major League Baseball (MLB) player of the modern era.[1] Robinson broke the baseball color line when he debuted with the … Continue reading →

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African American History: Garrett Augustus Morgan

Posted on February 4, 2012 by SouthernGirl2

Garrett Augustus Morgan, Sr. (March 4, 1877 – August 27, 1963) was an inventor who invented a type of respiratory protective hood (conceptually similar to modern gas masks), a type of traffic signal, and a hair-straightening preparation. He is renowned … Continue reading →

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African American History: Dr. James E. West

Posted on February 3, 2012 by SouthernGirl2

James Edward Maceo West (born February 10, 1931 in Prince Edward County, Virginia) is an American inventor and acoustician. Along with Gerhard Sessler, West developed the foil electret microphone in 1962. Nearly 90 percent of the more than two billion … Continue reading →

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African American History: 366th Infantry Regiment (United States)

Posted on February 2, 2012 by SouthernGirl2

The366th Infantry Regiment was an all African American (segregated) unit of the United States Army that served with distinction in both World War I and World War II. The unit was unique because it was one of the few Negro … Continue reading →

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African American History: Oscar Micheaux

Posted on February 1, 2012 by SouthernGirl2

Oscar Devereaux Micheaux (January 2, 1884 – March 25, 1951) was an American author, film director and independent producer of more than 44 films. Although the short-lived Lincoln Motion Picture Company produced some films, he is regarded as the first … Continue reading →

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