Black History arts and culture

1.		1/1/1840	Edmonia Lewis, First Internationally Acclaimed African American Sculptor Born
2.		1/5/1931	Alvin Ailey, Jr. , acclaimed choreographer and dancer born.
3.		1/28/1901	Richmond Barthe, sculptor born
4.		2/6/1898	Poet Melvin B. Tolson born