Black History On This Day April 4th

Blues artist Muddy Waters is born (1915 - 1983) Blues musician Muddy Waters born in Rolling Fork,...

Poet and author Maya Angelou born (1928) Maya Angelou born Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis,...

Martin Luther King Jr assasinated (1968) Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis,...

Senegal gains independence (1968) Senegal gains independence from France.

Adam Clayton Powell Jr passes away. (1972) Former civil rights leader and congressman Adam...