This Week in Black History
- Post 14 March 2012
- By Associated Press
- Hits: 210
March 14: 1794 – Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin.
March 15: 1933 – The Los Angeles Sentinel was founded.
March 16: 1827 – Freedom’s Journal, the first Black newspaper, was published.
March 17: 1946 – Jackie Robinson made is professional debut.
March 18: 1860 – Journalist Ralph Waldo Tyler was born.
March 19: 1975 – James Parsons became first Black chief judge of a federal court.
March 20: 1950 - Ralph Bunche received the Nobel Peace Prize.
