This Week In Black History – May 11, 2023

May 11, 1895 – Composer William Grant Still, the first African American to conduct a major American symphony orchestra, born. May 12, 1820 – The New York African Free School population reaches 500. May 13, 1872 – Matilda Arabella Evans, first African American woman to practice medicine in South Carolina, born. May 14, 1888 – […]

This Week In Black History – May 11, 2023
May 11, 1895 – Composer William Grant Still, the first African American to conduct a major American symphony orchestra, born. May 12, 1820 – The New York African Free School population reaches 500. May 13, 1872 – Matilda Arabella Evans, first African American woman to practice medicine in South Carolina, born. May 14, 1888 – […]