This Week In Black History

March 16, 1846 – Rebecca Cole, second black female physician in America, born.

March 17, 1885 – William F. Cosgrove patents automatic stop plug for gas and oil pipes. 1890 – Charles B. Brooks patents street sweeper.

March 18, 1822 – The Phoenix Society, a literary and educational group, founded by blacks in New York City.

March 19, 1971 – Rev. Leon Sullivan elected to board of directors of General Motors.

March 20, 1883 – Jan. E. Matzeliger patents shoe-making machine. 1912 – Carter G. Woodson receives doctorate from Harvard University.

March 21, 1965 – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., leads march from Selma to Montgomery, AL., for voting rights.

March 22, 1898 – J.W. Smith patents lawn sprinkler.