Tag: Legends
Tom Lee – The Man Who Couldn’t Swim But Saved 32...
On May 8, 1925, the steamboat M.E. Norman capsized on the Mississippi River, 15 miles south of Memphis. The boat was carrying 72 passengers...
The Pea Island Lifesaving Crew – The All-Black Lifesaving Crew Who...
The facts, then. On October 11, 1896, a hurricane was battering the North Carolina coast. The three-masted schooner E.S. Newman had lost all its...
Carl Ross – He Carried a Live Bomb So 53 Women...
The Janitor Who Saved 53 Women and Died Carrying a Bomb: Carl Ross's 65-Year Wait for Recognition. The facts, then. On September 19, 1961,...
The Cape Verdean Defender Who Captained Argentina and Played with Pelé
The facts, then. José Manuel Ramos Delgado was born on August 25, 1935, in Quilmes, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. His father was from São...
Clyde Best: The Black Pioneer Who Scored Through the Noise
Before there was Viv Anderson. Before there was Cyrille Regis. Before there was John Barnes. There was Clyde Best. He was born in Bermuda...
The Professor They Could Not Convict: Angela Davis and the 1972...
On 4 June 1972, an all-white jury in San Jose, California, found Angela Yvonne Davis not guilty of murder, kidnapping, and conspiracy. The charges...
