Eubie Blake (1883-1983)

Eubie Blake (1883-1983)

by BoydstonCassandra | Dec 13, 2007 | African American History, People

Eubie Blake was born James Hubert Blake in Baltimore, Maryland, on February 7, 1883.   He died one hundred years later on February 12, 1983, having become one of the most important figures in early 20th-century African American music and a major contributor to ragtime...
Scott Joplin (1867-1917)

Scott Joplin (1867-1917)

by ButlerGerry | May 23, 2007 | African American History, People

Scott Joplin, a musician and composer of ragtime music, was born in 1867 to ex-slave parents who worked as laborers on a Texas farm. At an early age they moved to Texarkana, on the Texas-Arkansas border, and it was here, following his mother as she cleaned the houses...