March 27, 1930 – Of the 116,000 African Americans in professional positions, more than two-thirds were teachers or ministers.
March 28, 1870 – Jonathan S. Wright became the first black state Supreme Court justice in South Carolina.
March 29, 1898 – W.J. Ballow patented the combined hat rack and table.
March 30, 1870 – Fifteenth Amendment ratified, guaranteeing voting rights to African Americans.
March 31, 1988 – Toni Morrison won Pulitzer Prize for Beloved.
April 1, 1950 – Charles R. Drew, who developed techniques for processing and preserving blood, died.
April 2, 1984 – Georgetown University coach John Thompson became the first black coach to win NCAA basketball tournament.
