(Charlotte Ray)
April 23
1872- Charlotte E. Ray became the first female African American lawyer in the United States admitted to the District of Columbia Bar.
April 24
1972- Robert Wedgeworth became the first African American director of the American Library Association.
April 25
(Frederic E. Davison)
1972- Major General Frederic E. Davison became the first African American to lead an infantry brigade in combat and commanded the 8th Infantry Division in Europe.
April 26
1984- William “Count” Basie, jazz musician and composer, died from pancreatic cancer in Hollywood, Florida.
April 27
1927- Coretta Scott-King was born in Marion, Alabama. The author, activist and civil rights leader helped lead the Civil Rights Movement alongside her husband Martin Luther King, Jr.
April 28
1971- Samuel L. Gravely, Jr. became the first African American admiral in the U.S. Navy.
April 29
(Still shot of Rodney King beating)
1992- The first day of L.A. riots began after an acquittal of four white cops in the beating of Rodney King.
