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Eartha Mae Kitt (1928-2008)

Eartha Mae Kitt was born on January 26, 1928, in the city of North in South Carolina.  Her sharecropper parents abandoned Kitt and her half-sister as young children, forcing them to live with a foster family until they moved to New York City, New York … Read MoreEartha Mae Kitt (1928-2008)

Posted on December 18, 2007December 14, 2022by contributed by: Stephanie Christensen
African American History: African American History: People

Cotton Club of Harlem (1923- )

Opened in 1923, the Cotton Club on 142nd St & Lenox Ave in the heart of Harlem, New York was operated by white New York gangster Owney Madden. Madden used the Cotton Club as an outlet to sell his “#1 Beer” to the prohibition crowd. … Read MoreCotton Club of Harlem (1923- )

Posted on December 16, 2007January 8, 2023by contributed by: Elizabeth Winter
African American History: African American History: Places

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