[NFBV-Announce] Black History Month Day 15

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Hey NFB Family and Friends,

 

Please read below for the next installment from our Black Empowerment
Committee.

 

Day 15

 

In 1890, George Washington Johnson, a former slave, was the first African
American to make commercial records. He was also the first African-American
recording star of the phonograph. 

 

In April, 2014, his c. 1896 recording of "The Laughing Song" was included in
the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry.

 

 

Submitted by Gerald 

 


Peace,

Jacki Bruce

Corresponding Secretary, National Federation of the Blind of Virginia
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