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Subject:	Black Then | The Rise Of The Black Swan, America's First Black Owned Record Label
Date:	Tue, 24 May 2016 14:08:00 +0000
From:	Black Then <info@blackthen.com>

Take A Look Back Then... The Rise Of The Black Swan, America’s First Black Owned Record Label Harry Herbert Pace was the founder of the first black record company, Pace Phonograph Corporation which sold recordings under the Black Swan Records label. He was born on January 6, 1884 in Covington, Georgia.  His fatherdied while Harry was still an infant leaving him to be raised by his mother. Pace graduated from elementary school […] Read More The Rise Of The Black Swan, America’s First Black Owned Record Label Harry Herbert Pace was the founder of the first black record company, Pace Phonograph Corporation which sold recordings under the Black Swan Records label. He was born on January 6, 1884 in Covington, Georgia.  His fatherdied while Harry was still an infant leaving him to be raised by his mother. Pace graduated from elementary school […] Read More Alexander Augusta: First Black Surgeon & Highest Ranking Officer in the Union Army Alexander Augusta was the first African-American surgeon in the Union Army during the Civil War. Augusta was also ranked as the highest officer during the war and held a medical commission. Augusta was born in 1825 to free people of color in Norfolk, Virginia. At an early age, he learned to read and write, although it […] Read More Edward Davis: First Black Man to Open a “Big Three” Auto Franchise Edward Davis made history by becoming the first black man in Detroit to open a "Big Three" auto franchise, as well as the first black man to open a used car dealership. He later was appointed by Detroit's mayor, Roman Gribbs, to be the general manager of the City of Detroit's Department of Street Railways. […] Read More Lt. Col. Lemuel Penn: Proudly Served in World War II, Despised & Killed By Klansmen Lemuel Penn joined the Army Reserve from Howard University. He served in World War II in New Guinea and the Philippines, earning a Bronze Star. Penn, father of three, was 48 at the time of his murder by Klansmen. Penn along with two other black Reserve officers was driving home to Washington, D.C., from Fort […] Read More Silvia Robinson, The Inspiration Behind Empire’s Cookie Lyons Sylvia Robinson was a singer, composer, and record producer who brought rap music out of the New York City clubs and popularized what was a new genre of music by forming the Sugarhill Gang. "Rapper's Delight" was the group's first recording, and the record sold more than eight million copies, reached No. 4 on the […] Read More You Might Like