All of these U.S. Black Heritage Project Notables, born in the month of May, need to be connected to the Global Family Tree. Can you help by adding profiles of family members until a connection to the Global Tree is made?
The current tree size as of 28 April and CC7* as of 30 May is shown for each profile . During the month of May we will update the sizes weekly for those still unconnected so we can all see any progress made. [Red numbers are as of 5 May] Even if a connection is not made, adding even a single profile to a family is helpful and appreciated!
The ten notables selected for this month, in order of their birthdays, are:
2 May: Donald James Marshall, actor, CC7: 3 8, tree: 1 4
3 May: “Sugar Ray” Robinson, boxing champion, CC7: 79, tree:110
8 May: Louise Jenkins Meriwether, novelist and journalist, CC7: 2, tree: 3 CONNECTED!!
8 May: Robert Leroy Johnson, musician and songwriter, “master of the Delta Blues”: CC7: 67, tree: 83
10 May: Henry Lee Fambrough, member of “The Spinners” vocal group, CC7: 2 3, tree: 3 4
12 May: Aolar Carson Moseley, Gee’s Bend quiltmaker, CC7: 42 105, tree: 14 15
13 May: Kathleen Neal, law professor, activist, ex-wife of Eldridge Cleaver, CC7: 57, tree: 23 CONNECTED!!
14 May: Sidney Joseph Bechet, jazz musician and composer, CC7: 1, tree: 2 CONNECTED!!
16 May: Laura Wheeler Waring, artist and educator, CC7: 2, tree: 3 CONNECTED!!
25 May: Octavia Spencer, actress, CC7: 1 26 , tree: 2 10
If you want to add family to a living Notable, please create the family profile first and send me a request to link the two profiles.
As always, please add the {{African-American Sticker}} to any profiles of African-American people, and if you add photographs, make sure they're in the public domain.
For more unconnected USBH Notables profiles, and up-to-date links to this post and the current USBH Connection Challenge, check out the US Black Heritage Connectors Page.
*Tree sizes do not include private profiles or profiles connected thru the private profile. CC7 does include private profiles, but may not include all profiles in large or extended trees.
