Quote of the day
The United States form a young republic, a confederacy which ought ever to be cemented by a union of interests and affection, under the influence of those principles which obtained their independence.
Ma Rainey
Born: April 26, 1886
Died: December 22, 1939 (aged 53)
Bio: "Ma" Rainey was one of the earliest African American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of blues singers to record. She was billed as the "Mother of the Blues".
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