This month on South Dakota Legends and Lore, we celebrate Black History Month by learning a little bit about four notable South Dakotans.
Lucretia Marchbanks was the second black woman in Dakota Territory, and became very successful in Deadwood.
Sarah Campbell was the very first non-Native woman in Dakota Territory with the Custer expedition.
Oscar Micheaux was a homesteader in Gregory County, SD who went on to write novels and produce films.
Cleveland Abbott (born in Yankton, SD) became a renowned athlete and coach.
Plus reading recommendations for two notable February birthdays: Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.
Narrated and edited by Adrian Ludens.
Music by Louis Island and Straight With Teeth. Used by permission.
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