Stormé DeLarverie
(1920-2014) “It was a rebellion, it was an uprising, it was a civil rights disobedience – it wasn’t no damn riot.” Stormé DeLarverie was born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday was born on April 7, 1915 (to July 17, 1959). She was an iconic jazz singer, song stylist, and songwriter. Billie Holiday was named Eleanora Fagan when she was born