South Dakota Legends and Lore: Black History Month

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.