*Miriam E. Benjamin was born on this date in 1861.  She was a Black school teacher, composer, and inventor.   Miriam Elizabeth Benjamin was born a free black woman in Charleston, South Carolina, the oldest of five children of Francis Benjamin and Eliza (Hopkins) Benjamin.  In 1873, the Benjamin family moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where she attended high school. She moved to Washington, D.C., where she … Continue reading Miriam Benjamin, Inventor, and Teacher born