Mary Ellen Pleasant
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Earl Gilbert Graves, Sr.
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Colonel Charles Young
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Dorothy Lavinia Brown, M.D.
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Elizabeth (Libby) Duncan Koontz
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Alvin Ailey, Jr.
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Grace Melzia Bumbry
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Arsenio Hall
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The Moors
January 2, 1492 The Story of the War of Granada If the term “Moor” seems [...]
The Emancipation Proclamation
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Odetta (Holmes)
December 31, 1930 – December 2, 2008 Musician / Singer / Actress / Activist The [...]