Salem Poor
1747–1802 Military Hero (American Revolutionary War) Salem Poor was born in 1747 into slavery on [...]
Jay-Z (Shawn Corey Carter)
Born December 4, 1969 Recording Artist / Songwriter / Business Executive / Entrepreneur Jay-Z was [...]
Fredrick Allen Hampton, Sr.
August 30, 1948 – December 4, 1969 Activist / Martyr Frederick Allen Hampton was born [...]
Dr. John Stewart Rock
October 13, 1825 – December 3, 1866 Educator / Doctor / Dentist / Attorney / [...]
Henry Thacker (“Harry”) Burleigh
December 2, 1866 – September 12, 1949 Singer / Composer / Arranger / Recording Artist [...]
The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
December 1, 1955 – December 20, 1956 An Organized Social, Legal, and Economic Protest Against [...]
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor
December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005 Comedian / Actor / Writer / Author Richard [...]
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
November 30, 1912 – March 7, 2006 Artist (Photojournalist / Film Director / Author / [...]
James Marshall “Jimi” Hendrix
November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970 Soldier / Recording Artist / Musician / Songwriter [...]
Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
November 29, 1908 – April 4, 1972 Clergy / Politician (Congressman – NY) Adam Clayton [...]
Richard Nathaniel Wright
September 4, 1908 – November 28, 1960 Author (Novelist / Poet / Playwright / Non-fiction) [...]
James Marshall “Jimi” Hendrix
November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970 Soldier / Recording Artist / Musician / Songwriter [...]