Philippa Duke Schuyler
August 2, 1931 – May 9, 1967 Child Prodigy / [...]
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
May 8, 1829 – December 18, 1869 Composer / Pianist [...]
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
1750 – August 28, 1818 Explorer / Founder of Chicago, [...]
William Howard Mays, Jr.
May 6, 1931 - June 18, 2024 Baseball Player / [...]
Adam Clayton Powell, Sr.
May 5, 1865 – June 12, 1953 Minister Adam Clayton [...]
Willie M. “Bill” Pickett
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Scott Joplin
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Elijah J. McCoy
May 2, 1844 – October 10, 1929 Inventor / Engineer [...]
Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks
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Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman
January 26, 1892 – April 30, 1926 Aviator Bessie Coleman [...]