Jimmie Lee Jackson
December 16, 1938 – February 26, 1965 Clergy / Activist [...]
Hon. Anna Katherine Johnston Diggs Taylor
December 9, 1932 – November 4, 2017 Attorney / Activist [...]
Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
November 29, 1908 – April 4, 1972 Clergy / Politician [...]
Sojourner Truth (Isabella Baumfree)
1797 – November 26, 1883 Activist / Abolitionist Our sister [...]
Shirley Graham Du Bois
November 11, 1896 – March 27, 1977 Author / Playwright [...]
Mary Burnett Talbert
September 17, 1866 – October 15, 1923 Educator / Activist [...]
Richard (Dick) Claxton Gregory
October 12, 1932 – August 19, 2017 Comedian / Activist [...]
Mary Ann Shadd (Cary)
October 9, 1823 – June 5, 1893 Teacher / Activist [...]
Johnnie Lee Cochran, Jr.
October 2, 1937 – March 29, 2005 Attorney / Activist [...]
William “Bill” Felton Russell
February 12, 1934 - July 31, 2022 Basketball Player & [...]