Vivian Malone Jones
July 15, 1942 – October 13, 2005 Civil Rights Pioneer [...]
Dr. Betty Shabazz
May 28, 1934 – June 23, 1997 Educator / Civil [...]
Marian Anderson
February 27, 1897 – April 8, 1993 Opera Singer Marian [...]
Earl Gilbert Graves, Sr.
January 9, 1935 – April 6, 2020 Entrepreneur / Philanthropist / [...]
Sam Cooke (Samuel Cook)
January 22, 1931 – December 11, 1964 Recording Artist / [...]
Hon. Anna Katherine Johnston Diggs Taylor
December 9, 1932 – November 4, 2017 Attorney / Activist [...]
Samuel “Sammy” George Davis, Jr.
December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990 Entertainer (Singer / [...]
Henry Thacker (“Harry”) Burleigh
December 2, 1866 – September 12, 1949 Singer / Composer [...]
Bill “Bojangles” Robinson (Luther Robinson)
May 25, 1878 – November 25, 1949 Entertainer / Actor [...]
Marie Frankie Muse Freeman
November 24, 1916 – January 12, 2018 Attorney / Federal [...]