Gen. Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr.
December 18, 1912 – July 4, 2002 Military Hero (Tuskegee [...]
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor
December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005 Comedian / Actor [...]
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
November 30, 1912 – March 7, 2006 Artist (Photojournalist / [...]
Richard Nathaniel Wright
September 4, 1908 – November 28, 1960 Author (Novelist / [...]
Sojourner Truth (Isabella Baumfree)
1797 – November 26, 1883 Activist / Abolitionist Our sister [...]
Maestro James Anderson DePreist
November 21, 1936 – February 8, 2013 Orchestra Conductor / [...]
Maj. John Roy Lynch
September 10, 1847 – November 2, 1939 Politician / Military [...]
Dr. Ernest Everett Just
August 14, 1883 – October 27, 1941 Scientist / Author [...]
Mahalia Jackson
October 26, 1911 – January 27, 1972 Singer / Recording [...]
Dr. Mary Frances Berry
Born February 17, 1938 Author / Historian / Lawyer / [...]