Bridget “Biddy” Mason
August 15, 1818 – January 15, 1891 Nurse / Entrepreneur [...]
Mary Ellen Pleasant
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Earl Gilbert Graves, Sr.
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Thomas (Tom) Bradley
December 29, 1917 – September 29, 1998 Police Officer / Attorney [...]
Madam C.J. Walker (Sarah Breedlove)
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Lt. Gen. Calvin Augustine Hoffman Waller
December 17, 1937 – May 9, 1996 Military Leader Calvin [...]
Jimmie Lee Jackson
December 16, 1938 – February 26, 1965 Clergy / Activist [...]
Sam Cooke (Samuel Cook)
January 22, 1931 – December 11, 1964 Recording Artist / [...]
Jay-Z (Shawn Corey Carter)
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Charles Sidney Gilpin
November 20, 1878 – May 6, 1930 Actor (Theater) Charles [...]