Edward K. “Duke” Ellington
April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974 Bandleader / Composer [...]
William “Count” Basie
Musician / Bandleader / Composer August 21, 1904 – April [...]
Lionel Leo Hampton
April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002 Musician / Recording [...]
Paul Leroy Robeson
April 9, 1898 – January 23, 1976 Actor / Singer [...]
Billie Holiday
April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959 Singer / Recording [...]
Zora Neale Hurston
January 7, 1891 – January 28, 1960 Anthropologist / Author [...]
Cabell “Cab” Calloway III
December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994 Entertainer (Bandleader / [...]
Madam C.J. Walker (Sarah Breedlove)
December 23, 1867 – May 25, 1919 Entrepreneur / Philanthropist [...]
Jackie “Moms” Mabley
March 19, 1894 – May 23, 1975 Comedian / Actress [...]
Meta Vaux Warrick-Fuller
June 9, 1877 – March 13, 1968 Sculptor / Visual [...]