Nina Mae McKinney
June 12, 1912 – May 3, 1967 Actress Nina Mae [...]
Dr. Mary Jane McLeod Bethune
July 10, 1875 – May 18, 1955 Educator / Activist [...]
Denmark Vesey (aka Telemaque)
1767 — July 2, 1822 Carpenter / Clergyman / Abolitionist [...]
Ruby Middleton Forsythe
June 27, 1905 – May 29, 1992 Educator Ruby Middleton [...]
Althea Neale Gibson
August 25, 1927 – September 28, 2003 Athlete (Tennis & [...]
Louis Daniel Armstrong
August 4, 1901* – July 6, 1971 Musician / Singer [...]
Marian Wright Edelman
Born June 6, 1939 Activist / Attorney / Author Marian [...]
William Harvey Carney
February 29, 1840 – December 9, 1908 War Hero (Civil [...]
Captain Robert Smalls
April 5, 1839 – February 23, 1915 War Hero / [...]
Dr. Ernest Everett Just
August 14, 1883 – October 27, 1941 Scientist / Author [...]