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August 15, 1817 – August 26, 1905 Pioneer / Founder [...]
Nat Turner
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Rev. Walter Edward Fauntroy
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Henrietta Lacks
August 1, 1920 – October 4, 1951 Medical Marvel (Source [...]
Maggie Lena Walker
July 15, 1864 – December 15, 1934 Educator / Businesswoman [...]
M. Sissieretta Joyner Jones
January 5, 1869 – June 24, 1933 Opera Singer (Soprano) [...]
Mattiwilda Dobbs
July 11, 1925 – December 8, 2015 Musician / Singer [...]
Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley
February 24, 1818 – May 26, 1907 Seamstress / Clothing [...]
William Harvey Carney
February 29, 1840 – December 9, 1908 War Hero (Civil [...]
Pearl Mae Bailey
March 29, 1918 – August 17, 1990 Singer / Actress [...]