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 [...]
(Lawrence) Douglas Wilder
Born January 17, 1931 Soldier / Attorney / Politician (66th Governor [...]
Maxie Cleveland “Max” Robinson, Jr.
May 1, 1939 – December 20, 1988 Journalist / News [...]
Bill “Bojangles” Robinson (Luther Robinson)
May 25, 1878 – November 25, 1949 Entertainer / Actor [...]
Marie Frankie Muse Freeman
November 24, 1916 – January 12, 2018 Attorney / Federal [...]
Charles Sidney Gilpin
November 20, 1878 – May 6, 1930 Actor (Theater) Charles [...]