Henry Y Sampson (1934), Jackson, Mississippi Sampson graduated from Lanier High School in his hometown,…

Paul Robeson (1898-1976) Athlete, Entertainer, Activist Robeson was one of the most gifted men in…

Philip Randolph Raised in abolitionist traditions by his minister father,  mirrored those beliefs for more…

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Jesse Owens World record-holder Jesse Owens had one qualifying jump left at the 1936 Olympic…

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James Weldon Johnson As a precursor, participant, and historian of the Harlem Renaissance, James Weldon…

Thomas L. Jennings (1791–1856) was an African American tradesman and abolitionist. He was a free…

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