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Henry Y Sampson (1934), Jackson, Mississippi Sampson graduated from Lanier High School in his hometown, 1951, and attended Morehouse College…
Paul Robeson (1898-1976) Athlete, Entertainer, Activist Robeson was one of the most gifted men in the history of the world.…
Philip Randolph Raised in abolitionist traditions by his minister father, mirrored those beliefs for more than 60 years as a…
Joseph Hayne Rainey (1870 – 1879) He born into slavery, and was the first African American to serve in the…
Jesse Owens World record-holder Jesse Owens had one qualifying jump left at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. He had…
Jan Ernest Matzeliger (1852-1889) Inventor In at least one branch of industry, America owes its supremacy to an African American,…
Dr. Percy Lavon Julian (1899-1975) Scientist, Medical Researcher Born in 1899 in Montgomery, Alabama, Dr. Percy Julian was one of…
James Weldon Johnson As a precursor, participant, and historian of the Harlem Renaissance, James Weldon Johnson had as much to…