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Thomas L. Jennings (1791–1856) was an African American tradesman and abolitionist. He was a free black who operated a dry-cleaning…
Matthew Alexander Henson (1866-1955) Arctic ExplorerMatthew Henson belongs to that hardy race of adventurers which from man’s earliest history paved…
Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1979) Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement Fannie Lou Hamer was born October 6, 1917 in the…
Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield (1824–1876), dubbed “The Black Swan”, was an African American singer considered the best-known black concert artist of…
Marcus Garvey (1887-1940) Leader and Philosopher Among Black leaders Marcus Garvey was unique. Born August 17, 1887 in St. Ann’s…
John Hope Franklin, (1915 – 2009) one of the nation’s leading historians, is the only African American who has served…
W.E.B. DuBois (1868-1963) Author, Educator, Intellectual No single title does credit to the prodigious talents of Dr. W.E.B. DuBois. Born…
Frederick Douglass (1817-1895) Journalist, Activist, Ambassador When Frederick A. Douglass was born in 1817 on a Maryland plantation, his given…