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Paul Laurence Dunbar Poet, Author Poet and author Paul Laurence Dunbar was so talented and versatile that he succeeded in…
Elizabeth Catlett (1915 – 2012) was an African-American graphic artist and sculptor best known for her depictions of the African-American…
George Washington Carver (1860-1943) Agricultural Scientist If an honest history of the deep South is ever written, Dr. George Washington…
Ralph Bunche As a diplomat who accomplished the seemingly impossible by negotiating the 1949 armistice between one-year-old Israel and its…
John Thomas Biggers (1924 – 2001) was an African-American muralist who came to prominence after the Harlem Renaissance and toward…
Mary McLeod Bethune (1875- 1955) Founder of Bethune-Cookman College Born on July 10, 1875 in Mayesville, South Carolina, Mary McLeod…
Halle Berry (1966) actress, model Oscar-winning actress who as a high school cheerleader and beauty queen was the first African…