









People In Black History (coming soon)
Black people, past and present, have overcome huge obstacles to achieve great things. No one on the list is perfect, but their accomplishments should be known. Find yourself in one of these history makers. Names are alphabetized by first name/nickname. Check back often for updates.
A. Philip Randolph
(1889–1979)
Activist
Alex Haley
(1921–1992)
Writer
Alice Ball
(1892–1916)
Chemist
Alice Walker
(1944–pres.)
Writer
Barack Obama
(1961–pres.)
44th U.S. President
Berry Gordy
(1929–pres.)
Music Executive
Bessie Smith
(1894–1937)
Blues Singer
Bill Cosby
(1937–pres.)
Comedian
Carol Moseley Braun
(1947–pres.)
Senator
Carter G. Woodson
(1875–1950)
Writer
Charles Gordone
(1925-1995)
Playwright
Colin Powell
(1937–2021)
Secretary of State
Daisy Bates
(1914–1999)
Activist
Daniel H. Williams
(1856-1931)
Surgeon
Dred Scott
(1795?–1858)
Activist
Duke Ellington
(1899–1974)
Jazz Composer
Edward A. Bouchet
(1852–1918)
Physicist
Edward Brooke
(1919–2015)
Senator
Ella Baker
(1903–1986)
Civil Rights Leader
Elma Lewis
(1921-2004)
Educator
Fannie Lou Hamer
(1917–1977)
Activist
Flemmie Kittrell
(1904–1980)
Nutritionist
Frederick Douglass
(1818?–1895)
Abolitionist
Frederick Jones
(1893–1961)
Inventor