SOUTHERN NEGRO YOUTH CONGRESS (SNYC)
Founded in 1937, the Southern Negro Youth Congress (SNYC) was a civil rights organization that worked to empower southern black people to fight for their...
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Jewell Mazique
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Born in Georgia, Ms. Jewell Crawford graduated from Spelman College and received a Master’s in African Studies from Howard University where she wrote her thesis...
Flip Wilson
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A trailblazer of a comedian, Flip Wilson was one of America’s most popular entertainers in the first half of the 1970s. He created comic characters...
Richard Pryor
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A class clown in school and a community theater actor in his teens, Richard Pryor became a successful stand-up comedian, television writer, and movie actor,...
Warren Elliot Henry
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Warren Elliot Henry was born in Evergreen, Alabama, on a peanut farm where George Washington Carver lived and did research during the summer months. Both...
Odetta Gordon
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Odetta Gordon was an influential American singer, actress, guitarist, songwriter, and human rights activist. Born on December 31, 1930, in Birmingham, Alabama, she became known...
Rufus Andrew Lewis
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Rufus Andrew Lewis was born on November 30, 1906 (d. 1999), to the late Lula and Jerry Lewis in Montgomery, Alabama. He was the youngest...
Wesley L. Harris
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Aerospace engineer Wesley L. Harris was born in Richmond, Virginia on October 29, 1941. His parents, William Harris and Rosa Harris worked in Richmond’s tobacco...
Denzel Washington
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Denzel Washington first studied journalism at Fordham University but then discovered an interest in acting. He made his feature film debut in the comedy A...
William Geary “Bunk” Johnson
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William Geary “Bunk” Johnson was a prominent figure in the history of jazz music. Born on December 27, 1879, in New Orleans, Louisiana, Johnson made...