Inez Beverly Prosser
Inez Beverly Prosser was born on December 30th around 1895 in Texas; the exact year of her birth is unknown. Prosser was the first daughter...
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Ruth Winifred Howard
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Ruth Howard, Ph.D., was born on March 4, 1900, in Washington, D.C. Unknown to Reverend and Mrs. William James Howard, their eighth and youngest child...
Alexander Twilight
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Reputed to be the first African American in the United States to graduate from college, Alexander Twilight was born on a farm in Corinth, Vermont...
Dr. Rick Kittles
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PIONEERING RESEARCHER: Dr. Rick Kittles is Co-founder and Scientific Director of African Ancestry, Inc. It is through his years of research on genetic variation in...
Kelly Miller
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Kelly Miller, mathematician, intellectual, and political activist, was born on July 18, 1863, in Winnsboro, South Carolina to Kelly and Elizabeth Miller. Like many African...
W. E. B. Du Bois
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W. E. B. Du Bois, born on February 23, 1868, was an influential figure in African-American history. He was a sociologist, historian, civil rights activist,...
Alexander Crummell
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Alexander Crummell was an American scholar and Episcopalian minister who dedicated his life to the upliftment of African Americans and Africans. He was the founder...
Dr. Dorothy Lavinia Brown
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Dr. Dorothy Lavinia Brown was a medical pioneer, educator, and community leader. In 1948-1949 Brown became the first African American female appointed to a general...
Fanny Jackson Coppin
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Fanny Jackson Coppin was a pioneering African American educator, missionary, and activist during the 19th century. She was born into slavery on October 15, 1837,...
Patrick Healy
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Patrick Healy was one of the successful Healy siblings of the early 19th century who openly acknowledged being of part African or black ancestry. Known...