William Purvis
William Purvis realized how much of an inconvenience it was to have to carry around a bottle of ink whenever you needed to sign a...
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Henry Blair
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Henry Blair was the second African American to receive a patent on his invention. Blair, who was born in 1807, received his first patent on...
John Baxter Taylor Jr
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John Baxter Taylor was a remarkable athlete and a pioneer for African Americans in sports. He was born in Washington, D.C. in 1882 to former...
Prince Louis Rwagasore
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Prince Louis Rwagasore was King Mwambutsa IV’s oldest son, and an important political figure in the history of Burundi, which was then a colony of...
Frantz Fanon
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Frantz Fanon was a prominent psychiatrist, philosopher, and revolutionary thinker who made significant contributions to the fields of postcolonial studies, critical theory, and decolonization. Born...
Walter Rodney
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Walter Rodney, whose father was a tailor and whose mother was a homemaker, was born in Georgetown, Guyana. He won a government scholarship that enabled...
Ruben Um Nyobè
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Ruben Um Nyobè is a little known but major figure in the African independence campaign. He was the first African political leader to claim independence...
Thomas Sankara
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Thomas Sankara was a prominent figure in African history, known for his revolutionary leadership and commitment to social and economic change. Born on December 21,...
Steve Biko
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Steve Biko, also known as Bantu Stephen Biko, was a prominent figure in the fight against apartheid in South Africa. Born on December 18, 1946,...
Patrice Lumumba
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Patrice Lumumba, in full Patrice Hemery Lumumba, (born July 2, 1925, Onalua, Belgian Congo [now the Democratic Republic of the Congo]—died January 1961, Katanga province),...