Dr. Ernest Just
Ernest Everett Just was a pioneering African American biologist, zoologist, and physiologist. Born on August 14, 1883, in Charleston, South Carolina, Just overcame significant racial...
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William Monroe Trotter
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William Monroe Trotter was a major early twentieth-century civil rights activist known primarily for launching the first major challenge to the political dominance of Tuskegee...
William Pickens
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William Pickens was born January 15, 1881, in Anderson County, South Carolina. His parents were liberated slaves who migrated to Arkansas when he was a...
American Negro Academy
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The American Negro Academy (ANA) was founded in 1897 in Washington, DC by Reverend Alexander Crummell, an Episcopal priest, scholar, and activist who had spent...
Archibald Grimke
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Archibald Grimke was a leading intellectual, activist, and author on racial equality in early 20th Century America. Grimke was born into slavery, the son of...
Dr. Kenneth Clark
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Dr. Kenneth Clark is a renowned figure in the field of psychology, known for his groundbreaking work on racial identity and the effects of segregation...
James H. Cone
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“Always my attempt is to understand the meaning of faith, the meaning of God, in a world that is broken,” theologian and religious writer James...
John Hope Franklin
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John Hope Franklin was a prominent historian, educator, and author who made significant contributions to the study of African American history. Born on January 2,...
Mary Frances Berry
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Mary Frances Berry is an esteemed figure in the field of civil rights and social justice. With a career spanning decades, she has made significant...
Patricia Hill Collins
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Patricia Hill Collins is Distinguished University Professor of Sociology at the University of Maryland, College Park and Charles Phelps Taft Emeritus Professor of Sociology within...