Linda Brown
Linda Brown’s name is forever etched in American history as a symbol of courage and perseverance in the fight for civil rights. Born in 1942...
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Charles Hamilton Houston
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]Charles Hamilton Houston was a pioneering civil rights lawyer and educator who devoted his life to the struggle for racial equality in the United States....
Floyd McKissick
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Floyd McKissick was a prominent civil rights activist and politician who made significant contributions to the fight for racial equality in the United States. Born...
Bennett College
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Bennett College opened in 1873 when seventy African American women and men began gathering for primary and secondary studies in the basement of Warnersville Methodist...
Augusta Savage
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Augusta Savage, original name Augusta Christine Fells, (born February 29, 1892, Green Cove Springs, Florida, U.S.—died March 26, 1962, New York, New York), American sculptor...
James Weldon Johnson
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James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) was an American author, educator, lawyer, diplomat, songwriter, and civil rights activist. He was born on June 17, 1871, in Jacksonville,...
Jeanes Supervisors – United Together to Educate the South
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The Jeanes Supervisors were a group of African American teachers who worked in southern rural schools and communities in the United States between 1908 and...
Fisk University
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Fisk University is a historically black university located in Nashville, Tennessee, in the United States. It was founded in 1866 and named after General Clinton...
Morehouse College
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Morehouse College is one of ten historically Black colleges and universities in Georgia. Located a few miles from downtown Atlanta in the historic West End...
The United Negro College Fund
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The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) was founded on April 25, 1944, by Frederick Patterson, President of the Tuskegee Institute, and Mary McLeod Bethune, an...