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John Wesley Gilbert

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John Wesley Gilbert, a minister in the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church (CMEC) and professor at Paine College, accompanied Bishop Walter Russell Lambuth on his exploration...
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James West

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James West is a U.S. inventor and professor who, in 1962, developed the electret transducer technology later used in 90 percent of contemporary microphones. Born...
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Inez Beverly Prosser

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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...