Abraham Doras Shadd
Abraham Doras Shadd, born March 2, 1801, in Wilmington, Delaware, was the first Afro-Canadian to hold public office. The grandson of a white German soldier...
Category : Politics
Benjamin Pelham
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Benjamin Pelham was a powerful Detroit politician and journalist. He was the Wayne County accountant from 1906 until 1942 and the proprietor and editor of...
Robert C. Weaver
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Robert C. Weaver was a noted economist and administrator. From 1966 through 1968, he was the first African American cabinet official, serving as the Secretary...
Eugenia Charles
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A Trailblazer in Caribbean Politics Eugenia Charles, formally known as Dame Mary Eugenia Charles, was a formidable figure in Caribbean politics, renowned for her pioneering...
John Brown Russwurm
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John Russwurm, born on October 1, 1799, in Jamaica, British West Indies, was the son of a Creole woman and a white American father. In...
Benjamin L. Hooks
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Benjamin Hooks was an executive director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and is the first African American board member...
Tom Bradley
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Tom Bradley, in full Thomas Bradley, (born December 29, 1917, Calvert, Texas, U.S.—died September 29, 1998, Los Angeles, California), American politician, the first African American...
Joycelyn Elders
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Joycelyn Elders, née Minnie Joycelyn Jones, (born August 13, 1933, Schaal, Arkansas, U.S.), American physician and public health official who served (1993–94) as U.S. surgeon...
Al Sharpton
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Al Sharpton is an American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, and television/radio talk show host. He is known for his work in the civil rights...