Pelé
Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈɛdsõ(w) aˈɾɐ̃tʃiz du nasiˈmẽtu]; 23 October 1940 – 29 December 2022), known mononymously by his nickname Pelé (Portuguese pronunciation: [peˈlɛ]), was a Brazilian professional…
List of African-American activists
Open main menu Search List of African-American activists Article Talk Language Download PDF Watch Edit This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can…
100 Great African Americans
Muhammad Ali (1942–2016) Hank Aaron (1934-2021) Ira Aldridge (1807-1867) Richard Allen (1760–1831) Marian Anderson (1897–1993) Maya Angelou (1928–2014) Arthur Ashe (1943–1993) Crispus Attucks (1723–1770) James Baldwin (1924–1987) Benjamin Banneker (1731–1806) Amiri Baraka (1934–2014) Romare Bearden (1911–1988) Mary McLeod Bethune (1875–1955) Guion Bluford (born…
Howard Washington Thurman
Howard Washington Thurman (November 18, 1899 – April 10, 1981) was an American author, philosopher, theologian, mystic, educator, and civil rights leader. As a prominent religious figure, he played a…
Granville Tailer Woods
Granville Tailer Woods (April 23, 1856 – January 30, 1910) was an American inventor who held more than 50 patents in the U.S. He was the first African American mechanical…
Gus Savage
Gus SAVAGE Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives About this object 1925–2015 OFFICE Representative STATE/TERRITORY Illinois PARTY Democrat CONGRESS(ES) 97th (1981–1983), 98th (1983–1985), 99th (1985–1987), 100th (1987–1989), 101st (1989–1991),…
District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act
An Act for the Release of certain Persons held to Service or Labor in the District of Columbia, 37th Cong., Sess. 2, ch. 54, 12 Stat. 376, known colloquially as…
Samuel Sharpe
Samuel Sharpe, or Sharp (1801 – 23 May 1832), also known as Sam Sharpe, was an enslaved Jamaican who was the leader of the widespread 1831–32 Baptist War slave rebellion…
Baptist War; Sam Sharp Rebellion 1831 – 1832
The Baptist War, also known as the Sam Sharp Rebellion, the Christmas Rebellion, the Christmas Uprising and the Great Jamaican Slave Revolt of 1831–32, was an eleven-day rebellion that started…
Hiram Rhodes Revels
Hiram Rhodes Revels (September 27, 1827[note 1] – January 16, 1901) was an American politician, minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and a college administrator. Born free in North Carolina, he later lived…