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- Martin Luther King Sr. Martin Luther King, Sr. was born Michael King on 19 December 1899 and died on 11 November 1984. He was an African-American Baptist pastor, missionary, and an early figure in the Civil Rights Movement.
- Martin Luther King Jr. was born Michael King Jr. on 15 January 1929 and died on 14 April 1968. He was an American Baptist minister and activist, one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.
- Denmark Vesey. Have you watched the series, Outer Banks? To be exclusive some history about Denmark Vesey who is portrayed as Denmark Tanny in the series is authentic.
- Barack Obama. Barack Hussein Obama II was born on August 4, 1961. He is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017.
Feb 1, 2021 · Published February 1, 2021. Every Black History Month, we tend to celebrate the same cast of historic figures. They are the civil rights leaders and abolitionists whose faces we see plastered on...
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- Shirley Chisholm (1924-2005) Congress is more diverse now than it's ever been. However, when Chisholm was attempting to shatter the glass ceiling, the same couldn't be said.
- Bayard Rustin (1912-1987) Dr. King is usually credited for the March on Washington in August 1963. But it was Rustin who organized and strategized in the shadows.
- Claudette Colvin (1939- ) Before Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955, there was a brave 15-year-old who chose not to sit at the back of the bus.
- Annie Lee Cooper (1910-2010) The Selma, Alabama, native played a crucial part in the 1965 Selma Voting Rights Movement. But it wasn't until Oprah played her in the 2014 Oscar-nominated film Selma that people really took notice of Cooper's activism.
- Claudette Colvin was just 15 years old when she refused to move to the back of a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. She stood up for her rights before Rosa Parks famously did the same.
- Benjamin O. Davis Sr. served in the U.S. military for 50 years and became the nation’s first Black general.
- Jesse Owens was a world-class athlete who set an Olympic record for the long jump in 1936, which he held for 25 years! He also brought the U.S. four gold medals during the games.
- Shirley Chisholm was the first Black woman elected to Congress. She served from 1969-1983, and in 1973, she became the “first woman to run for the Democratic party’s presidential nomination.”
Famous black people who changed the world. A list of inspirational black people who played a key role in the world and American history. Martin Luther King (1929 – 1968) – King was a pivotal figure in the non-violent civil rights movement. During the 1950s and 1960s, he sought to improve race relations and overturn discrimination in ...
Feb 20, 2024 · black history month. Notable African Americans who helped change the world. We're highlighting trailblazing African Americans during Black History Month. By Melissa Guillaume and ABC...
Jan 30, 2024 · By Nicquel Terry Ellis, Nicole Chavez, Chandelis Duster and Faith Karimi, CNN Published February 1, 2023Updated January 30, 2024. They stood up against racism and inequality – some risking their...
