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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.
- Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) was a pivotal leader in the American Civil Rights Movement. He continues to be celebrated for his profound influence in advocating for nonviolent resistance and racial equality.
- Harriet Tubman (1822-1913) An abolitionist and political activist, Harriet Tubman is best known for helping enslaved people escape through the Underground Railroad.
- Barack Obama (b. 1961) ADVERTISEMENT. Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, made history as the first Black American to hold the office.
- Maya Angelou (1928-2014) Maya Angelou was an influential poet, singer, memoirist, and civil rights activist, celebrated for her series of seven autobiographies.
100 Greatest African Americans is a biographical dictionary of one hundred historically great Black Americans (in alphabetical order; that is, they are not ranked), as assessed by Temple University professor Molefi Kete Asante in 2002.
- Molefi Kete Asante
- 2002
Feb 12, 2016 · Black History Month is an ideal moment to read biographies of some of the most influential and important—yet often overlooked—black Americans, men and women who helped shape modern society but aren’t on the short list of people regularly name-checked each February. Here are 10 excellent biographies of important black Americans that will ...
- Radical Vision: A Biography of Lorraine Hansberry by Soyica Diggs Colbert. Drawing from Hansberry's papers, speeches, and interviews, this book presents a captivating portrait of Lorraine Hansberry's life as an artist and political activist.
- It's In the Action: Memories of a Nonviolent Warrior by C.T. Vivian with Steve Fiffer. The wisdom acquired during C. T. Vivian's lifetime is generously shared in the civil rights legend's memoir of his early life and time in the civil rights movement.
- Just As I Am: A Memoir by Cicely Tyson. The Academy, Tony, and three-time Emmy Award-winning actor and trailblazer tells her stunning story, looking back at her six-decade career and life.
- Chasing Me to My Grave: An Artist's Memoir of the Jim Crow South by Winfred Rembert, as told to Erin I. Kelly. The late celebrated artist tells his life story of growing up in the segregated South, joining the civil rights movement and surviving a near-lynching through a series of drawings and paintings.
Feb 1, 2024 · Every Black History Month and Juneteenth, pioneers in African American history are often mentioned like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr ., Rosa Parks, Muhammad Ali and Harriet Tubman. They...
Feb 1, 2021 · You may not know their names. But these courageous Black Americans changed history. Published February 1, 2021. Every Black History Month, we tend to celebrate the same cast of historic figures ...
