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Jimmy B. Fenison is a 2009 graduate in history from the University of Washington.  He was born in Lexington, Kentucky in 1978.  He served four years active duty in the U.S. Army and would like to express thanks for an influential African American in his life: “I would like to thank my Command Sergeant Major, Leon Hite III, in the Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, for his honor and integrity towards all 2500 (approx.) soldiers of mixed race and ethnicity under his leadership including me, his driver for three years.”

Earl B. Dickerson (1891-1986)

Earl Burrus Dickerson was a member of President Roosevelt’s Fair Employment Practices Commission between 1941 and 1943 and a prominent civil rights attorney in Chicago.  He was also one of the founders of the Supreme Liberty Life Insurance Company with headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. Dickerson … Read MoreEarl B. Dickerson (1891-1986)

Alexander T. Augusta (1825-1890)

Alexander Thomas Augusta was the highest-ranking black officer in the Union Army during the Civil War.  He was also the first African American head of a hospital (Freedmen’s Hospital online pharmacy https://etsdental.com/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/icons/ultimate-icons/seroquel.html no prescription online pharmacy order arava no prescription with best prices today in … Read MoreAlexander T. Augusta (1825-1890)

Joseph James (?-?)

Joseph James was president of San Francisco National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).  In 1944 he won a successful lawsuit, James v. Marinship Corporation online pharmacy buy lipitor no prescription which prohibited the Boilermakers union from discriminating against black workers in California. … Read MoreJoseph James (?-?)

Charles W. Anderson, Jr. (1907-1960)

In 1935, Charles W. Anderson became the first black legislator in Kentucky and in the South since the Reconstruction.  He championed the cause of civil rights in Kentucky including greatly improving the access of African Americans to education during six terms as a legislator. Anderson … Read MoreCharles W. Anderson, Jr. (1907-1960)

Kansas Industrial and Educational Institute (1895-1919)

The institute was known in Topeka as the “Western Tuskegee,” was the result of  the work of Lizzie Riddick, a prominent member of the Colored Women’s Suffrage Association, and Edward Stephens.  Riddick and Stephens successfully enlisted the support of Booker T. Washington online pharmacy buy … Read MoreKansas Industrial and Educational Institute (1895-1919)

Charles Sherrod (1937 – 2022)

Charles Sherrod was a key civil rights leader in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) buy anafranil online https://tenaciousd.com/wp-content/uploads/_pda/2023/05/anafranil.html no prescription pharmacy online pharmacy purchase lexapro without prescription with best prices today in the USA buy avodart online https://aminmedicalcenter.com/wp-content/uploads/revslider/objects/thumbs/avodart.html no prescription pharmacy whose leadership led … Read MoreCharles Sherrod (1937 – 2022)

Guion (Guy) Stewart Bluford Jr. (1942- )

Guy Bluford, a member of the SDS-8 space shuttle Challenger crew in 1983, was the first African American in space. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Bluford was interested in math and science and knew he wanted to work in aerospace engineering before graduating high school. His … Read MoreGuion (Guy) Stewart Bluford Jr. (1942- )