People in African American History
Coretta Scott King with strikers
Cedric Bradford Glover (1965- )
Cederic Bradford Glover is an American politician who became the first African American mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana in 2006. Glover...
Calvin O. Pressley (1937-2007)
Theologian and Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity Grand Sire Archon Calvin O. Pressley was born Calvin Oliver Pressley on November 10,...
Stephen Bishop (1821-1857)
Stephen Bishop was an American cave explorer and geologist who became one of the first people to explored Mammoth Cave...
Coretti Arle-Titz (1881-1951)
Coretti Arle-Titz was a singer and popularizer of the spiritual music genre in Europe and the USSR (Russia). She was...
Joy Reid (1968-)
Joy Reid, a prominent national correspondent, political analyst, commentator, and television host, has made a significant impact on the media...
John C. Asbury (1862-1941)
Attorney John C. Asbury, originally named John Cornelius Asbury, was born on April 9, 1862, in West Middletown, Pennsylvania. He...
William Andrew McClain (1913-2014)
The Honorable William Andrew McClain was born on January 11, 1913, in Sanford, North Carolina, to Frank McClain and Blanche...
Arthur F. Elmes (1890-1963)
Pastor, Civil Rights Activist, and Boulé President Arthur F. Elmes, was born on March 30, 1890, in St. John’s, Antigua,...
K.C. Jones (1932-2020)
K.C. Jones was an American basketball coach for the National Basketball League (NBA). Jones was born on May 25, 1932,...
