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Saint Peter Claver Church, San Antonio, Texas (1888- )
Saint Peter Claver (Mission) Church was the first African American Catholic Church in San Antonio, Texas. The church was built by Irish-born Margaret Mary Healy Murphy, the widow of John Bernard Murphy, who was the mayor of Corpus Christi from 1889 to 1884. Margaret Mary … Read More … Read MoreSaint Peter Claver Church, San Antonio, Texas (1888- )
Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield (1819-1876)
Born a slave in 1819 in Natchez, Mississippi, Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield had little reason to dream of the life that would eventually become her own. Because of a series of unlikely circumstances and her own relentless efforts she would eventually become known as the first … Read More … Read MoreElizabeth Taylor Greenfield (1819-1876)
(1839) Andrew Harris, “Slavery Presses Down Upon the Free People of Color”
Andrew Harris, (1810-1841), graduated from the University of Vermont in 1838. One year later in an address delivered to nearly five thousand abolitionists at New York City’s Broadway Tabernacle on May 7, 1839, young Harris argued that slavery in the South influenced racism in the … Read More … Read More(1839) Andrew Harris, “Slavery Presses Down Upon the Free People of Color”
Joseph Vernon “Big Joe” Turner (1911-1985)
Big Joe Turner, known by many as the “Boss of the Blues,” was born Joseph Vernon in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 18, 1911. Turner is considered a major contributor to the development of the sound of Kansas City Jazz, and the early development of … Read More … Read MoreJoseph Vernon “Big Joe” Turner (1911-1985)
James H. Garrott (1897-1991)
James Homer Garrott was an African American modernist architect. He was pivotal to the creation of many historic buildings in the Los Angeles, California area, designing more than 200 buildings throughout the city, including municipal buildings, schools, medical buildings, and over 25 churches between 1928 and 1970. … Read More … Read MoreJames H. Garrott (1897-1991)
John H. Stuart (1854-1910)
The citizens of Colorado elected their first African American legislator in 1894, eighteen years after gaining statehood in 1876. The man they elected, Joseph H. Stuart, came to the United States from the British West Indies where he had been born in 1854. He studied … Read More … Read MoreJohn H. Stuart (1854-1910)
Alicia Keys/Alicia Augello Cook (1981- )
Alicia Keys is a rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, and pianist known for her unique blend of classical, R&B, jazz, neo-soul, and hip-hop. She writes and produces her own music. Her stage name, “Keys,” alludes to her being a pianist. Keys was born Alicia Augello Cook on January 25, 1981, … Read More … Read MoreAlicia Keys/Alicia Augello Cook (1981- )
D’Army Bailey (1941-2015)
“Image Ownership: Rollin Riggs” D’Army Bailey, founder of the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis Tennessee, was a political and civil rights activist whose career spanned over half a century. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, on November 29, 1941, Bailey was one of three children … Read More … Read MoreD’Army Bailey (1941-2015)
Sojourner Truth (ca. 1797-1883)
Sojourner Truth, an abolitionist, women’s rights activist, emancipated slave and itinerant evangelist, became arguably the most well-known nineteenth century African American woman. Born around 1797, Isabella (her birth name) was the daughter of James and Betsey, slaves of Colonel Ardinburgh Hurley, Ulster County, New York. … Read More … Read MoreSojourner Truth (ca. 1797-1883)