Educators
Jesse Moorland (1863–1940)
Jesse Moorland was an educator, minister, and a philanthropist, but was most renowned for his extensive work with the Young...
Joseph C. Price (1854-1893)
Joseph Charles Price, founder and first president of Livingston College, in North Carolina, was born free on February 10, 1854...
William G. Allen (1820-?)
Nineteenth-century lecturer and educator William G. Allen endured physical violence and barely escaped murder when he proposed marriage to the...
Dr. Alfred Schmitz Shadd (1870-1915)
Alfred Schmitz Shadd, a black educator, physician, farmer, politician, editor and civic leader was born in Raleigh, Ontario in 1870....
George Edmund Haynes (1880-1960)
Author, educator and organizer George Edmund Haynes was a social scientist, religious leader and pioneer in social work education for...
Monroe Nathan Work (1866-1945)
Monroe Nathan Work, a leading early 20th Century sociologist, was born on August 15, 1866 to his ex-slave parents in...
Leslie Pinckney Hill (1880-1960)
Leslie Pinckney Hill was an educator, author, poet, dramatist, and community leader. He was born in Lynchburg, Virginia on May...
Benjamin Griffith Brawley (1882-1939)
Benjamin Griffith Brawley was a college professor, author and the first dean of Morehouse College. Born in 1882 in Columbia,...
Luther Porter Jackson (1892-1950)
Image Ownership: Public Domain Luther Porter Jackson was a leading teacher, historian, and active voice of the history of African...
