Government – Diplomatic service
Lawrence Dunbar Reddick (1910-1995)
During his life historian Lawrence Dunbar Reddick used his scholarly expertise to fight for civil rights. Born in Jacksonville, Florida,...
James Bevel (1936-2008)
James Bevel was one of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s most trusted advisors during the American Civil Rights campaigns of the...
Harold Doley, Jr. (1947- )
Ambassador Harold E. Doley, Jr is the founder of Doley Securities, LLC, the oldest African American owned investment banking firm...
Susan Elizabeth Rice (1964- )
Susan Rice is the current National Security Advisor for the Barack Obama Administration. She is the first African American, the...
Valerie Jarrett (1956- )
Valerie Jarrett, senior advisor to President Barack Obama, was born on November 14, 1956. She is a Chicago, Illinois attorney,...
Ebenezer D. Bassett (1833-1908)
Ebenezer D. Bassett was appointed U.S. Minister Resident to Haiti in 1869, making him the first African American diplomat. For...
George Washington Williams (1849-1891)
George Washington Williams was a 19th-century Baptist minister, Civil War veteran, attorney, and politician who was the first African American...
Orison Rudolph Aggrey (1926-2016 )
U.S. Ambassador Orison Rudolph Aggrey was born in Salisbury, North Carolina, the son of James Emman Kwegyir, an African immigrant...
Diane Edith Watson (1933- )
Diane Edith Watson was born November 12, 1933 in Los Angeles, California and has spent the majority of her life...
