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Alexis Nikole Nelson (1992- )
Alexis Nikole Nelson is a queer actor, writer, producer, social media marketing manager, and forager. Born on March 27, 1992,...
Daisy Nelson Moore (1910-1985)
Daisy Nelson Moore was a teacher and civil rights activist in Arizona best known for her legal fight to teach...
John Francis Wheaton (1866-1922)
John Francis Wheaton was a late 19th-century and early 20th-century lawyer and politician. Wheaton ran for elective office in three...
Tracy Sims (1945- )
Image Courtesy of the San Francisco Public Library San Francisco civil rights activist Tracy Sims, now Tamam Tracy Moncur, was...
William Smitherman (1943- )
Former State Senator and Representative for Washington’s 26th District, William “Bill” Smitherman was born on July 31, 1943. He grew...
Countee Cullen (1903-1946)
Although the facts regarding his birthplace and biological parents are inconclusive, Countee Cullen’s formative years were spent in New York...
Thelma Dewitty (1912-1977)
Thelma Dewitty was the first black teacher to be hired by the Seattle Public Schools. She had been a teacher...
Constance Allen Pitter Thomas (1917-2006)
Constance Allen Pitter Thomas, the eldest of the Pitter Sisters, was born July 13, 1917, to Edward A. Pitter and...
Edward Alexander Bouchet (1852-1918)
Edward Alexander Bouchet was born on September 15, 1852 in New Haven, Connecticut to William Francis and Susan Cooley Bouchet....
