Politicians – Democratic Party
George Edwin Taylor (1857-1925)
George Edwin Taylor Minidoc Born in the pre-Civil War South to a mother who was free and a father who...
Nellie Stone Johnson (1905-2002)
Social activist and Black labor leader Nellie Stone Johnson was born Nellie Saunders Allen in Lakeville, Minnesota, in 1905, the...
Shirley Clarke Franklin (1945- )
Shirley Clarke Franklin became Atlanta, Georgia’s first African American female mayor in 2001, as well as the first woman to...
Denise L. Majette (1955- )
Denise Majette, former member of Congress, attorney, judge, and politician, was born in Brooklyn, New York on May 18, 1955...
Frank W. Ballance, Jr. (1942- )
Frank W. Ballance, Jr., was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2003 to 2004, representing the...
Walter Edward Washington (1915-2003)
Walter Edward Washington, attorney and politician, was born in Dawson, Georgia, on April 15, 1915 to Willie Mae and William...
Henry L. Marsh, III (1933- )
Henry Marsh is a prominent political figure, black activist, and lawyer in Richmond, Virginia. He was born on December 10,...
Charles Wade Barkley (1963- )
Charles Wade Barkley, born on February 20, 1963 in Leeds, Alabama will always be known for his excellent performance on...
Kwame Malik Kilpatrick (1970- )
Kwame Kilpatrick is a former American politician who served as a Democratic Michigan state representative and Mayor of Detroit from...
