Politicians

The Moore’s Ford Lynching (July 1946)
On July 14, 1946, four African American sharecroppers were lynched at Moore’s Ford in northeast Georgia in an event now...
December 2nd, 2015

Sylvanus Smith (1831–1911)
“Image Ownership: Public Domain” Sylvanus Smith, once described in a city directory as a “hog driver,” was a free black...
November 2nd, 2015

Benny Scott (1945–2009)
“Image Ownership: Public Domain” William Benjamin Scott, known in the racing world as “The Professor” because of his other career...
September 1st, 2015

The Southern Regional Council (1944- )
The Southern Regional Council (SRC) was formed in 1944 in Atlanta, Georgia. It evolved out of the earlier Commission on...
March 9th, 2014

George W. Lowther (1822-1898)
George W. Lowther, barber, abolitionist, equal school rights activist, and Massachusetts legislator, was born a slave in Edenton, North Carolina,...
August 7th, 2013

William Robison (1821-1899)
Image Ownership: Haggin Museum, Stockton, California California pioneer, expressman, and civil rights worker William Robison was born a slave in...
April 1st, 2013

John Quincy [“J. Q.”] Adams (1848-1922)
Educator, newspaper publisher and politician John Quincy Adams is best known as the editor of the Western Appeal/The Appeal of...
April 11th, 2012

Lorenzo “Rennie” Harris (1963- )
Rennie Harris, hip hop dancer, artist, teacher, artistic director, choreographer, and founder of Rennie Harris Puremovement (RHPM), was born in...
June 13th, 2010

Hoyt W. Fuller (1923-1981)
Hoyt W. Fuller, editor and writer, was born in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1923. After an illness caused his mother, Lillie...
December 15th, 2009