Religion-Presbyterian
Eugene T. Hinson (1873-1960)
Eugene T. Hinson was one of six founders of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, the oldest African American Greek Letter Fraternity...
Francis Cardozo (1836-1903)
Francis Lewis Cardozo was a minister, educator, and politician who was born free in Charleston, South Carolina, on February 1,...
Anna Louise James (1886 – 1977)
Pioneer pharmacist Anna Louise James was born Louise Clegget James on January 19, 1886, in Hartford, Connecticut. She was the...
Katie Geneva Cannon (1950-2018)
Rev. Dr. Katie Cannon was the first African American woman to be ordained into the United Presbyterian USA denomination. Rev. Cannon was...
Hugh Mason Browne (1851-1923)
Hugh M. Browne was a civil rights activist and educator. Born June 12, 1851, in Washington D.C. to John and...
Samuel Eli Cornish (1795-1858)
Samuel Cornish, an abolitionist and editor, was born in Sussex County, Delaware in 1795, although the specific day and month...
Edward Wilmot Blyden (1832-1912)
Edward Wilmot Blyden, widely known as the father of Pan-Africanism, was born on August 3, 1832 in Saint Thomas, in...
