United States – Louisiana
Charles Carl Teamer, Sr. (1933- )
Charles Carl Teamer, Sr., was born to B.T. Teamer and Mary Teamer on May 20, 1933, in Shelby, North Carolina....
Huel Davis Perkins (1924-2013)
Huel Davis Perkins, a distinguished composer, pianist, professor, administrator, and orator, was born on December 27, 1924, in Baton Rouge,...
Joseph Wiley (“Jefferson Street Joe”) Gilliam Jr. (1950-2000)
Joseph Wiley Gilliam Jr. was a professional football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). Gilliam was born on December...
Melvin Lee “Kip” Holden (1952- )
Melvin Lee “Kip” Holden is an American politician who in 2004 became the first African American Mayor-President of East Baton...
Colored Farmers’ National Alliance and Cooperative Union (1886-1891)
The Colored Farmers’ National Alliance and Cooperative Union was established by a small group of Black farmers on December 11,...
Charles Frederick Page, Inventor of the Bi-Ballooned Flyable Airship, 1903
The story of Orville and Wilbur Wright and their first airplane flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903, is...
Alvin A. Brown (1961- )
Alvin A. Brown, the first African American mayor of Jacksonville, Florida was born on December 15, 1961, in Beaufort, South...
Tommy Davis (? – ?)
The Harlem Renaissance in New York City attracted African Americans from every part of the United States, the West Indies,...
George F. Bowles (1844-1899)
George F. Bowles, born enslaved in 1844 in Charleston, South Carolina, was one of the most prominent figures in Reconstruction...
