United States – Massachusetts
Susan Paul (1809-1841)
The youngest daughter of Baptist minister Rev. Thomas Paul and Catherine Waterhouse Paul, Susan Paul was a primary school teacher...
Hampton University (1868- )
Hampton University, located on the shore of Chesapeake Bay in Hampton, Virginia, was founded in 1868 by Samuel Chapman Armstrong,...
(1920) Archibald Grimke, “The Shame of America, or the Negro’s Case Against the Republic”
Archibald Grimke was born enslaved in Charleston, South Carolina in 1849. After the Civil War, Archibald and his younger brother...
Ernest Everett Just (1883-1941)
Dr. Ernest E. Just was an eminent biologist and author recognized worldwide for his work unlocking the role of the...
Shirley Chisholm (1924-2005)
Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm, an advocate for the rights of people of color and for women’s rights, became the...
Mary Ellen Pleasant (1814-1904)
Mary Ellen Pleasant was born on Aug. 19, 1814 in Virginia and spent her early years in Nantucket, Massachusetts. She...
(1893) Ida B. Wells, “Lynch Law In All Its Phases”
Ida B. Wells emerged in the 1890s as the leading voice against the lynching of African Americans following the violent...
Randall Robinson (1941- )
Internationally regarded as a thoughtful and compassionate voice for social justice, Randall C. Robinson, the son of Richmond, Virginia school...
Phillis Wheatley (1754-1784)
The Phillis Wheatley Minidoc Enslaved in Senegal [in a region that is now in Gambia] at age eight and brought...
