United States – New Hampshire
Thomas Paul, Sr. (1773-1831)
Thomas Paul was the eldest of six sons born into a free Black family in Exeter, New Hampshire. Educated at...
James D. Lynch (1838-1872)
James D. Lynch, a Reconstruction era politician, is best known for his position as Secretary of the State of Mississippi...
John Ralph Lyons (1888-1941)
John Ralph Lyons was born February 22, 1888 in Lewistown, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania to James Levi and Harriet (Baptist) Lyons. ...
First Emancipation
From the late seventeenth century onwards, a few American colonists, mostly Quakers, had expressed their moral opposition to the spread...
Prince Whipple (1750-1796)
Prince Whipple fought at the battles of Saratoga and in Delaware during the War for Independence. He was also one...
Mae C. Jemison (1956- )
Mae C. Jemison was born on October 17, 1956 in Decatur, Alabama to Charlie and Dorothy Jemison. At the age...
Benjamin S. Carson (1951- )
Benjamin S. Carson, neurosurgeon and Republican Presidential Candidate in 2016, was born on September 18, 1951 in Detroit, Michigan. Carson was...
James Augustine Healy (1830-1900)
James Augustine Healy was the first born of ten children to Michael and Mary Eliza Healy on April 6, 1830...
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...
