United States – Texas
Ben Kinchlow (1846?-1939?)
Ben Kinchlow began life as a free black in Texas, when most African Americans were slaves. After the Texas Revolution,...
George Fleming (1937-2021)
Washington State politician George Fleming was born February 22, 1937, in Dallas, Texas, to parents A.R. and Lilla N. Fleming....
Barbara Ann Posey Jones (1943- )
In 1958, Barbara Ann Posey, then a high school student, emerged as one of the most important youth leaders in...
Carter W. Wesley (1892-1969)
Carter W. Wesley, newspaperman and political activist, was born in Houston, Texas, on April 29, 1892, to Mable (Green) and...
Ernestine Anderson (1928-2016)
The career of Seattle-based jazz vocalist Ernestine Anderson is noteworthy both for its prolific output of more than 30 albums,...
Samuel Milton Nabrit (1905-2003)
A marine biologist, academic, and administrator, Samuel Milton Nabrit was born in Macon, Georgia, to James Madison Nabrit and Gertrude...
John Henry “Jack” Yates (1828-1897)
John Henry “Jack” Yates, minister and educator, was born a slave to Robert and Rachael Yates in Gloucester County, Virginia,...
Hobart T. Taylor, Sr. (1890-1972)
Entrepreneur, millionaire, and political activist, Hobart T. Taylor was born in 1890 in Wharton, Texas, to Millie (Wright) and Jack...
H. Claude Hudson (1886-1989)
H. Claude Hudson was an important civil rights and business leader in two different cities: Shreveport, Louisiana, and Los Angeles. ...
