United States – Maryland
Vivian Leona Caver (1928-2021)
Vivian Leona Caver was a civil rights activist from Seattle, Washington. She directed the Seattle Human Rights Commission between 1975...
Claudia McNeil (1917-1993)
Claudia McNeil is best remembered for her laudatory performance as the matriarch in the stage and screen versions of Lorraine...
The Other Hermitage: The Enslaved at the Andrew Jackson Plantation
Most visitors who tour the Hermitage outside Nashville, Tennessee come to the historic site because it is the home of...
James Finley Wilson (1881-1952)
James Finley Wilson was born in Nashville, Tennessee in 1881 to Reverend James L. Wilson and Nancy Wiley Wilson. From...
Warren Buck (1946- )
Warren Buck was Chancellor (now Emeritus and professor) of the University of Washington, Bothell (UWB), in Snohomish County, from June...
“Going South: William Fontaine’s Trip to Virginia, 1948”
In the following article drawn from his book, Black Philosopher, White Academy: The Career of William Fontaine, University of Pennsylvania...
Freddy Adu (1989- )
Soccer player Fredua Koranteng Adu, known to much of the world as Freddy Adu was born June 2, 1989 in...
Samuel Lee Gravely (1922-2004)
Samuel Lee Gravely Jr. was a highly decorated Navy officer who pioneered the way with a multitude of firsts for...
Abbie Mitchell (1884-1960)
Abbie Mitchell was an African American teacher, actress, and soprano born on the Lower East Side of New York City. ...
