United States – Maryland
Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852)
Uncle Tom’s Cabin, written and published by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852, was the most popular 19th century novel and,...
Noah Thompson (1878-?)
Accomplished journalist and activist Noah Thompson became one of the most influential leaders in Los Angeles, California during the early...
Josiah Henson (1789-1883)
Josiah Henson was born into slavery on June 15, 1789 in Charles County, Maryland. As a young boy he witnessed...
Kurt L. Schmoke (1949- )
Kurt L. Schmoke, born in Baltimore, Maryland, on December 1, 1949, came from a middle class background. His father, Murray,...
Richard Allen [Pennsylvania] (1760-1831)
Born into slavery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on February 14, 1760, Richard Allen went on to become an educator, writer, minister...
Andre Watts (1946- )
Andre Watts is the subject of one of the more memorable stories in American music. In 1963, the 16 year...
John Edward Bruce (1856-1924)
John Edward Bruce was born into slavery in Piscataway, Maryland in 1856. When Bruce was three years old his father...
Jessie R. Fauset (1882-1961)
Jessie Redmon Fauset, known as the “Midwife of the Harlem Renaissance,” was born in Fredericksville, Camden County, New Jersey on...
W. Wilson Goode (1938- )
Best known as the first African American Mayor of Philadelphia, Woodrow Wilson Goode was born in 1938 into a family...
