United States – Missouri
Josephine Silone Yates (1852-1912)
Teacher, writer, and civil rights activist Josephine Silone, the youngest daughter of Alexander and Parthenia Reeve-Silone, was born in Mattiluck...
Alyce Faye Wattleton (1943- )
Alyce Faye Wattleton, born in St. Louis, Missouri on July 8, 1943, became both the youngest person and the first...
Emanuel Cleaver (1944- )
Reverend Emanuel Cleaver II, born in Waxahachie, Texas in 1944, is best known as the first African American mayor of...
William Wells Brown (ca. 1814-1884)
William Wells Brown was an African American antislavery lecturer, groundbreaking novelist, playwright, and historian. He is widely considered to have...
W. Sherman Savage (1890-1981)
Born on the Eastern Shore of Virginia on March 7, 1890, William Sherman Savage was forced to withdraw from primary...
A’Lelia Walker (1885-1931)
A’Lelia Walker, the only daughter of Madam C.J. Walker, helped her mother found the Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company...
Charles “Sonny” Liston (1932-1970)
Charles “Sonny” Liston was born on May 8, 1932, in Sand Slough, Arkansas. He was the 24th of 25 children...
Holmes v. Ford (1853)
The lawsuit filed by Robin and Polly Holmes against Nathaniel Ford in 1852 is often cited as the legal event...
William Owen Bush (1832-1907)
William Owen Bush was the eldest son of George and Isabella Bush. George Bush was a mixed-race settler who came...
