United States – Tennessee
Josiah Henson (1789-1883)
Josiah Henson was born into slavery on June 15, 1789 in Charles County, Maryland. As a young boy he witnessed...
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...
William Madison McDonald (1866-1950)
Born on June 22, 1866 in Kaufman County, Texas, William Madison (Gooseneck Bill) McDonald’s parents had been slaves. His father,...
Saint Elmo Brady (1884-1966)
Born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1884, Saint Elmo Brady became the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in the...
(1968) Martin Luther King, Jr., “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop”
The following speech, a sermon Dr. Martin Luther King gave at Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 3, 1968,...
Paul R. Williams (1894-1980)
Paul R. Williams was one of the most well-known 20th Century African American architects. Early in his career, Williams designed...
Sterling A. Brown (1901-1989)
Born on the campus of Howard University on May 1, 1901, Sterling Allen Brown was the last of six children...
Z. Alexander Looby (1899-1972)
Z. Alexander Looby was among the small cadre of African American lawyers who began practicing in the southern United States...
Sutton Elbert Griggs (1872-1933)
Born in Chatfield, Texas on June 19, 1872, Sutton E. Griggs attended Bishop College in Marshall, Texas and Richmond Theological...
