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Notable African-American Scholars and Educators Browse more African-American biographies by category: A-Z List Government Officials Civil Rights Leaders Religious Leaders…Academia and Culture
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Atlanta to Washington, DC: landmarks in African-American history by David Johnson Chicago, Illinois at night Related Links Black History Features Black History Timeline…Aprille Ericsson Biography
mechanical engineerBorn: 1963Birthplace: Brooklyn, N. Y. Born and raised in Brooklyn, N. Y., M.I.T graduate Aprille Ericsson was the first female (and the first African-…Beverly Jenkins
Author Beverly Jenkins writes bestselling romance novels, most of them historical fiction, whose central characters are African Americans. In 2017 she was given the Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement…Eli Whitney
The Question: Was Eli Whitney an African-American? The Answer: No. Eli Whitney, who invented the cotton gin and was responsible for developing methods of…Jessie Fauset
Jessie Redmon Fauset was an African-American editor and novelist of the 1920s, called by poet Langston Hughes "the midwife of the Harlem Renaissance." From a prosperous family, Fauset attended high…Zora Neale Hurston
Zora Neale Hurston was the flamboyant author of the 1937 novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, and a leading figure in African-American literature of the 20th century. Hurston grew up in Florida, but…Civil Rights Movement Timeline
Top of Page Source: Getty ImagesFrom small acts of defiance to mass marches and meetings, the civil rights movement fought for positive change and won. The movement was formed by people in the 1950s…Norbert Rillieux Biography
Norbert RillieuxinventorBorn: 1806Birthplace: New Orleans, La. Born to a French father and an African-American mother, Norbert Rillieux studied at Catholic schools in Louisiana before…Trending
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