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Elijah Muhammad
Name at birth: Elija Pool or Elijah PooleThe self-proclaimed "Messenger of Allah," Elijah Muhammad was the leader of the Nation of Islam from 1934 until his death in 1975. He grew up outside of…Barbara-Rose COLLINS, Congress, MI (1939)
COLLINS Barbara-Rose , a Representative from Michigan; born in Detroit, Mich., April 13, 1939; graduated from public schools and attended Wayne State University; member, Detroit Region I public…Albert Russell WYNN, Congress, MD (1951)
WYNN Albert Russell , a Representative from Maryland; born in Philadelphia, Montgomery County, Pa., September 10, 1951; graduated from DuVal High School, Lanham, Md., 1969; B.S., University of…Alonzo Jacob RANSIER, Congress, SC (1834-1882)
RANSIER Alonzo Jacob , a Representative from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., January 3, 1834; received a limited schooling; employed as shipping clerk in 1850; member of a convention of…Maggie Lena Walker
Maggie Lena Walker was a community leader and entrepreneur in Richmond, Virginia in the first part of the 20th century. She’s famous as the first black American woman to start a bank, in 1903. Born…John Edgar Wideman Biography
John Edgar WidemanwriterBorn: 6/14/1941Birthplace: Washington, D.C. Wideman grew up in Homewood, a Black middle-class section of Pittsburgh that is the setting of one of his best-known works, The…Charles Sumner
Charles Sumner was a U.S. senator from Massachusetts (1851-74) who was active in the movement to abolish slavery and to give equal rights to Black Americans before and after the Civil War. Yet he's…2007 National Book Critics Circle Awards
Fiction: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Díaz (Riverhead) General Nonfiction:…Charles Arthur HAYES, Congress, IL (1918-1997)
HAYES Charles Arthur , a Representative from Illinois; born in Cairo, Alexander County, Ill., February 17, 1918; graduated from Sumner High School, Cairo, Ill., 1935; trade unionist, 1938-1983, and…Carrie P. MEEK, Congress, FL (1926)
MEEK Carrie P. , a Representative from Florida; born in Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla., April 29, 1926; B.S., Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Fla., 1946; M.S., University of Michigan,…Trending
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