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Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. was a flamboyant Harlem minister, civil rights activist and U.S. congressman from the 1940s up until 1970, when he lost his 12th bid for re-election. Powell was of mixed…Edmonia Lewis Biography
Edmonia Lewis sculptorBorn: 1845Birthplace: New York, Ohio, or New Jersey Details of her early life are uncertain. Her father was a Black American and her mother an Ojibwa Indian who named her…Famous Firsts by African Americans
500 Notable African American Biographies A-Z List Civil Rights Leaders Figures in Abolitionism Government Officials Religious Leaders Scholars & Educators Scientists…Amiri Baraka
Amiri Baraka, born Everett LeRoi Jones, was an Black American writer known especially for his politically-charged poems, essays and plays from the 1960s and '70s. Raised in New Jersey, Jones…Jeremiah HARALSON, Congress, AL (1846-1916)
HARALSON Jeremiah , a Representative from Alabama; born on a plantation near Columbus, Muscogee County, Ga., April 1, 1846; raised as a slave; self-educated; moved to Alabama and engaged in…Augustus Freeman (Gus) HAWKINS, Congress, CA (1907-2007)
HAWKINS, Augustus Freeman (Gus), a Representative from California; born in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., August 31, 1907; in 1918, moved to Los Angeles, Calif., with his parents; attended…Oscar Stanton DE PRIEST, Congress, IL (1871-1951)
DE PRIEST Oscar Stanton , a Representative from Illinois; born in Florence, Lauderdale County, Ala., March 9, 1871; moved to Kansas in 1878 with his parents, who settled in Salina; attended the…Cynthia Ann McKINNEY, Congress, GA (1955)
McKINNEY Cynthia Ann , a Representative from Georgia; born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., March 17, 1955; graduated St. Joseph High School; B.A., University of Southern California, Los Angeles,…Kweisi MFUME, Congress, MD (1948)
MFUME Kweisi , A Representative from Maryland; born Frizzell Gray in Baltimore, Md., October 24, 1948; attended public schools; B.S., Morgan State University, Baltimore, Md., 1976; M.A., Johns…Juanita MILLENDER-McDONALD, Congress, CA (1938-2007)
MILLENDER-McDONALD Juanita , a Representative from California; born in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., September 7, 1938; B.S., University of Redlands, Redlands, Calif., 1981; M.A., California…Trending
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