A
Robert Abbott
abt 24 Nov 1870 St. Simons Island, Glynn, Georgia, United States - 29 Feb 1940
B
Ernest Banks
31 Jan 1931 Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States - 23 Jan 2015
Marion Barry
06 Mar 1936 Itta Bena, Leflore, Mississippi, United States - 23 Nov 2014
William Basie
21 Aug 1904 Red Bank, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States - 26 Apr 1984
Augustus Baxter
25 Dec 1928 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 01 Feb 2017
Henry Blair
1807 Glen Ross, Montgomery, Maryland, United States - 1860
Curtis Blakely
19 Mar 1913 Deatsville, Elmore, Alabama, United States - 06 Feb 1988
Ikey Boon
16 Mar 1903 Beggs, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States - 18 May 1978
Jeremiah Brown
14 Nov 1841 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 28 Mar 1913
John Bush
abt 14 Oct 1858 Moscow, Fayette, Tennessee, United States - abt 11 Dec 1916
Henry Butler
11 Apr 1862 Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, USA - 17 Dec 1931
Henry Butler
01 Nov 1899 Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States - 23 Mar 1988
Newman Butler
28 Sep 1914 Tyler, Smith, Texas, United States - 21 Apr 1996
C
Winter Cantey
abt 1836 Camden, South Carolina, United States - 10 Oct 1913
Henry Clay
bef 1836 Roanoake Plantation, Virginia, United States - aft 1874
Humilius Cuffee
abt 04 Mar 1923 Hickory, Norfolk, Virginia, United States - 09 May 2010
Elijah Cummings
18 Jan 1951 Baltimore, Maryland, United States - 17 Oct 2019
Norris Cuney
12 May 1846 Sunnyside Plantation, Austin County, Texas, United States - 03 Mar 1898
D
Thomas Dalton
17 Oct 1794 Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States - 30 Aug 1883
Otis Daniels
abt 12 Aug 1912 Durham, North Carolina, United States - abt 10 Aug 1987
Martin Delany
abt 06 May 1812 Charles Town, Jefferson, Virginia, United States - 24 Jan 1885
John Dobbs
26 Mar 1882 Georgia, United States - 30 Aug 1961
Dennis Durden
11 Oct 1883 Greenwood, Caddo, Louisiana, United States - 29 Nov 1964
John Dyson
21 Aug 1920 Petersburg, Virginia, United States - 31 Mar 1997
E
Dennis Edwards
Sep 1861 Lynchburg, Virginia, United States - 25 Mar 1944
Edward Ellington
29 Apr 1899 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 24 May 1974
Medgar Evers
02 Jul 1925 Decatur, Newton, Mississippi, United States - 12 Jun 1963
F
James Forten
02 Sep 1766 Delaware Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 04 Mar 1842
G
G cont.
Arthur Gaston
abt 04 Jul 1892 Demopolis, Marengo, Alabama, United States - 19 Jan 1996
John Gillespie
21 Oct 1917 Cheraw, South Carolina, United States - 06 Jan 1993
M Gipson
abt Jan 1891 Rodessa, Caddo, Louisiana, United States - abt 1957
Richard Gleaves
04 Jul 1819 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 08 Nov 1907
Clifton Greenlea
17 Sep 1928 Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States - 05 Sep 1981
H
Alexander Haley
11 Aug 1921 Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, United States - 10 Feb 1992
Prince Hall
abt 1735 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 04 Dec 1807
Lionel Hampton
20 Apr 1908 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States - 31 Aug 2002
Richard Hancock
22 Nov 1832 New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, United States - 04 Jun 1899
William Handy
16 Nov 1873 Florence, Alabama, United States - 28 Mar 1958
Josiah Henson
15 Sep 1789 La Plata, Charles, Maryland, United States - 05 May 1883
Matthew Henson
08 Aug 1866 Nanjemoy, Charles County, Maryland, United States of America - 09 Mar 1955
John Hilton
abt Apr 1801 Chester, Pennsylvania, United States - 05 Mar 1864
Willie Hines
17 Apr 1892 Mississippi, United States - 15 Jan 1935
Justin Holland
26 Jul 1819 Norfolk, Virginia, United States - 24 Mar 1887
James Hood
30 May 1831 Kennett Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States - 30 Oct 1918
Benjamin Hooks
31 Jan 1925 Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States - 15 Apr 2010
William Howard
1854 Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States - 30 Dec 1925
J
John Johnson
19 Jan 1918 Arkansas City, Desha, Arkansas, United States of America - 08 Aug 2005
John Johnson
31 Mar 1878 Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States - 10 Jun 1946
Nathaniel Jones
12 May 1926 Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, United States - 26 Jan 2020
Scipio Jones
03 Aug 1863 Tulip, Dallas, Arkansas, United States - 02 Mar 1943
K
Harry Kenney
16 Jan 1939 Roanoke, Virginia, United States - 12 Sep 2021
Michael King
19 Dec 1897 Stockbridge, Henry County, Georgia, United States - 11 Nov 1984
L
Edward Lampton
21 Oct 1858 Christian, Kentucky, United States - 16 Jul 1910
M
John Marrant
15 Jun 1755 New York City, New York County, New York Colony - 15 Apr 1791
Lewyn McCauley
abt 28 Jan 1883 North Carolina, United States - 19 Mar 1962
Mark McGaha
03 Apr 1883 Mississippi, United States - 03 Jan 1975
Aaron Moore
06 Sep 1863 Rosindale, North Carolina, United States - 29 Apr 1923
P
James Payne
abt 1862 Virginia, United States - 04 Jun 1939
Sidney Petway
21 Apr 1917 Camden, Wilcox, Alabama, United States - 01 Nov 1997
Richard Pryor
abt 01 Dec 1940 Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States - 10 Dec 2005
R
James Riley
1879 Handsboro, Harrison, Mississippi, United States - 27 Oct 1944
Paul Robeson
09 Apr 1898 Princeton, New Jersey, United States - 23 Jan 1976
S
Prince Saunders
25 Jul 1784 Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States - 22 Jan 1839
Abraham Shadd
02 Mar 1801 Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States - 11 Feb 1882
James Shepard
03 Nov 1875 Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA - 06 Oct 1947
George Simmons
16 Dec 1923 Berkeley, South Carolina, United States - 17 Mar 1980
James Simms
27 Dec 1823 Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States - 09 Jul 1912
Leon Sullivan
16 Oct 1922 Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States - 24 Apr 2001
T
William Terry
Jan 1847 Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United States - 01 Jul 1901
Louis Toomer
abt 1834 South Carolina, United States - 18 Oct 1904
George Tunnell
29 Jun 1912 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 20 May 1975
V
Robert Vann
29 Aug 1879 Ahoskie, Hertford, North Carolina, United States - 24 Oct 1940
George Vashon
25 Jul 1824 Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States - 05 Oct 1878
W
David Walker
28 Sep 1796 Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, United States - 06 Aug 1830
Booker Washington
abt 05 Apr 1856 Hales Ford, Franklin, Virginia, United States - 14 Nov 1915
Edward Watkins
abt Jul 1856 Petersburg, Virginia, United States - 04 Aug 1954
James Welch
abt 12 Jan 1865 South Carolina, United States - 28 Apr 1954
James Whitfield
abt 10 Apr 1822 Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States - 23 Apr 1871
Charles Wormley
06 Sep 1872 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 21 Jan 1935
James Wormley
abt Jul 1867 Washington, Washington County, District of Columbia, United States - 10 Sep 1915
Richard Wright
abt 16 May 1855 Dalton, Madison, Georgia, United States - 02 Jul 1947
Y
Coleman Young
24 May 1918 Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States - 29 Nov 1997
George Young
13 Oct 1933 Gadsden, Alabama, United States - 05 Apr 2017