Biographies
Period III: Depression Era onward
Benjamin O. Davis, Sr.--- The First African American General
Big Bill Broozy--- Blues Singer and Guitarist
Blind John Davis--- Blues Pianist
Corlenius Cooper Johnson--- Track and Field Athlete
Dizzy Gillespie--- Jazz Trumpeter, Bandleader, Composer
Dorie Miller--- Pearl Harbor Hero
Florence Griffith-Joyner--- Track and Field Star
George Mule Suttles--- First Baseman
Henri Razafkeriefo [Razaf]--- Music Maker
Henry Winston--- Communist Party Leader
Huey Newton--- Black Panther Party Leader
Jessie Mae Hemphill--- Blues Musician
John Coltrane--- Jazz Saxophonist. Composer
John Aaron Cicero Lattimore--- Physician and Civil Rights Activist
Lawrence Dennis--- Diplomat, Far-Rightist---Passing for White
Lugenia D. Burns Hope--- Community Organizer and Educator
Margaret Jeannette Allison Bonds--- Composer, Pianist, Teacher
Martin Luther King, Jr.--- Minister and Civil Rights Leader
Medgar Evers--- Assassinated Mississippi Civil Rights Leader
Otis Spann--- Blues Pianist and Singer
Patricia Roberts Harris--- Carter Cabinet Member and Ambassador
Ralphe Johnson Bunche--- Scholar, Diplomat, Peace Maker
Relliford Stillmon Smith--- Physician and Mentor
Toussaint Tourgee Tildon--- Physician. Psychiatrist
Una Mae Carlisle--- Jazz Pianist, Singer, and Composer of Popular Songs
William Henry Hastie--- Civil Rights Attorney, Law Professor, Federal Judge
Willie O'Ree--- First African American in the National Hockey League