Billie Holiday, 1915-1959, is considered by many to be the greatest jazz singer of all time.
Salem Poor, c. 1750-?, fought for the American revolution and was cited for heroism by 14 officers for valor at Bunker Hill.
Paul Laurence Dunbar, 1872-1906, was the son of slaves who became a renowned writer of African American poetry.
Jackie Robinson, 1919- 1972, broke the color barrier in professional baseball.
Louis Armstrong, 1900- 1971, was a masterful trumpet player, the inventor of scat singing & one of the world’s best-loved musicians.
A. Phillip Randolph, 1889-1979, was at the forefront of the civil rights struggle and the trade union movement for four decades.
Harriet Tubman, c. 1821- 1913, was a conductor on the Underground Railroad as well as a Union army scout, spy, and nurse.
Frederick Douglass, 1817- 1895, was an abolitionist, orator, politician, author, diplomat, publisher, and promoter of women’s rights
Bessie Coleman, 1893- 1926, broke down many barriers to become the first female African American to receive a pilot’s license.
Madame C.J. Walker, 1867-1919, was America’s first black millionaire businesswoman and a great philanthropist.
Booker T. Washington, 1856-1915, the first Black American on a stamp, was widely recognized for his contributions to education.
Martin Luther King, 1929- 1968, one of the most important and significant African Americans of all time
