Barbara Charline Jordan 1936-1996 Barbara Charline Jordan devoted her life to politics by using her exceptional oratory abilities to address issues that affected...
John S. Rock 1825-1866 John Swett Rock was a pioneer African American leader and orator in the years leading up to and during...
Patricia Roberts Harris 1924-1985 Patricia Harris worked her way up from modest origins to become a trail-blazer for African Americans and women in...
Sadie Alexander 1898-1989 Sadie Mossell Alexander distinguished herself as a civil rights leader, accomplished lawyer, and political activist through academic excellence and...
Thurgood Marshall 1908-1993 Thurgood Marshall devoted his life to the advancement of equal rights for all Americans. As a leading attorney for...