James Forten 1766-1842 James Forten used his success as a sailmaker in Philadelphia to advance the abolitionist cause. He founded numerous organizations...
James P. Johnson 1894-1955 James P. Johnson was the finest popular pianist of his time, the seminal creator of the stride style bridging...
James Weldon Johnson 1871-1938 James Weldon Johnson was a multitalented and prolifically creative figure in the artistic, political, and civil rights domains of...
John James Audubon 1785 – 1851 John James Audubon channeled a passionate interest in birds and their environment into a new way of...
Richard Wright 1908-1960 Richard Nathaniel Wright, one of America’s great literary figures, was also one of the first African American writers to...
